BSc Management (Marketing) / Course details

The course unit will focus on the common law approach to Contract Law and the Law of Tort.

Available to students on Mgt/Mgt Specialism, IM, IMABS,IBFE, ITMB/ITMB Specialisms & BA(Econ). Core for BSc Accounting and BSc Management A&F Specialism.

This course unit will examine how the law operates to ensure coherence, fairness and efficiency in the conduct of business, and will give the international context and commercial status of these two major areas of business law.

Students will study the interaction between various principles of business law, current issues in the business world, case studies and learn how to apply legal rules to real and hypothetical problems.

 

On completion of this course unit students should be able to:
Understand, recognise and apply fundamental principles of business law.
Identify legal risk and avoid liability where possible, and be able to work in a business law context.
Analyse legal trends and assess their importance for business strategy.
Locate and update information from a variety of specialist sources in a fast moving legal area.

Lectures and seminars

Virtual Learning Environment
Lecture slides and seminar materials will be provided on Blackboard.

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

Informal Contact Methods
Email

 

2000 word report (‘structured  essay’) 40%

2.5 hour examination at the end of Semester 2 - 60%

The examination will consist of three sections. Section A (Case Study), Section B (Contract Law) and Section C (Law of Tort). Section A is compulsory; in addition one question must be answered from Section B and one question must be answered from Section C.

Section B and C questions will be a mixture of unseen problems and essays.

Coursework

The coursework consists of one 2000 word report (structured essay) on Consumer Law. To be submitted in video format rather than text. This word limit must not be exceeded. Any words over the allocated limit may not be marked or count towards your final mark. The report to be recorded by the individual student in head and shoulders frame only, straight to camera; subtitles to be applied and references attached.
 

 

- Informal advice and discussion during lectures and seminars.

- Specific course related feedback sessions.

- Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non-assessed coursework.

 

These are suggested texts, other texts may be recommended during the first lecture. You are not obliged to purchase any of the texts on this list. If you do purchase a textbook, choose a style which suits you; if you miss a lecture you will need to supplement your lecture slides.

!! n.b. always double check you have the latest edition !!

n.b. page numbers will not be given, you are expected to locate information within given texts as part of your skills development.

General Coverage

Adams, Law for Business Students  ( Pearson )

Jones, Introduction to Business Law  ( OUP )

Marson & Ferris, Business Law  ( OUP )

Macintyre, Business Law ( Pearson )

Riches,  Keenan & Riches Business Law ( Pearson )

Various websites, library & other electronic resources and further reading, as directed, including : www.westlaw.co.uk and www.lexisnexis.co.uk

Specialist Areas

Chen-Wishart,  Contract Law ( OUP )

Cheshire, Fifoot & Furmston Law of Contract ( OUP )

Richards  Law of Contract  ( Pearson )

Taylor & Taylor Contract Law - Directions Series ( OUP )

Cooke,  Law of Tort  ( Pearson )

Horsey & Rackley, Tort ( OUP )

Cheeseman Contemporary Business Law (Pearson )

Hanson , Learning Legal Skills & Reasoning ( Routledge )

Haigh, Legal English ( Routledge  )

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, BSc IBFE & BA (Econ.

Core:  BSc Accounting & Mgt (A&F). 

For Academic Year 2020/21

Updated: March 2020

Approved by: March UG Committee