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BSc International Management with American Business Studies

Year of entry: 2021

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Course unit details:
Business Law 2: Law and the Modern Corporation in an International Context

Unit code	BMAN24052
Credit rating	10
Unit level	Level 2
Teaching period(s)	Semester 2
Offered by	Alliance Manchester Business School
Available as a free choice unit?	No

Overview

A broad coverage of international legal issues including: corporate law, insolvency, corruption, competition law, IPR and international contracts.

Pre/co-requisites

Only available for students on: Mgt/Mgt (Specialism), IM, IMABS, BA Econ & IBFE. Core for BSc Management A&F Specialism and level 3 BSc Accounting.

Aims

- To introduce students to contrasting international attitudes to legal regulation and usage;
- To familiarise students with legal terminology and institutions;
- To introduce students to substantive law in the basic areas of international corporate law;
- To enable students to identify international legal risk and avoid liability where possible, or to recognise when expert advice is necessary;
- To enable students to analyse potential legal problems and work effectively alongside expert advisers.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module students should be able to :
- Identify key institutions, concepts and definitions in this area ;
- Use the correct legal terminology;
- Research and evaluate a variety of specialist sources of law;
- Understand and apply substantive law ( civil & criminal ; national & supra-national ) ;
- Recognise and comply with a range of attitudes to the legal regulation of business ;
- Recognise, evaluate and resolve a variety of legal issues arising in international commerce.

Teaching and learning methods

Methods of Delivery

Lectures and seminars

Total study hours: 100 hours split between lectures, classes, self study and preparation for classes, coursework and examinations.

Virtual Learning Environment

Lecture slides and seminar materials will be provided on Blackboard

Informal Contact Methods

Peer Assisted Study Sessions
Email

Employability skills

Other: Skills highlighted include: ¿ Precision-based subject ¿ Group study & team work : allocation ; co-ordination; application & presentation ¿ Individual cold-start research ¿ Recognition & evaluation of new developments in the field ¿ Hands-on application of primary resources ¿ Practical case study analysis

Assessment methods

Group Presentation exercise 40%

2.5 hour examination 60%

The examination will consist of three sections: section A is a compulsory case study ; section B is a compulsory problem question ; section C is a choice of seen essay.

The coursework will consist of a 20 minute group presentation, recorded by the group and submitted as a video file. Assessment is on an individual basis.

Feedback methods

In class and ad hoc as required.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures	22
Seminars	10

Independent study hours
Independent study	68

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Fiona King	Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Pre-requisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Dependent course units: N/A

Programme Restrictions: Available only on the following programmes: Level 2 BSc Management/Management (specialism), BSc International Management, BSc International Management with American Business Studies and Level 3 BSc/BA IBFE, BA (Econ). Core for Level 3 BSc Accounting.

For Academic Year 2020/21

Updated: March 2020

Approved by: March UG Committee

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