Postgraduate Course: Business Law (BUST11173)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The objectives of the course are:
? to familiarize students with the general content and principles of the law relating to business transactions and business organisations
? to enable them to identify and resolve at a basic level legal issues arising in such transactions and organisations
? to enable them to understand and use in both speech and writing legal concepts and principles
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Textbooks |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
Students should be familiar with and able to deploy at a basic level the content, principles and concepts of the law relating to business transactions, in particular to identify correctly the legal issues arising in such transactions.
Cognitive Skills:
? demonstrate that they can move beyond simple description of the content of the law to analysis and evaluation of problem situations using key concepts learnt during the course;
? demonstrate their ability to research, analyse and draw legally valid conclusions about problem situations deploying the material from the course.
Key Skills:
? engage in legally informed analysis of fact situations arising commonly in business transactions and organisations;
? identify and utilise relevant information from library and other sources (e.g. Internet);
? study independently and take responsibility for identifying and analysing related reference material for the course.
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Assessment Information
| By five essays, best four will count equally towards the final mark. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Simon Earp
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: S.Earp@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Freda Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8065
Email: f.paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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