Business Law and Ethics (9523.1)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra Law School |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
Availability
Unit Outlines
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- Semester 1, 2017, ONL, BRUCE (170979) - View
- Flexible and Self Paced Period 12, 2016, SELF-PACED, BRUCE (149860) - View
- UC Term 1, 2016, ON-CAMPUS, LIFE (155089) - View
- Summer Semester 2015/16, ONLINE, BRUCE (156208) - View
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Syllabus
This unit will introduce students to the laws and ethical standards that managers must abide by in the course of conducting business. Laws and ethics almost always shape a company's decision-making process: a bank cannot charge any interest rate it wants to charge - that rate must be appropriate. Car manufacturers must install hardware and develop new technologies to keep up with regulations designed to reduce pollution. By the end of this unit, students will have a clear understanding of the legal and ethical environment in which business operate.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify sources of law;
2. Differentiate litigation from methods of alternative dispute resolution, and discuss the process of each;
3. List the elements of the major torts and the essential elements of a valid contract;
4. Summarise the remedies available for breach of contract;
5. Distinguish between real and personal property;
6. Identify the requirements to hold various rights under intellectual property laws;
7. Analyse the impact of the digital era on intellectual property rights;
8. Identify laws that generally regulate the employer-employee relationship;
9. Identify criminal acts related to the business world;
10. Define and identify examples of white collar crime; 11. Identify the major ethical concerns and major laws regulating business today; and 12. Analyse case studies that illustrate ethical dilemmas in business ethics
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
150 learning hours in online self-paced mode.
Prerequisites
Must have passed 3 credit points.
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
None.
Incompatible Units
4977 Introduction to Business Law. Business Law and Ethics is not available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (including double degrees).
Equivalent Units
None.
Referenced Courses
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 285JB Bachelor of Business Studies
- 314JA Bachelor of Business Studies (Event and Tourism Management)(Online)
- 285JA Bachelor of Business Studies (online)
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JB Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science