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Defining the Course format
Courses should be as interactive as possible and will consist of a mixture of lectures, case
presentations, small group and general discussion sessions, ev hands-on exercises and practical
demonstrations
Course Material
The course material should include a list of contents and contain copies of the slides of all lectures
that will be given during the presentation. The presentation of each lecture should start with a
narrative description of the learning objectives of the lecture, followed by a list of essential
references recommended for further reading. In addition, an abstract for each lecture is very
useful for participants. Details of case presentations and exercises such as volume delineation can
also be included within the course book.
The course material from the previous year will be made available online to the participants as
background information. All presentations should be provided to the ESTRO project manager
at the
latest before the start of the course.
The latest version of all presentations is uploaded at the
end of the course and remains available online for all participants and for all the teachers for 1
year.
Templates are available for preparing the presentation slides and case studies (see attached
IP and copyright
When preparing course presentations the teachers should respect the intellectual property (IP) and
copyright legislation. They mainly concern the integration of material from third parties in one’s
presentation:
•
in principle one should obtain consent from third parties to use their material
•
BUT
it is legally acceptable to quote from published work for the purpose of education or in
the frame of scientific activities, when these quotes are made conform fair professional
practice and serve the intended target. These quotations should obviously always mention
the source and the name of the author(s).
ESTRO thoroughly investigated the legislation applicable to IP and copyright in order to avoid
possible problems and protect faculties from possible conflicts regarding IP and copyright. The
legal advice can be found on the ESTRO website and is complemented with some practical
examples (see attached)
All faculty members are asked to sign a teacher’s agreement form explaining these regulations (see
attached). By signing they agree to follow these rules and agree to have their presentations made
available online in the ESTRO library DOVE (Dynamic Oncology Virtual Environment) to the
participants of their specific course, to all ESTRO faculty members and to the ESTRO Ambassador
members. Each teacher has the right to refuse this online communication of his/her presentations
or to exclude specific slides from their presentation.