Undergraduate - UnitBTW1042 - Malaysian business law

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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	Malaysia First semester 2015 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Adnan Trakic

Synopsis

This unit introduces the student to the salient features of the Malaysian legal system, the various dispute resolution techniques and examines the main areas of law that regulate the business environment in Malaysia. The focus of learning is on the law of contract, the law of misrepresentation, agency law, partnership law and aspects of company law. Comparative aspects of Australian laws will be highlighted where relevant.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

describe the salient features of the Malaysian legal system, with a focus on its law making institutions, the interpretation of statutes and the various dispute resolution techniques
examine and apply the principles of contract law, misrepresentation and agency law to hypothetical legal problems
examine the legal differences between partnerships and corporations
conduct basic legal research using primary and secondary sources
describe Australian comparative aspects of the above topics.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
examination 70%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Adnan Trakic

Prohibitions

BTB1010, BTC1110, BTF1010, BTP1010, BTW1200