Course Title: Business and Corporations Law
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Business and Corporations Law
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LAW2480 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024 |
LAW2498 |
Open Learning Australia |
Non Award |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Distance / Correspondence |
OUAS1PG19, OUAS1PG20, OUAS2PG21 |
Course Coordinator: Lydia Thiagarajah
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3
Course Coordinator Email: Lydia.Thiagarajah@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 13
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
The course teaches legal principles important in a commercial environment, focussing particularly on the legal principles in the law of contract, Australian consumer law, negligence and company law. This course will allow you to develop skills in reading, understanding and applying the relevant legal principles from both legislation and court decisions, and you will be exposed to critical thinking about the legal framework and legal standards underpinning the practice of business in general.
In this course, you will acquire the knowledge of legal principles underpinning various business structures and transactions including the law of contract and negligence, and focus on the principles relating to and regulating registered companies. It aims to provide you with an understanding of the legal environment within which companies operate in Australia.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On completion of the course you should be able to:
CLO1: Apply the Australian Legal System to appreciate key elements of the Australian legal framework that underpin business and commercial situations.
CLO2: Critically explore and evaluate legal principles relevant to businesses and/or business professionals using a variety of primary and secondary sources of law.
CLO3: Analyse and research legal problems relating to business and company law in hypothetical scenarios and compose a reasoned legal opinion and/or discuss the strengths (and weaknesses) of various courses of action.
CLO4: Identify and apply the legal principles in business and company law that include evaluating the various forms of business structures available.
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment alignment list below shows the assessment tasks against the learning outcomes they develop.
Assessment Task 1: 10%
Linked CLOs: 1
Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2
Assessment Task 3: 50%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and through individual feedback on practical exercises.