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Overview

As the law affects all kind of business activities, learning about the law as a non-lawyer is vital for everyone working in business. There are serious legal consequences for failing to comply with the law which in turn can impact upon business profitability and value. Understanding the law will enable … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

NOV12-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S1-FF-CAULFIELD-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

TRI-A-29-CITY-ON-CAMPUS

TRI-B-29-CITY-ON-CAMPUS

TRI-C-29-CITY-ON-CAMPUS

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Mark Crosby

Dr Ben Hayward

Ms Carolyn McDermott

Ms Rebecca Neophitou

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

understand how the Australian legal system, the law of contract, consumer protection law, the law of tort, and the law of business organisations affect the conduct of business

2.

examine common legal scenarios in business relating to these areas of law, and apply relevant laws to predict possible legal outcomes

3.

demonstrate an understanding of legal reasoning

4.

consolidate and apply learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 in several topic areas affecting business in one assessment task. This goal is reflected in the requirement that you must attain a mark of at least 45% on the final examination.

Teaching approach

Online learning

Problem-based learning

Peer assisted learning

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment

2 - Examination

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures

Tutorials

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources