A research paper as lecture note I teach a course in Computer Science in which research is evolving so rapidly. This is an undergrad course. It is difficult to have a comprehensive set of lecture notes prepared every time during the semester. I teach through blackboard only (and I feel students like that thing about me).

However, students do require some lecture notes. I have the following questions in mind.


Can I provide research article(s) as lecture notes?
If Yes to (1), then am I violating copyright? -- I don't think so, as it is only for an unsharable academic purpose only.
It is best to ask your librarian - they are usually well trained in copyright issues and will be able to advise you how to avoid copyright infringement. 

On a side note - unless your students are very good in CS already, I am not sure if using research papers as the only teaching materials for the course is necessarily a good idea.