Undergraduate - UnitBTC1110 - Business law

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Business Law and Taxation
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Roger GambleDr Mathews Thomas (Second semester)

Synopsis

An introduction to legal studies and to the legal system of Australia with special emphasis on commercial aspects. The laws of negligence as it affects business and the professional is introduced, and aspects of the law of contract, consumer law, agency, partnership, trusts and an introduction to companies of relevance to commerce.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

identify the essential features of the Australian legal and political system and compare and contrast the two principal law-making institutions--the courts and the parliaments--and the laws they make
describe and analyse some of the legal concepts that underpin commercial activity in Australia and describe the different conceptual bases of legal liability
describe and analyse key areas of normative commercial law such as contract law, tort law, agency law and business organisations
conduct basic legal research using basic primary and secondary sources
critically analyse a hypothetical legal problem and clearly and coherently advise a hypothetical client on the relevant legal issues that are raised in that problem and support the advice by reference to primary sources.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Roger Gamble (First semester)
Dr Mathews Thomas (Second semester)

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Co-requisites

Student must be enrolled in one of the following courses to undertake this unit: 0023, 0032, 0169, 0170, 0179, 0542, 0548, 1185, 1319, 1320, 1469, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2026, 2630, 3050, 3176, 3178, 3275, 3280, 3804, 3805, 3823, 3830, 3834, 4097, 4403, 4410, 4417, 4419, 4425, 4428, 4615 or 4097.

Prohibitions

BTB1010, BTF1010, BTG1200, BTP1010, BTW1200, LAW2100, LAW2102