BE116-6-AU-CO:
Principles of Commercial Law
2017/18
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 15 December 2017
15
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Requisites for this module
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BSC N400 Accounting,
BSC N401 Accounting (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N402 Accounting (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N404 Accounting (Including Placement Year)
MODULE OUTLINE
The Module commences with an outline of Partnership Law. This will be followed by a study of various aspects of Company Law (including professional negligence), together with the rules of Agency, Insolvency principles and the offence of Insider Dealing. The Module will conclude with an examination of Employment Law.
MODULE AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The Module is designed to allow students to:
Achieve a solid understanding of various aspects of Business Law by focusing on:
• Company Law
• The Law of Tort (Negligence)
• Agency Law
• Insolvency Law
• Insider Dealing
• Partnership Law
• Employment Law
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Accordingly, upon a successful completion of the Module, students should be able to:
• Understand important legal principles involved in the business environment
• Evaluate key legal issues relevant in both an academic and a commercial context
• Conduct Legal Research
• Apply the law to issues and problems
• Satisfy professional accounting body requirements
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SKILLS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE (TRANSFERABLE SKILLS)
On successful completion of this module, students should have achieved key transferable skills which demonstrate effective:
* Written Communication
* Oral Communication
* Research
* Critical Analysis
* differentiation between relevant and irrelevant information
* knowledge of developments in the law
* Time management and adherence to deadlines
* Application and adaptation of academic skills to a professional working environment
* Commercial awareness
* Submission of coherent and well-structured lines of argument supported by relevant academic and legal sources
* ethical awareness and commitment required in being professional
TEACHING DELIVERY
There will be a two-hour lecture per week and a one-hour class fortnightly for 10 weeks, followed by a compulsory consolidation lecture in the Spring term and a compulsory revision lecture in the Summer term.
ASSESSMENT
The Module will be assessed by a compulsory coursework element viz. a 2,000 word essay weighted at 50% in the Spring Term, together with a two-hour closed-book examination weighted at 50% in the Summer Term.
MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR USE IN ALL LECTURES & CLASSES
1. This module booklet which contains all references
to statutes and case-law cited in lectures.
2. Copies of Power Point slides projected in the
lectures which may be downloaded from Moodle and
printed for insertion in students’ lecture notes.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
COLCHESTER CAMPUS STUDENTS ONLY |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
Individual Essay (SOUTHEND CAMPUS STUDENTS ONLY) |
|
100% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
|
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Anne Argent, email: argent@essex.ac.uk.
Mrs Anne Argent
Tel: (01206) 873428
Email: argent@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Javed Siddiqui
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
Available via Moodle
Of 24 hours, 24 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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