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GSB749 Law of Commercial Associations

Updated: 02 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Melbourne ISBT Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
ISBT Melbourne ISBT Summer On 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 for GradCertAcct or GradCertMgt or GradDipAcct or GradDipMgt or MBA or MPA or MBus or MPABus students: GSB748 or candidature in GradCertProfAcc or MCom(ProfAcc)
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA749
Notes

Quotas apply to this unit: Trimester 2: 152 off-campus
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Same Varayudej (svarayud@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit aims to provide students with a sound understanding of the law relating to commercial associations with a particular focus on companies. Among the topics covered are: the legal nature of partnerships; joint ventures; trading trusts; companies and other forms of association; the rights and liabilities of members; the rights, duties and obligations of managers, directors and other officers; financing; winding up and dissolution; securities controls; and takeovers.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Corporations and Associations: Cases and Materials
ISBN: 9780409324341
Baxt, R., Fletcher, K. and Fridman, S., LexisNexis 10th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 2; ISBT Semesters 1,2 and Summer; TOP Trimesters 1,2 and 3 , On and Off Campus
Understanding Company Law
ISBN: 9780455227214
Lipton, P., Herzberg, A. and Welsh, M., Thomson Reuters 15th ed. 2010
Text refers to: Trimester 2; 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 30% Off Campus 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Assignment 1 15% ISBT/TOP On Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Problem-based scenario
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Assignment 2 15% ISBT/TOP On Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Situational analysis and making appropriate legal advice
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 70% Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 70% ISBT/TOP On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate a sound understanding of the law relating to commercial associations (focusing particularly on companies) including:
  2. demonstrate a sound understanding of the law relating to partnerships, joint ventures and trading trusts;
  3. explain the rights and liabilities of members;
  4. explain the rights, duties and obligations of managers, directors and other officers; financing, winding up and dissolution; and securities control and takeovers.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of the commercial law 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 commercial law. 		True True True
   

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