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GSB748 Legal Studies

Updated: 22 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Sydney ISBT Summer On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
TOP Sydney TOP - Trimester 3 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertAcct or GradCertMgt or GradDipAcct or GradDipMgt or MBA or MBus or MPA or MPABus
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA748
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Angela Irwin (airwin4@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on the law relating to business management. It includes the operation of the Australian legal system, how to recognise and flag legal problems, and working within a business framework. Also covered are an introduction to the law, contract law, property law, commercial law, and torts in business.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Commercial Law: in Principle
ISBN: 9780455222226
Gibson, A., Rigby, S. and Tamsitt, G., Thomson, Law Book Co 3rd ed. 2005
Text refers to: Trimester 1; ISBT Semesters 1,2 and Summer; TOP Trimesters 1,2 and 3 , On and Off Campus
Australian Commercial Law
ISBN: 9780455225753
Turner, C., Law Book Company 27th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 1; ISBT Semesters 1,2 and Summer; TOP Trimesters 1,2 and 3 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% ISBT/TOP On Campus 1250
Assessment Notes
Situational analysis and making appropriate legal advice
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Assignment 1 50% Off Campus 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Assignment 2 20% ISBT/TOP On Campus 1250
Assessment Notes
Situational analysis and making appropriate legal advice
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% ISBT/TOP On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate a basic knowledge of the key areas of law relevant to business and/or business activity;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the working of the Australian legal system, and how the system operates in specific areas of commercial activity;
  3. demonstrate basic skills in legal reasoning and analysis.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of the Australian legal system will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught, assessed and practiced in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Taught and assessed through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in business law. 		True True True
   

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