Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

BTX3900 - Research project in business law and taxation

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Berwick First semester 2011 (Day) Berwick Second semester 2011 (Day) Caulfield First semester 2011 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2011 (Day) Clayton First semester 2011 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2011 (Day) Peninsula First semester 2011 (Day) Peninsula Second semester 2011 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Brendan Sweeney

Synopsis

This unit offers students an option to complete a unit by way of a research project. The project requires a student to undertake guided research on a topic taken from a business law and taxation unit. Students must complete a paper of between 5000 to 8000 words.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify a development in the contemporary commercial environment that presents business law or taxation issues
research, analyse and evaluate those issues
construct a framework to discuss the results
prepare a research paper.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Brendan Sweeney

Contact hours

12 hours per week private research

Prerequisites

Students must receive permission before undertaking this unit.