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BUSN7057 Business Association Law

Offered By School of Accounting & Business Info Systems
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Business
Offered in First Semester, 2010, Second Semester, 2010, First Semester, 2011, and Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description This course introduces students to the legal principles relevant to business structure in Australia. Particular emphasis is given to corporate law with some reference to other forms of business operation.
Learning Outcomes

The course aims to help you to:

(a)     acquire a basic knowledge of Australian corporate law;

(b)     develop an understanding of the business events and associated legal issues faced by Australian companies and their advisers; and

(c)     apply your legal knowledge and research skills to recognise and address such legal issues from the perspective of an accountant, management consultant or financial adviser.

Indicative Assessment

Mid semester assignment  20%

Research assignment  20%

Final examination  60%

TOTAL  100%

Workload

6 hours per week contact and private study.

Private Study.    There is a large volume of material to be covered in this course. You will need to use the skills you have learned in Introduction to Commercial Law in reading cases and legislation and applying them to new problems using the IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion) approach. You will need to attend lectures and tutorials, read the text and also cases and statutes.

 

Course Classification(s) SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest Accounting, Commerce, and Law
Eligibility At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree
Requisite Statement

Prerequisite:  BUSN7052 Commercial Law.

Incompatibility Incompatible with BUSN2101 Law of Business Entities.
Prescribed Texts

See Course Outline:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/BUSN7057.pdf

Preliminary Reading

See Course Outline:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/BUSN7057.pdf

 

Programs Graduate Certificate in Accounting, Master of Professional Accounting, and Master of Accounting
Other Information

Academic Contact See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN7057

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.

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