CO5119 - Business Law

Credit points:	03
Year:	2015
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

This subject addresses the legal foundations of business. Focus will be on the nature, role and sources of law; the major legal systems of the world; the common law system; the laws regulating agreements, obligations and property; industrial and intellectual property; restrictive trade practices and fair trading; financial instruments and securities; technology transfers including licensing and franchising; legal process and alternative dispute resolution.

Learning Outcomes

• understand national and international legal and regulatory systems within which business operates;
• understand key legal provisions that impact on business, its structure(s), and method(s) of operation;
• compare and contrast the competing needs and interests of business entities, their owners, consumers, creditors and society as a whole and critique the ability of the current legal framework to balance and satisfy those competing needs and interests.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

LB5004 CO5108

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Lecturers:	Ms Rachael Philp, Dr John McLaren.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Lecturer:	Ms Rachael Philp.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 09-Apr-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Lecturer:	Dr John McLaren.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 30-Jul-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 26-Nov-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 02-Apr-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 10-Dec-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
JCU Brisbane, Limited, Study Period 25
Census Date 11-Jun-2015
Face to face teaching (Dates to be advised.)
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 13-Aug-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Neil Dunbar
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - As per Subject Guide
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.