Unit Synopsis
A study of commercial law including an examination of the different types of property and ownership. There is a study of the contract of sale and other consumer transactions with particular reference to relevant legislation. Other topics covered include agency, bailment, cheques, insurance, securities, and bankruptcy. STUDENTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED LAWS11054 COMMERCIAL LAW CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS UNIT.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: LAWS 11030 Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2020
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 2. Examination | 60% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 4.60 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 83.33% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Current Unit Coordinator reflection
The current content and structure of the unit shall be revised and improved for Term 1 2020. Certain module topics are too broad and span a number of weeks. Existing content will be streamlined and other relevant areas can be appropriately incorporated. These improvements will align closely with the set text, Moodle resources and unit profile.
Unit Coordinator to revise and improve the structure and content of the unit. Unit Coordinator to add weekly video sessions and master classes to streamline and improve the unit's content. Unit Coordinator to add reports of current legal events to Moodle as related weekly activities.
The level of feedback on written assessment was increased and this improvement will continue. Additional and improved AV resources were developed and introduced and this improvement will be maintained. Increased levels of current law in action items were added to Moodle and this improvement shall continue.
Source: Student feedback.
Student feedback was very positive about the improvements to the unit in T1/20. The additional resources and items relating to current legal developments were noted.
The Unit Coordinator to maintain reports of current legal events to Moodle as related weekly activities.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the commercial law concepts in the topics covered
- locate, understand and interpret relevant provisions of the legislation considered in the unit
- identify the obligations, rights and remedies available to parties in commercial transactions
- make an informed decision as to the likely outcome of a commercial fact situation based on appropriate information.
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| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | ||
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