MLC101 - Law for Commerce
Unit details
Year: | 2021 unit information |
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Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Kim Teh Trimester 3: Kim Teh Trimester 2: Jay Gul |
Previously: | Business Law |
Cohort rule: | Not available for Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MLL111 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour class and 1 x 1-hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 2-hour class (recordings provided) + 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit provides the underlying concepts and purpose of commercial law. It covers the Australian legal system, the law relating to contract, business relationships and negligence.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Apply key principles of law for commerce to recognise and evaluate legal issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Interpret and analyse a range of legal issues and the bearing they have in commerce. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Use appropriate digital technologies to search, retrieve and apply relevant information to law for commerce. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO4 | Identify critical legal issues in the international context that have a bearing on business ethics, standards and practice in Australia. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
Assessment 1 (Individual) – Case study - 3 mini case studies | 250 for each case | 20% | Week 3 |
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Short Questions based on Case Study | 1500 words | 30% | Week 8 |
Examination | 2 hours | 50% | Exam period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLC101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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