Business Law (BSc Accountancy)
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI1129 | Business | 1 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- BUSI1129
- School
- Business
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
• UK legal framework
• Impact of EU legislation
• Law of contract
• The essential elements, performance and remedies.
• Business and the Law of Tort
• Employment Law
• Law in a local and global context
• Agency
• Legal personality; sole traders; partnerships and Limited Companies
• Purpose and legal status of memorandum and articles
• Management and the Administration of a company
• Insolvency
Target Students
All Qualifying Year BSc Accountancy students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 6 weeks
- One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 21 weeks
Weekly 1.5hr Lecture Engagement (21 weeks); 6 x 1hr seminars across the two semesters.
Assessment
- 40% Exam 1 (1-hour): Examsys exam (Autumn).
- 60% Exam 2 (2-hour): Exam ICAEW accredited (Spring)
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
This module introduces participants to the study of law in a business context.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
• Leadership, management and development of people and organisations including the implications of the legal context
Intellectual skills
This module develops:
• The ability to analyse facts and circumstances to determine the cause of a problem and identifying and selecting appropriate solutions
• Conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation
Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:
• Articulating and effectively explaining information