SHE level 7 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M1M225208 Module Leader Naveed Kayani School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester B (January start), C (May start)
Summary of content This module introduces the student to the role of law in business in the context of the legal life cycle of a business from establishment to dissolution. Students will consider the choice of business medium the establishment/ incorporation of the business organisation and the ongoing regulation of the company and LLP forms in terms of formation, capital structure, management, administration, flotation and reconstruction sources of finance and property rights the use of agents the legal regulation of the provision of goods and services and the legal regulation generally of business relations with suppliers, customers and employees including consideration of the potential for both contractual and delictual liability.
Module details Syllabus arrow_forward The syllabus will be covered in a chronological manner in the context of a typical legal lifecycle of a business. Indicatively, the order will follow: choice of business medium, incorporation, raising of capital, premises, business property, IP rights, employing staff - hire and fire, discrimination claims, contract (at various stages e.g. lease or buy premises, contract with suppliers, customers, employees), legal regulation of the provision of goods and services - consumer law, sale of goods, misdescription, delictual issues -including those that may arise in relation to product liability, injured employee, company law issues continuing through lifetime of business. Informing these themes will be the requirements of relevant professional accreditation bodies although delivery will avoid a traditional silo approach and will be innovative and with a distinctive pedagogic methodology. Although delivery will avoid treating this list as dictating the order of teaching, the syllabus itself includes:
Learning outcomes arrow_forward On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:
Teaching / learning strategy arrow_forward This work based module adopts a blended approach to learning which combines face to face contact and online learning via GCU's virtual learning environment, GCU Learn.
Indicative reading arrow_forward Transferrable skills arrow_forward -Self-management: self-motivation, time management and critical self-reflection and evaluation of personal performance.
Module structure Activity Total hours Lectures 0 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 0 Independent Learning 0 Assessment 0 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Course Work001 60 35 Individual Portfolio (2000 words) Course Work002 40 35 Individual online MCQ tests
