SME Compensation and Copyright
SME Compensation For Course Development
Projects are compensated according to the project type, modalities, and course credit hours or quarter hours. For New Development, Redevelopment, and Revision projects, payment is processed in two installments each at 50% of the total stipend: once after the Course Map is reviewed and approved by the Program Director/Chair (PD/C), and second, after the PD/C provides final sign-off of the completed course template. For Improvement projects, payment is processed in one installment after the PD/C provides final sign-off on the project. You will receive payment by the last business day of the month if the request is submitted by the 10th of that month, or by the last business day of the following month if submitted after the 10th.
The NLU Contracts Office will issue your contract(s) and request acknowledgment of your contract(s) per the normal adjunct/teaching-overload contract process.
For more information on how National Louis University compensates subject matter experts for course development, please visit the CTLE website: Adjunct Rate Structure | National Louis University | Chicago, Illinois | Tampa, Florida
Copyright Policy, Ownership, and Rights of Use
Please refer to the “Section 307 - Intellectual Property and Confidential Information Policy” in the Faculty Guidebook.
Representations and Warranties: The SME represents and warrants as follows:
- The Course and all Learning Materials will be the SME’s original work.
- The Course and all Learning Materials will not violate the right of privacy or publicity or infringe upon any copyright or other proprietary rights of any other person.
- The Course and all Learning Materials will not contain defamatory or other unlawful material.
- The SME has secured all necessary rights and permissions from all other persons who have contributed to the Course and all Learning Materials.
- The SME has the full right, power, and authority to grant the license contained herein and has exercised reasonable diligence to ensure that the Course and Learning Materials do not violate the rights of third parties.
