UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

BTC5904 Law and commercial decisions

Faculty of Business and Economics

BTC5904 Law and commercial decisions is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Not offered
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for BTC5904. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

After BTC5904

No unit lists BTC5904 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Overview

This unit examines business law in practice, including negotiation techniques and applying contract law; legal risk management techniques, applying the law of negligence, statutory consumer law protections and occupational health and safety; choosing the most appropriate business form and complying with requirements, applying corporations law, the law of partnerships, agency and sole traders.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for BTC5904.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    recognise common business law issues (including tort, contract and business entities) in practical scenarios

  2. 2

    understand and apply relevant legal principles to business situations

  3. 3

    make decisions about legal risks and consequences based on recognising issue and correctly applying relevant legal principles.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Andrew Moshirnia
Mr Mathews Thomas
Unit Coordinators
Dr Andrew Moshirnia

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BTC5904?

BTC5904 has no prerequisites.

When is BTC5904 offered?

BTC5904 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is BTC5904?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Business Law and Taxation
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020