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Legal Issues for Business (ACCT90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Winter Term
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Winter Term - On Campus Semester 2 - On Campus |
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Topics include the general legal framework as it relates to the business environment; the basic law of contract; the responsibilities and risks that arise in business, with a particular emphasis on the law relating to corporate entities; the Australian corporate law framework as legislated; and the application of corporate law to the business environment.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify the legal issues which commonly present themselves in relation to the operations of business, including those that involve companies
- Analyse the scope and implications of the obligations that arise under the law of contract and the law of negligence; and
- Apply the principal statutory provisions and case law in relation to Australian companies
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral and written communication specific to legal issues arising out of accounting practice
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group assignment (normally in groups of 4-5 students), 3000 words, due late in semester (30%)
| Second half of the teaching period | 30% |
Open book end-of-semester examination
| End of semester | 70% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Danny Burton Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 3 hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
- Winter Term - On Campus
Principal coordinator Danny Burton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of three 3 hour seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 June 2023 to 21 July 2023 Last self-enrol date 30 June 2023 Census date 7 July 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 July 2023 Assessment period ends 4 August 2023 Winter Term contact information
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Danny Burton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 3 hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Management (Accounting and Finance) Course Master of Management (Accounting) - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024