AVIA 448 Aviation Law

The purpose of this course is to emphasize legal implications and personal responsibilities as a professional in aviation. This course is designed to provide the student with a general working knowledge of the law (common, civil, and international) as applied to the aviation industry in order to enable the aviation professional to recognize and avoid legal pitfalls.

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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussion: Class Introductions

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete the Discussion: Class Introductions in video discussion format. For this assignment, the student will post an initial video thread of 2-3 minutes in length in response to the provide introduction prompt. Then, the student must reply to two classmates with a 100-word minimum response. It is recommended that the student uses Kaltura to create the presentation. If the student is not comfortable with Kaltura, he/she must use a technology medium that allows the presentation to include his/her face and audio.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be 450-500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 250 words. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J)

The student will read and brief 2 different case opinions using a template provided. Each case brief must be one page and provide succinct, accurate, and thoughtful analysis of the case decision and how it was decided. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F)

Legal Entanglement Project: Part 1 – Topic Selection Assignment

The student will select a current topic within the aviation industry. The topic is to be a legal, moral, or ethical issue that has resulted, or is likely to result, in a lawsuit by or against individuals, businesses, or the government. The topic selected for this assignment will be used as the basis for all subsequent Legal Entanglement Project assignments throughout the course. The student will be expected not simply to regurgitate the particular issue but to describe the reasoning behind competing sides and to provide their own analysis as to the moral, legal, and practical considerations of the topic. The student will use a template to complete the Moral and Legal Issues Analysis. When completed, the template should be 1-2 pages long.

Legal Entanglement Project: Part 2 – Amicus Exercise Assignment

Sometimes the outcome of a lawsuit may impact a particular industry or group in such a manner that those not involved in the case may have a significant interest in how the case is decided. In this instance, individuals or groups may file an amicus brief —“amicus” meaning, “friend of the court.” The amicus brief is a persuasive, non-binding, tool that provides the court with additional authority and source material in support of a particular position. In this assignment, the student should assume that there is a lawsuit pending that hinges on the central issues surrounding the student’s topics. The student will write a position paper for each side of the chosen topic (2 sides) as if writing an open letter to the court in support of each position. Although amicus briefs are typically legal briefs, this assignment will be in paper form. The paper should be written as though coming from two separate and opposing authors. The paper should use appropriate headers and structure and include citations and references to case law, scholarly articles, and commentary. This is an advocacy paper, so the goal is not to be objective but to persuade. Each position should be argued in 450-550 words for a total of 900-1100 words total. Both papers should be submitted as one document.

Legal Entanglement Project: Part 3 – Research Paper Assignment 

The student has been invited to the 26th Annual Christians in Aviation Conference where numerous industry professionals will be attending to learn more about recent developments in aviation law from a biblical worldview. The student has been asked to present at the conference (discussed in next assignment) and prior to topic being approved, the student needs to submit a paper that gives an overview of the presentation. This assignment will be 6-10 pages exclusive of the title and references pages.

Legal Entanglement Project: Part 4 – Narrated PowerPoint Assignment

The student has been officially approved to present their topic at the Christians in Aviation Conference. Unfortunately, because the student is new to the conference, he/she has only been given about 15 minutes to give his/her presentation immediately following lunch at 1:15 on the last day of the conference when most of the attendees will either be falling asleep or sneaking out to catch their flights home. The student will prepare a Narrated PowerPoint presentation of at least 15 slides to present the topic at the Christians in Aviation Conference referenced in the last project assignment. The student will convey significant policies, laws, regulations, procedures, as well as integrate a biblical worldview relevant to the selected topic. The presentation must be between 15-20 minutes in length. The student will submit the presentation via a link to Kaltura, YouTube, Vimeo, or another approved media player and be sure to set viewing settings to public.

Each quiz will cover all of the assigned Learn materials for the assigned Module(s): Week(s). Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain varying numbers of multiple-choice, multiple-answer, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions, allow for one attempt, and have a 30-minute time limit. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J)