Timeline for Is it appropriate for a professor to require students to sign a non-disclosure agreement before being taught?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
4 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019 at 7:40 | comment | added | user45623 | @historystamp I hope you aren't suggesting they're equivalent. NDAs for employment/contract work are common, and they aren't an unreasonable burden because it leads to you making income. Students have already paid money to attend courses and may not have disposable income to spend on lawyers. What you learn on the job might be a trade secret. What you learn in a class is supposed to be applicable to your future after the class is over. | |
| Sep 11, 2019 at 11:21 | comment | added | nnnnnn | A point that goes with your point about NDAs being legal documents: when I started university I was seventeen, i.e., not legally an adult, so it may not have been legal for me to sign an NDA even if I'd wanted to. | |
| Sep 11, 2019 at 4:03 | comment | added | historystamp | I remember showing up the first day at a job and being handed an NDA to sign. Seems to me the professor has done the same thing. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 22:01 | history | answered | user45623 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |