Number: 439

Subject: FACULTY PRODUCTION AND USE OF TEACHING MATERIALS

The University encourages its faculty to develop teaching materials for students. Often, instructional materials are of such magnitude that the cost must be passed to the student.

To maintain a professional separation between education and commerce, the Chief Academic Officer will enforce the following minimum ethical guidelines related to the production and/or use of teaching materials.

A. No instructor will deliberately infringe upon a copyright in providing students with instructional materials.

B. No instructor will receive financial gain directly from materials provided to any Amberton University student.

C. The University must approve any and all instructional materials selected by instructors for student purchase.

D. All materials to be purchased by students will be handled through the bookstore. Funds will never be collected in a classroom or handled by an instructor.