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MANAGEMT 7022PT - Business Law

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 1 - 2015

This course will introduce managers to a range of legal issues that impact on their business and on their duties and responsibilities as managers. There is an increasing trend in the law to make managers personally liable for breaches of the law by their business. The course will help managers to identify areas of legal liability and risk and suggest how to minimise legal risk. The topics covered in the course include an introduction to the legal system, the law of business 最新糖心Vlog, contract law, intellectual property law, employment law, law of business torts, consumer protection law, competition law and electronic commerce law. In each topic, emphasis is placed on identifying the legal duties that apply to a manager and the legal liabilities that may be attracted by their actions.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code MANAGEMT 7022PT
    Course Business Law
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Business School
    Term Trimester 1
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Assessment Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Mr Domenic Carbone

    Mr Domenic Carbone
    Location: Room 4.16, Building: 4th floor, Ligertwood Building, Law School
    Telephone: 8313 4759
    Email: domenic.carbone@adelaide.edu.au
    Course Website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au

    Lecturer’s Biography

    As well as lecturing in “Business Law” for the MBA program, Domenic lectures in “Income Tax Law” for the Business School’s undergraduate and masters programs, “Singapore Commercial Law” for the Business School’s masters program, and “Tax Planning” as part of the School’s Graduate Diploma in Wealth Management. He has previously lectured in “最新糖心Vlogn Commercial Law” for the Business School’s masters program.

    Domenic has also previously lectured in “Law for Practising Managers” at the 最新糖心Vlogn Graduate School of Management of the 最新糖心Vlog of New South Wales and the 最新糖心Vlog of Sydney, as part of their MBA Program.

    Background
    Domenic is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South 最新糖心Vlog. He carries on a legal and tax practice on a part-time basis, and has been a consulting tax advisor to legal and accounting firms.

    In addition to his academic experience, Domenic’s background includes experience in both the private and public sectors. He was previously a Tax Manager with a “Big 8” firm where he was mainly involved in the tax consulting, tax audit and indirect tax areas. Before that he had worked for several years in the 最新糖心Vlogn Tax Office where he held a number of senior positions, including that of Legal Officer and the Personal Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner.

    Qualifications
    Masters of Laws (Commercial), The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide (1999)
    Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, The 最新糖心Vlog of South 最新糖心Vlog (1987)
    Bachelor of Laws, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide (1985)
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    Course Aims
    The course aims to make managers more aware of the circumstances in which the law impacts on their business environment and their decisions as managers, and to give an awareness of how legal risks can be minimised. The technical areas of the law that are dealt with will be approached with a management emphasis. It is not the aim of the course to enable managers to make their own final legal decisions or to give legal advice to others. Rather, the course will help managers to identify potential legal problems at an early stage and recognise situations when professional legal advice should be sought.

    The course is designed to provide students:
    1. An understanding of the legal system and how it applies to regulate business.
    2. An understanding of the application of statute law and Common Law relevant to business.
    3. Knowledge of basic principles of specific topics of law and their relevance to business.
    4. Experience in identifying legal business issues and risks.
    5. Knowledge of how to manage legal business risks.
    最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1,2,3,5
    The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 1,2,3,4,5
    An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 4,5
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Textbook
    Latimer P, 2014 最新糖心Vlogn Business Law, 33rd ed CCH.
    Recommended Resources
    Useful reference books are:
    Turner & Trone, 最新糖心Vlogn Commercial Law 29th ed, Thomson Reuter.
    Miles & Dowler, A Guide to Business Law 20th ed, Thomson Reuter

