LAW5461 Entrepreneurship and the law
Faculty of Law
LAW5461 Entrepreneurship and the law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5461
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5461
No unit lists LAW5461 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The golden age of entrepreneurship calls for proactive legal/commercial advisors who have an understanding of the innovation lifecycle.
This unit will cultivate your ability to navigate the entrepreneurial journey, using innovative problem solving techniques. Set in the practical context of relationships, we will explore how to break out of traditional legal silos to develop a dynamic, multi-disciplinary approach, whilst remaining mindful of the many related risks and opportunities that impact innovation.
This unit helps you tackle client challenges such as business formation, funds raising, trademarking, and structuring new business in new industries.
Creating disruption within the realms of good governance requires a new type of lawyer - one that 'gets it'. The lawyer of the future will add value and channel entrepreneurial energy.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5461.
Assessment
- Class participationParticipation10%
- Individual Videoed Role PlayOther40%
- Preparation of Legal Toolkit for EntrepreneursOther50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Articulate and advise on risks and opportunities involved in entrepreneurship from the initial concept through development to commercialisation.
- 2
Develop a toolkit to identify specific legal/commercial issues that entrepreneurs need to deal with at various stages of venture development
- 3
Engage with clients to provide a broad applied knowledge of the various substantive laws relating to entrepreneurial activities and businesses, including commercial law and how it impacts entrepreneurial activities and plans
- 4
Embed the business deal in legal documents while abiding by client instructions and a negotiated outcome
- 5
As part of transactional law, use the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to engage with entrepreneurship and add value through solving challenges creatively (both in substance and format)
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. The unit requires on average eight/nine hours of scheduled activities per week over four weeks. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5461 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5461?
LAW5461 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5461 offered?
LAW5461 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is LAW5461?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW5461 have an exam?
No. LAW5461 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5461?
LAW5461 is part of Commercial and corporate law; and Technology and innovation.