SHE level 8 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M2N427077 Module Leader Naveed Kayani School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester A (September 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. The delivery of the module will embed PRME principles including developing an inclusive and sustainable global economy, inculcating global social responsibility, sustainability and responsible leadership.
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: Introduction to the Scottish Legal System The law of obligations The law of contract The law of agency The law of delict Forms of business organisation Company formation: Capital of a company: Administration of a company: Administration Corporate Insolvency and Winding Up The Contract for the Sale of Goods: Product Liability: The Employment Contract: Regulation of Discrimination in Employment: Regulation of Dismissal in Employment: Regulation of information processing Regulation of bribery Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.
Learning outcomes arrow_forward On successful completion of this module, students 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. The teaching and learning strategy encourages an active and self-directed approach to learning. In the context of a work based ethos, teaching and learning methods use real world and real work scenarios to promote action learning, inquiry based learning, problem based learning and peer learning. These methods include lectures, seminars, online directed learning packages (power point presentations/study guides/videos), podcasts and discussion boards. These approaches will be used to directly involve the students in the process of learning and to encourage collaborative learning amongst students. Learners will be supported during the module by the module team which includes module tutors, work based mentors and Academic Development Tutors. Module tutors act as facilitators and also determine the level and accuracy of knowledge acquisition at key points in the delivery. Additionally, input, when necessary, either directly or with the support of external experts will add to the authenticity, credibility and application of education and learning to the workplace. Work based mentors provide a full spectrum of workplace support helping apprentices to identify relevant work activity that can operate as a source for work-integrated learning, advise on the development of work-based projects, provide feedback on the development of professional competence, and formatively comment on progress in achieving negotiated work-integrated learning objectives. Academic Development Tutors will provide support to help maximise students' potential in relation to academic writing, referencing and the development of effective study techniques. Both formative and summative assessment strategies will be adopted during the module. Formative assessment will be used not only to encourage knowledge of the subject, but also to help develop transferable skills. Summative assessme
Transferrable skills arrow_forward By the end of this module students will have gained competence in the following key areas: Analysis, Synthesis, Critical Judgement and Evaluation The ability to identify issues, assimilate, evaluate and analyse information to construct written or oral solutions to a problem by bringing together and integrating relevant information, and selecting key material, from a variety of different sources. The ability to present arguments for and against propositions, acknowledging ranking of sources and relative impact in context.
Module structure Activity Total hours Lectures 15 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 0 Independent Learning 145 Assessment 40 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Exam001 100 35 Unseen exam: Multiple Choice
