Course Title: Apply contract law to international business activities

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6101

Course Title: Apply contract law to international business activities

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

LAW5178

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face

Term1 2014,
Term2 2012,
Term2 2013

Course Contact: Tim Wallis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5423

Course Contact Email: timothy.wallis@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit generally applies to those with responsibility for international business management and provide leadership in the application of contract law within international business activities.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU20066 Apply contract law to international business activities

Elements:

Examine the basic legal processes of Australia’s trading partners.

Investigate the characteristics and legal responsibilities of different types of business organisations.

Review the processes and necessary considerations involved in preparing a contract.


Learning Outcomes

This unit covers the skills and underpinning knowledge required to analyse contract law relevant to international business
activities.


Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignments, journals, presentation and written or test. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.