BTF5903 - Law and business decisions - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Andrew Coleman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Andrew Coleman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2018 (Evening)
  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2018 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course B6002, B6011 or B6015.

Prohibitions

BTM5903, BTC5904, BTF5904.

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:

  1. 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
  2. develop strong practical negotiating skills to assist students to:
    • negotiate what they need for their business
    • create strong relationships
    • limit liabilities
  3. 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: 50% + Examination: 50%

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.

See also Unit timetable information