Postgraduate - UnitBTX9030 - Law and Business Decisions

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2012 (Evening) Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Kerstin Steiner

Synopsis

This unit examines business law in practice, including:

negotiation techniques, applying contract law
legal risk management techniques, applying the law of negligence, statutory consumer law protections and occupational health and safety
choosing the most appropriate business form and complying with requirements, applying corporations law, the law of partnerships, agency and sole traders.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

use a business-focused approach to the law to develop skills in:

assessing the legal risks faced by the business
avoiding those legal risks
going beyond mere legal compliance by developing sound processes

develop strong practical negotiating skills to assist students to:

negotiate what they need for their business
create strong relationships
limit liabilities

develop an understanding of business entities to be able to critically:

determine the most appropriate legal form
understand the benefits and problems with each legal form
develop good corporate governance.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kerstin Steiner

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prohibitions

BTG9270, BTX9020, MBA9002, BTX5140