    Useful Websites:
    – 最新糖心Vlogn legislation and cases.
    – Commonwealth legislation.
    – South 最新糖心Vlogn legislation
    – Commonwealth Parliament of 最新糖心Vlog.
    – Parliament of South 最新糖心Vlog.
    – 最新糖心Vlogn Competition and Consumer Commission.
    – 最新糖心Vlogn Securities and Investment Commission.
    – IP 最新糖心Vlog.
    Online Learning
    The Course Materials consisting of Topic Notes, the PowerPoint slides used in classes and other material for the course, such as Case Study Questions, will be made available on MyUni.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    The MBA program is largely undertaken through face-to-face class sessions to facilitate interactions between the lecturing staff and fellow students. Accordingly there is an expectation that you will attend all of the scheduled classes. If work commitments, illness or other circumstances require you to be absent from some lectures, please inform your lecturer in advance by either phone or email so that you may discuss the topic(s) to be covered in the class session and the tasks you need to complete before the next session. It is your responsibility to make arrangements with the lecturer or other students to catch up on information discussed in class, however, it is unlikely that lecturers will be able to repeat a class to cover your absence.

    Please note that if you have not attended at least 80% of the class sessions for a course you will forgo your right, on academic grounds, to any supplementary assessment opportunities.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    Weekly classes are 3 hours long. You can expect to spend about the same amount of time preparing for each class. Assignments and exam preparation will demand additional concentrated periods of non-classroom study, on your own or with your allocated student group. As a rough indication, you could expect to spend in the order of 120 hours of study time to complete the course, of which 36 hours would be in class.
    Learning Activities Summary
    Topics
    • Overview of the 最新糖心Vlogn legal system
    • The law of business 最新糖心Vlog
    • Contract law
    • Intellectual property law
    • Employment law
    • Law of torts
    • Consumer (& business) protection law
    • Competition law
    • Electronic commerce law.
    In each topic, emphasis will be placed on identifying the legal duties that apply to a manager and the legal liabilities that may be attracted by their actions.


    Topic Schedule
    Week Date Topics Textbook Reading
    1 4 Feb 1. Overview of the 最新糖心Vlogn legal system Chapter 1
    2 11 Feb 2. Law of business 最新糖心Vlog Chapters 9 & 10
    3 18 Feb 3. Contract law - Formation of contract Chapter 5
    4 25 Feb 4. Contract law - Operation of the contract Chapter 6
    5 4 Mar 5. Intellectual property law Chapters 3 & 12
    6 11 Mar 6. Employment law Misc paragraphs
    7 18 Mar Class Test
    8 25 Mar 7. Law of torts Chapter 4
    9 1 Apr 8. Consumer (& business) protection law Chapter 7
    10 8 Apr 9. Competition law Chapter 8
    11 15 Apr No class – Work on assignment
    12 22 Apr 10. Electronic commerce law Misc paragraphs
    13 29 Apr Examination


    Important note

    This timetable of topics may change depending on the demands of, and discussion on, each topic. A topic may straddle over more than one week. However, the dates of the Class Test and Exam will not change.

     A note of WARNING: the readings for topics 1 to 3 are VERY lengthy and demanding, as are the topics themselves.


    Withdrawal Dates:<>Please note: Intensive courses scheduled mid-trimester or in between trimesters are still subject to the above census dates. 

    Amendments to Enrolments for 1st Trimester 2014: 3/02/2014 – 4/04/2014

    Last day to add course online Withdraw – without incurring tuition fees                   Withdraw – full forfeiture of fees
    If you need to amend your enrolment it must be prior to the dates below to avoid any fees.

    No entry will be made on your academic transcript.
    If you withdraw during the first few weeks of the trimester, between the dates
    shown below, you will not need to pay any fees.

    No entry will be made on your
    academic transcript.
    Forfeiture of full course fees:

    If you amend your enrolment in between the dates shown below, a Withdraw Not Fail (WNF) will appear on your transcript and the full course fee will be payable.

