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Unit description
Addresses the fundamental principles governing commercial law. Focuses on the common law and statutory principles relating to commercial transactions, including the sale of goods, e-commerce, credit law, agency and insurance. Also discusses other related areas, including the law of trusts, partnerships, bankruptcy and bailment.
Unit content
Module 1: Agency & Partnerships
Module 2: Sale of Goods and Bailment
Module 3: Credit Law and Guarantees
Module 4: Insurance
Module 5: Trusts and Bankruptcy
Module 6: E-commerce and Business Ethics
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | explain the benefits of ethics within the context of commercial law |
| 2 | demonstrate an understanding and evaluate the different issues of commercial law |
| 3 | demonstrate a high level of understanding and application of the legal principles governing the sale of goods; bailments; credit transactions and guarantees; e-commerce; insurance and bankruptcy |
| 4 | demonstrate skills in legal research, critical analysis and the written presentation of research and argument. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain the benefits of ethics within the context of commercial law
- demonstrate an understanding and evaluate the different issues of commercial law
- demonstrate a high level of understanding and application of the legal principles governing the sale of goods; bailments; credit transactions and guarantees; e-commerce; insurance and bankruptcy
- demonstrate skills in legal research, critical analysis and the written presentation of research and argument.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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