MLC707 - Business Law
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jean Du Plessis Trimester 3: Jean Du Plessis |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLC711, MLM720 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Content
This unit has been designed to the specifications of CPA Australia. It is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of Commercial and Corporations Law so that they can enter CPA Australia’s CPA Program.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply key principles of business law to recognise and evaluate legal issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse how aspects of business law have developed to resolve business challenges and identify limitations to the scope of those laws. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Use appropriate digital technologies to search, retrieve and apply information relating to business law. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) | 1500 words | 40% | Week 7 |
| Examination: Specified resources | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) 2 x Online Multiple-Choice Quizzes | 2 x 1 hour quizzes | 10% (5% each) | Weeks 3 & 7 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment | 300 words | 10% | TBA |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Report (Research) | 1200 words | 30% | Week 7 |
| Examination: Specified resources | 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: MLC707 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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