    If you amend your enrolment after the
    5th April a Withdraw Fail (WF) will be recorded on the transcript and the full course fee will be payable.
     Prior to the 17th February 3rd February – 21st February 21st February – 4th April (WNF) 5th April – 2nd May (WF)
    If you are withdrawing from a course please advise your lecturer and, if applicable, any fellow group members, at the earliest possible time so that disruption to group work for other students can be minimised.
  • Assessment

    The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Percentage of Total Mark Learning Objective Assessed
    Class test 20% 1, 2, 3 and 4
    Assignment 40% 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
    Final Exam 40% 1,2,3,4 and 5



    Assessment Related Requirements
    In addition to achieving a course mark of at least 50%, students need to attain an average of 50% across all the individually assessed items, considered as a whole, to pass the course.
    Assessment Detail
    Class Test
    This is designed to test your understanding of the law covered in topics 1 to 4, and your ability to identify legal issues in a problem case study and give an answer that is supported by the law. It is also aimed at identifying for the lecturer any difficulties that students may be having with the legal concepts covered and the unique approach to answering a legal problem.

    The test will be 1 hour and 50 minutes in duration (plus a further 15 minutes reading time) and will be held on 18 March. It will be “open-book” and students are allowed to use any written material except 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Library books.

    Assignment
    This will be written essay of a maximum of 2,000 words (excluding footnotes) on a topic to be made available by the lecturer. It is an individual assignment and not a group one. The assignment will be due on a date to be advised.

    Examination
    In addition to testing your understanding of the law covered in the course and your ability to identify legal issues and give an answer to a problem that is supported by the law, the exam will also test your knowledge of how legal risks can be better managed.

    The examination will be 3 hours in duration (plus a further 15 minutes reading time) and will be held on 29 April. It will be “open-book” and students are allowed to use any written material except 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Library books.

    Access to examples of previous assessment
    Examples of previous assessment for the Class Test and the Final Exam will be provided on MyUni during the course and in classes. A trial non-assessable Test and Exam will be conducted in the classes before the assessable Test and Exam are held.
    Submission
    Presentation of Assignments
    1. Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.
    2. Students must attach an ‘Assignment Cover Sheet’, which is signed and dated before submission.
    3. All group assignments must be attached to a ‘Group Assignment Cover Sheet’, which must be signed and dated by all group members before submission. All team members are expected to contribute approximately equally to a group assignment.

    Lecturers can refuse to accept assignments, which do not have a signed acknowledgement of the 最新糖心Vlog’s policy on plagiarism.

    Assignment Guidelines including Referencing Details
    A copy of the Communication Skills Guide: MBA Programs will have been given to you at the beginning of your program. This guide will assist you structure your assignments. A copy of the guide can also be downloaded from:



    This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and management reports, making oral presentations etc.

    In preparing any written piece of assessment for your postgraduate studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism. (Further information on plagiarism is provided later in this course outline.)
    The Harvard system is widely used in the Business School. Guidelines for the use of this style of referencing can be found in the Communication Skills Guide.

    Further assistance with referencing is available from the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors. The contact details are provided on page 3 of the Communication Skills Guide.

    Late Assignment Submission
    Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system. Extensions will generally only be given for medical or other serious reasons. All requests for extensions must be emailed to the lecturer in charge of the course before the due date. Each request will be assessed on its merits.

    An assignment extension request based on illness or on exceptional personal circumstances must include the "Supporting Statement / Certification Form" that is part of the Supplementary Assessment application available at:


    Students applying for an extension based on medical reasons must visit their medical practitioner, with that approved 最新糖心Vlog form, and have the medical practitioner complete it. A normal doctor's certificate will not be accepted.

    A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalised by a 5% mark reduction for each day that it is late.

    Return of Assignments
    Lecturers aim to mark and return assignments to students within two (2) weeks of the due date with written feedback. Students are responsible for collecting their marked assignments from either their tutorials or lectures. If assignments are not collected after two (2) weeks, the assignments will be available at the Student Hub for two (2) weeks. The remaining assignments will only be posted out to the students, if the correct mailing addresses are on the assignments.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

  • Student Feedback

    The 最新糖心Vlog places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

    SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the 最新糖心Vlog to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

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