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• Philosophy of Economics: Ethics, Economy & Entrepreneurship- (high school) Course Text and Description:
Ethics, Economy and Entrepreneurship, David Schmidtz (Professor Philosophy and Economics), Robert Lusch
(Professor Marketing) and Cathleen Johnson (Professor Economics) co-authors. 2015 There is a $35 fee for the
text and access to the web based text.
This is a year-long course (2 semesters), dual enrollment in the University of Arizona, enabling students to
meet the economic requirement of high school while earning 3 credit hours at the University of Arizona (which
is a tier 1 general education course) in PPEL 101. Topics include Arizona high school economic standards taught
from an ethics perspective. In this modality, students will experience economics in a richer context that
is relevant to the student’s personal, societal, public, educational, business, consumer and political life.

Textbook topics include:
Preface: Why Ethics? Why Economy? Why Entrepreneurship?
Part 1: Basic Concepts: Trade, Resources, Cost and Institutions
Part 2: Understanding Trade Part 3: Trust, Agents, and Bystanders
Part 4: Economic Institutions Part 5: Innovation
Part 6: A Business and Personal Finance Primer Part 7: The Entrepreneur
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Course goals include developing skills that make the people around us (our community) better off with us than
without us. Through careful analysis of ethical behavior and integrity students will be able to answer ethical,
economic, and entrepreneurial questions while gaining problem solving skills. Students will have the option to
receive dual credit at the UA by enrolling in late December and pay the course fee of $465. More information
• will be sent home. Teacher: Doreen Sorce Cost of class $500
• Public Speaking & Human Communication- (middle & high school) In this class, students will learn the

methodology of human communication. Course work will cover both the theory and implementation of
successful public speaking, in its many forms (persuasive, demonstrational, impromptu, interpretive, and
others). This is done through readings, workshops, research, peer critiques, and class presentations. No required
textbook Teacher: Sandra Ford Recommended Donation of $10 per weekly classsixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,
eleventh, twelfth, middle, high, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
• Psychology from a Biblical Perspective- (high school) Students will be introduced to the study of Psychology

from a distinctly Christian perspective. The course focuses on individual behavior and why an individual thinks,
feels, and reacts to certain stimuli. Major emphases will be placed on research methods, stages in childhood and
adolescence, how the brain works, motivation, learning and memory, sensation and perception, stress and
health, altered states of consciousness, psychological testing and disorders. The course will incorporate weekly
activities and discussions to help students understand how psychology is observed and utilized in our everyday
lives. Psychology is a great course to take if the student is college-bound. Nearly every higher level institution,
whether it is a community college or university, requires every student to take an Introduction to Psychology
course, regardless of their major. Students will be prepped to take the CLEP Psychology test to receive (4)
college credits. Required Textbook: Psychology - Visualizing Psychology(2nd edition), Carpenter & Huffman
Teacher: Ginger Maghran Recommended Donation of $10 per weekly class
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• Apologetics (& Illuminated Bible Art)- (middle/high school and adults) description coming soon For the
2016-2017 school year, students will take a 2-semester tour of the Old Testament Book of Genesis. We will begin
by discussing the place of Genesis within the Pentateuch, and the place of the Pentateuch within the TeNaK. We
will also explore a working txtual outline of the book.

Following this introduction, we will take a deep look at the Book of Genesis, working our way through the book
passage by passage. Questions on the text, as well as those concerning issues of faith outside the text, will be
welcomed and encouraged.
This class will combine elements of a Bible Study, a survey course, and a theological/textual study, and will be

suitable for students of all experience levels. Required Materials: pending Teacher: Dave Collins Recommended
Donation of $10 per weekly class session