Area: | School of Business Law |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Equivalent(s): | 300674 (v.2) BLW15 Contract Law or any previous version
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Prerequisite(s): | 11011 (v.3) Legal Framework 100 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Contracts - formation, operation and termination. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understood the basic components of a contract. Appreciated the legal technicalities that arise from the formation of contracts. An awareness of the problems that affect commercial agreements. Understood what to do if a contract goes wrong. Appreciated the advantages in knowing the rules of contract. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Latimer, P., Australian Business Law. CCH. Vermeesch, R.B. and Lindgren, K.E., Business Law of Australia. Butterworths. Graw, S., An Introduction to the Law of Contract, The Law Book Company. |
Unit Texts: | Khoury, D. and Yamouni, Y.S. (2003). Understanding Contract Law, 6th ed., Australia, Lexis Nexis, Butterworths. Law Contract 101- Study Guide, School of Business Law, Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 15%, Final Examination 50%, Multiple Choice Test 20%, Presentation 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90900 Law (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | | | 2004 | Esperance Community College | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Informatics Group S'pore | Term 4 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Islamabad | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Islamabad | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Islamabad | Trimester 3 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Karachi | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Karachi | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Karachi | Trimester 3 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Lahore | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Lahore | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Lahore | Trimester 3 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Multan | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Multan | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs BH Multan | Trimester 3 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs CS S'pore | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs CS S'pore | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Infrmtcs CS S'pore | Trimester 3 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Summer Period | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 2A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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