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Old 01-06-2011, 12:20 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
In a class I didn't take the text was published by, ta-da, the professor. Two pages in the text were work pages that had to be completed, torn out, and turned in. The professor would not accept Xeroxed pages. It screwed students, who couldn't sell the used textbook, but meant a nice bit of money for the professor.
I know professors publish their own books all the time, but I haven't seen it taken to this level before. I would check the ethics requirements for the university and see if there is something that might help since it is an obvious conflict of interest.
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