BEX6990 Research strategies and methods in business law
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX6990 Research strategies and methods in business law is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 34 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEX6990
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After BEX6990
No unit lists BEX6990 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course 0029 and have achieved a mark of at least 70% in all mandatory level 6 coursework prior to confirmation.
Overview
This unit provides you with the skill and proficiency to conduct HDR research in business law. The aim of the unit is to assist you to develop research capabilities in the following areas: formulating research questions for legal problems; selecting a research purpose and theoretical perspective; approaches to the literature review; developing complex arguments; organising and structuring content in a law thesis; advanced writing techniques; ethical issues that arise in legal research; and presenting and publishing research in business law. The unit will also guide you to understand and evaluate legal research perspectives and methodologies that suit different types of research problems in business law. These will include traditional doctrinal approaches; comparative legal methods; legal realist, law in action and critical legal studies perspectives; legal history and empirical legal methods.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Written80%
- Presentation20%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
increase understanding of the practical challenges that arise in business law research
- 2
translate a business law problem into a research problem and research questions and devise an effective research strategy
- 3
develop capabilities in producing complex and coherent arguments as required for a thesis in business law
- 4
apply relevant theories and methodologies to research problems in business law.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
34 hours per semester of formal class contact, plus an additional 168 hours of private study. Also see unit timetable information.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Carolyn Sutherland
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX6990?
BEX6990 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BEX6990 offered?
In 2026, BEX6990 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is BEX6990?
The handbook expects about 34 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX6990 have an exam?
No. BEX6990 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.