Course Title: Establish business and legal requirements
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: BUSM9931C
Course Title: Establish business and legal requirements
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5180 - Diploma of Financial Services (Conveyancing)
Course Contact : Paul Ryan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925-5466
Course Contact Email:Paul.Ryan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 35
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
The unit involves identifying and complying with business and legal administrative requirements.It is suitable for settingg up or existing micro and small businesses or a department in a larger organisation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBSBM401A Establish business and legal requirements |
Element: |
Comply with legislations, codes and regulatory requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
Demonstrated knowledge of the legal system and relevant business law by passing tests, case studies and assignments as required. |
Element: |
Identify and implement business legal requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
Demonstrated knowledge of the legal system and relevant business law by passing tests, case studies and assignments as required. |
Element: |
Negotiate and arrange contracts |
Performance Criteria: |
Demonstrated knowledge of the legal system and relevant business law by passing tests, case studies and assignments as required. |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should have studied various aspects of the law to enable them to apply legal principles in the later courses, and understand some of various legal concepts relevant to operating a small business , including:
- the Australian legal system
- statutory interpretation and case law
- business structures
- introduction to agency and insurance
- law of torts, basic principles
- debt collection and taxation principles
Details of Learning Activities
Students will study Small Business Law skills and theory in class sessions and through prescribed
exercises and assessment work. These concepts will also be explored through the investigation
of appropriate real world and simulated environments.
Teaching Schedule
Weekly Schedule
Week beginning Topics Assessment
Week 1 - 11 February Introduction + administrative matters
Week 2 - 18 February Library tour
Week 3 - 25 February Australian Legal System Case study test handed out for return week 10
Week 4 - 3 March Legislation as a source of law
Week 5 - 10 March Modern approach to Statutory Interpretation
Week 6 - 17 March Business structures – sole traders and partnerships
20-26 March vacation EASTER HOLIDAY
Week 7- 31March Business structures – Corporations and Trusts
Week 8 - 7 April Multiple choice/ short answer in class Test (open book) in class test (20 marks)
Week 9 - 14 April Agency.
Week 10 - 21 April Insurance Requirements for Small Business Case study due (20 marks)
Week 11 - 28 April Law of Torts - negligence Give out assignment - due week 13
Week 12 - 5 May Consumer Law
Week 13 - 12 May Debt Collection Assignment due (20 marks)
Week 14 - 19 May Taxation Principles
Week 15 - 26 May Revision
Week 16 - 2 June Final test open book Final test open book (40 marks)
Week 17 - 9 June Deferred Assessment
Week 18 - 16 June Review
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text, but there are detailed class notes on the learning hub. It is |
References
Australian Business Law 5th edition by Vickery + Pendleton- publisher Prentice Hall |
Other Resources
Online Resources:
Australian Legal Sites (acclaw.bf.rmit.edu.au/legal)
Australasian Legal Information Institute (www.austlii.edu.au)
CCH Online (www.cch.com.au)
ComLaw (www.comlaw.gov.au)
Department of Infrastructure www.doi.vic.gov.au
LexisNexis Butterworths Online (www.butterworthsonline.com)
State Revenue Office www.sro.vic.gov.au
Supreme Court of Victoria (www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au)
VCAT www.vcat.vic.gov.au
Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents (www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au)
Overview of Assessment
Assessments may include: short in class exercises, class tests, question and answer activities, assignments and open book exams.
Students will be provided with formative feedback to establish their progress in the course and identify areas which need more work.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment that learning outcomes have been achieved will be by:
Multiple choice test Week 08 20%
Case study due Week 10 20%
Assignment Week 13 20%
Final Test Week 16 40%
100%
Multiple choice test will be conducted under open book conditions which allows students to bring into the test in any written materials they wish. It will be for one hour in week 8.
There will be multiple choice, true and false and short questions requiring answers not exceeding 20 lines. Maximum mark 20%. It will be on the materials covered in weeks 1-7.
Case study: You will be given a short reported case and a series of questions relating to the case which you will be required to answer in your own time and return in week 10. The
reported case and questions will be given out in week 3 or perhaps earlier. The maximum mark is 20%.
Assignment: you will be given details of two fact situations in class in week 11 and you are to provide written advice on each problem in week 13. The assignment will cover all material covered to week 11, but with an emphasis on weeks 9 -11. The maximum mark is 20 %
Final test: In week 16 under open book conditions covering the whole course. You will be asked to give written advice on problems you are given. The maximum mark is 40% and the time allowed for the test 1 hour 30 minutes plus 15 minutes reading time.
Assessment Matrix
| Class tests | Case study | Assignment | |
| Identify and implement business legal requirements. | x | x | x |
| Comply with Legislation, codes and regulatory requirements |
x | x | x |
| Negotiate and arrange contracts. |
Other Information
The week by week teaching programme and dates for assessment are subject to negotiation and variation.
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