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Unit of Study LAW81110 - Business and Corporation Law (Online) (2016)

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Unit description

This unit is designed to introduce students to the legal system, business law and corporations law and related matters. It is important for all persons, accountants and business administrators to have an appreciation of the role played by law in regulating society and the business community. This unit seeks to provide students with an understanding and knowledge of the legal system and sources of law in Australia. The unit also combines elements of essential business law including: key features of contract law and essential elements of corporations law. This unit examines contract law related issues, corporations law with regard to the concept of separate legal entity, formation, operation and corporate governance. This will include a study of the law relating to directors and management, members' rights and winding up of a company. We will also examine the Corporations Act and relevant case law.

Unit content

The Australian legal system

Contract Law 1

Contract Law 2

Agency, Business Structures, Company incorporation and its consequences

Company internal rules and membership

Company management, corporate insolvency

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 2,  6 Study Period 2,  6

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Recognise the structure of the legal system and identify the sources of law in Australia
2 Understand and analyse the key principles and features of contract law
3 Identify and analyse the legal aspects of business transactions, partnerships and companies, particularly in respect of the rights, obligations, duties and liabilities of agents, partners, company members and directors
4 Recognise and analyse the legal issues related to separate legal entity, formation, operation, administration and winding up of a company
5 Develop high level analytical skills in the use and reading of cases, statutes and other legal material and apply these skills in complex law fact situations to the resolution of these issues

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Recognise the structure of the legal system and identify the sources of law in Australia
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  2. Understand and analyse the key principles and features of contract law
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  3. Identify and analyse the legal aspects of business transactions, partnerships and companies, particularly in respect of the rights, obligations, duties and liabilities of agents, partners, company members and directors
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  4. Recognise and analyse the legal issues related to separate legal entity, formation, operation, administration and winding up of a company
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    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
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    • GA7:
  5. Develop high level analytical skills in the use and reading of cases, statutes and other legal material and apply these skills in complex law fact situations to the resolution of these issues
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

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