Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2008 (Day)
On completion of this unit students will have covered the following topics: 1) Choice of the corporate business form, formation and characteristics of a corporation; 2) The corporate constitution; 3) Corporate finance, share structure and membership; 4) Constitution and powers of the corporate organisations (board and general meeting); 5) Corporate authority; 6) Governance of the corporation; director's duties; 7) Governance of the corporation; shareholder's remedies; 8) Administration and winding up of the corporation.
On completion of this unit, students will have:
Optional Assessment Task 1
Title: Optional research assignment of
3,200 words 40% (13 October 2008)
Optional Assessment Task 2
Title: Optional lecture presentation (10 minutes) plus written answer
(2,400 words) 40% (10%
30%)
Optional Assessment Task 3
Title: Corporate Law and Ethics Exercise 40%
Memorandum 1 (400 words): 5%
Memorandum 2 (400 words): 5%
Discussion Paper (2,400 words): 30%
Final Exam (2 hours duration
30 minutes reading and noting time) 100% or 60% if one of the optional assessment tasks has been undertaken
Four hours of lectures per week and one hour tutorial per fortnight.