MLL119 - Contract A
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Firew Tiba Trimester 2: Gabrielle Wolf |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Students enrolled before 2019: MLL110 |
| 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: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (2 hours) + 2 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (2 hours) + 2 hour online seminar (live streamed and recording provided) per week |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for NIKERI students only | |
Content
This unit introduces students to the concept of a contract, sources of and theories underpinning Australian contract law, the elements required to form a contract, and rights that contracts confer and obligations they impose, which includes examination of privity of contract, assignment, express and implied terms, construction and classification of terms, and exclusion clauses. The unit covers legislation and case law that govern Victorian contract law.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse and evaluate principles of contract law. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply the law of contract to resolve problems and respond to the needs of clients. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Communicate well-substantiated and persuasive legal arguments to clients and others. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem based written assignment | 3000 words | 50% | Week 6 |
| Examination | 2 hours | 50% | End-of-Unit Assessment 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: MLL119 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.
Unit Fee Information
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