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	Course Syllabus 3 Credit Hour

Instructor	ACU Shared Course
Office	ACU, Naples, FL
Phone	TBA
Email	faculty@ameschristian.org

Course Learning Resources:

Course Description

This course provides an overview of the legal environment in which a church or ministry organization operates. Key topics include human resource law, tax and regulatory compliance, liability law, contracts, and intellectual property law.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will:

1. Understand the constraints and opportunities of the legal environment of the church or ministry organization;

2. Be exposed to key human resource law issues for a church or ministry organization;

3. Be exposed to key tax and regulatory compliance issues for a church or ministry organization;

4. Be exposed to key liability law issues for a church or ministry organization;

5. Be exposed to key contract law issues for a church or ministry organization;

6. Be exposed to key intellectual property issues for a church or ministry organization;

6. Be aware of the church’s historical role in legal reform and civil disobedience.

Course Policies

Attendance
This is a 90 day independent study course, and is designed to be primarily self-paced. Its requirements include assignments and tests that you will complete and submit via the Internet.

Email and Internet contact are available to answer questions, engage in discussion and provide assistance as needed.

Your assignments should be submitted as file attachments in either Microsoft Word or HTML format. Each assignment will be evaluated, graded, and returned with feedback. Values for each assignment and test are provided in a table below.

Timing
Please be sure to time your assignments so that you have adequate time to complete the work in 90 days. Course tests are sent to you after you complete specific assignments (please see Test page), so be sure to give yourself enough space to pace the work comfortably.

Communication
As an independent study course, this is a more self-paced exercise than a scheduled class might be. However, discussion is still important. Please feel free to use the email address provided for questions, comments, and concerns about the course. Your email will be forwarded to and answered by a member of Ames Christian University's faculty.

Evaluation Material

Assignments and Tests
There are 7 total assignments, including a final paper. There are three total tests, including a final exam. The tests are sent to you after you have submitted sequential assignments, as outlined on the Test page.

Grade Components

Individual assignments: 10% each (60% of total)
Final paper: 10% of total
Test I: 5% of total
Test II: 5% of total
Final Exam: 20% of total

Grading Scale

95-100	A
90-94	A-
87-89	B+
84-86	B
80-83	B-
77-79	C+
74-76	C
70-73	C-
67-69	D+
64-66	D
60-63	D-
0-59	F

How to Take This Course

The Assignments, Lectures, and Resources pages contain the content of this course. Please take a look at each page, (Assignments and Resources, especially) and be sure to contact ACU if you have questions. After that, to get started, just visit the Assignment page and begin.


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