BTF5904 - Law and commercial decisions - 2018

This unit examines business law in practice including negotiation techniques, applying contract law, legal risk management techniques, applying the law of negligence, and statutory consumer law. It also looks at protections including occupational health and safety, and choosing the most appropriate business form and complying with requirements, applying corporations law, the law of partnerships, and agency and sole traders.

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, and 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, creating strong relationships, and limiting 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, and develop good corporate governance.

Within semester assessment: 50% + Examination: 50%

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.

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