COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course discusses the legal aspects of the administration of higher education institutions and policy issues related to student rights, intellectual property, academic freedom, admissions, employer relations, and property use.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Goals and Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the major legal issues that impact higher education, and the approach of agencies, legislatures, and courts to these issues. Specifically, the student will be able to
• Describe the legal governance of higher education.
• Define academic freedom and describe its applications and limitations.
• Discuss the relationship of the law with college faculty.
• Discuss the relationship of the law with college students.
• Identify the legal constraints on discrimination, including harassment, and discuss the current role of affirmative action in higher education.
2. Students will engage in critically reflective discussion and writing based in higher education law.
3. Students will explore and analyze higher education case law, policy, and current issues.
4. Students will explore legal complexities and sound decision-making through case studies.
5. Students will recognize and identify legal issues that may arise in higher education and apply information to help them in their current and future roles in higher education.
6. Students will identify specific situations in their organizations that are liable to become legal challenges.
7. Students will be able to recognize, and prepare for the major legal issues that impact their institutions in the specific areas of student rights, intellectual property, admissions, employer relations, and property use.
8. Students will be able to develop preventative programs that will minimize the risk exposure of their institutions and organizations
9. Students will strengthen sound ethical principles that promote respect, fairness, solidarity, and Integrity.
10. Students will integrate spiritual and moral values as they deal with legal and policy issues in higher education.
This course discusses the legal aspects of the administration of higher education institutions and policy issues related to student rights, intellectual property, academic freedom, admissions, employer relations, and property use.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Goals and Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the major legal issues that impact higher education, and the approach of agencies, legislatures, and courts to these issues. Specifically, the student will be able to
• Describe the legal governance of higher education.
• Define academic freedom and describe its applications and limitations.
• Discuss the relationship of the law with college faculty.
• Discuss the relationship of the law with college students.
• Identify the legal constraints on discrimination, including harassment, and discuss the current role of affirmative action in higher education.
2. Students will engage in critically reflective discussion and writing based in higher education law.
3. Students will explore and analyze higher education case law, policy, and current issues.
4. Students will explore legal complexities and sound decision-making through case studies.
5. Students will recognize and identify legal issues that may arise in higher education and apply information to help them in their current and future roles in higher education.
6. Students will identify specific situations in their organizations that are liable to become legal challenges.
7. Students will be able to recognize, and prepare for the major legal issues that impact their institutions in the specific areas of student rights, intellectual property, admissions, employer relations, and property use.
8. Students will be able to develop preventative programs that will minimize the risk exposure of their institutions and organizations
9. Students will strengthen sound ethical principles that promote respect, fairness, solidarity, and Integrity.
10. Students will integrate spiritual and moral values as they deal with legal and policy issues in higher education.
- Teacher: Aka, Sharon
- Teacher: Etienne, Renaude
- Teacher: Henry-Saturne, Bordes
- Teacher: Mwansa, Pardon