MLC101 - Law for Commerce

Unit details

Year

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jay Gul
Trimester 2: Jay Gul
Trimester 3: Jay Gul
Previously:Business Law
Cohort rule:

Not available for students enrolled in Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards)

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

MLL111 and MLP119 (previously MLL119)

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

This unit provides the underlying concepts and purpose of commercial law. It covers the Australian legal system, the law relating to contract, business relationships and negligence.

Learning Outcomes

ULO These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)

ULO1

Identify legal issues that arise from commercial activities. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical Thinking

ULO2 Identify and apply relevant law to problem-based scenarios in a commercial context 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical Thinking

ULO3 Use appropriate digital technologies to search, retrieve and apply relevant information to law for commerce.

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4 Identify critical legal issues in the international context that have a bearing on business ethics, standards and practice in Australia.

GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment  600 words 15% Week 5
Assessment 2: (Individual)???Problem Based Written Assignment (Research) 1400 words 35% Week 9
Examination: Specified resources 2 hours 50% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for MLC101 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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