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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
| Additional Costs | Textbooks |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Must be MBA exchange students |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 23,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
75 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | MBA BusLaw |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Simon Earp
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: S.Earp@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Kate.Ainsworth@ed.ac.uk |
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