Business Law

Unit code:BLO1105Study level:Undergraduate

Credit points

12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)

Location

City Campus
VU Brisbane
VU Online
VU Sydney

Prerequisites

PROHIBITION: This unit is not available to law students at VU or elsewhere, whether undertaking a single, combined or honors level law degree.
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

Develop working knowledge of the legal system, principles of contract law and the Corporations Act 2001, with the Business Law unit.

During the unit, you will gain an overview of law and its sources, with an understanding of:

legal reasoning in contractual relationships
regulatory requirements of the Corporations Act 2001
corporate and individual responsibility of company directors to shareholders and other stakeholders
business implications of privacy laws as they apply to ‘big data’.

By the end of the unit, you will be able to examine and explain legal matters to stakeholders in a business environment.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Assess legal issues in business law scenarios, analyse and discuss the stakeholders legal rights and responsibilities;
Articulate and explain the legal rights, duties and responsibilities of parties in a business context suggested content;
Review and articulate the appropriate law from particular statutes and case law relevant to specified contexts using digital legal library;
Articulate a working knowledge of various aspects the Corporations Act 2001 and contracts law relating to legal issues; and,
Explain and discuss individual interpretations of business law issues.