Form C4
1. Course
Code
5. School
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
C18CM
2. Course
Business Entities
Title
School Management and Languages
3. SCQF 8
4. Credits
Level
6. `Course CoJosephine Bisacre
ordinator
Approved Learning Partner
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Sem..2..
Sem…….
Sem………..
Sem…2..
Sem….
Name…………………….....Sem..…...
8. Pre-requisites
None
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
None
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
Name ……See attached list…………Sem…2…..
None
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
15
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
MA Business Management with Business Law; MA
Accountancy and Business Law; MA Finance and
Business Law; MA Economics and Business Law
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
To provide students with a broad knowledge of the legal framework for business entities in the UK
16. Syllabus
The syllabus will cover a range of issues concerning the course topic, the syllabus is as follows:
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The Law of Partnership
Company law: formation of companies and effects of incorporation; capital and shares; insider dealing and market abuse; directors; corporate governance (in
outline); company meetings; shareholders and minority protection; corporate fraud; money-laundering, reconstructions, mergers and takeovers (in outline)
Corporate insolvency: administration; liquidation; dissolution.
The Law of Trusts
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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
The learner will be able to:
 Use a range of resources to research an area of law in depth.
 Understand that there may be more than one solution to a legal problem.
 Construct a legal argument backed by authority.
Personal Abilities
The learner will be able to:
 Explain the main aspects of the areas of
commercial law studied.
 Apply relevant law to factual scenarios.
 Undertake critical analysis of areas of law
studied in depth.
 Understand the importance of giving legal
authority for assertions.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
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Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Apply legal knowledge to fact-based
scenarios.
Show awareness of current issues relating
to module
Develop skills of analysis.
Develop skills in researching current law
within time constraints.
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Method
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Taking an active part in class work.
Carrying out research and writing of
coursework within time constraints.
Personal reading.
18. Assessment Methods
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
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19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Coursework
Examination
(30/70 split to reflect Accounting
professional body requirements)
ALPs only: Examination
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
February 2013
Use of internet and databases
for research.
Oral communication in
tutorials and written
communication in coursework
and examination.
2 hours
Duration of Exam
Diet(s)
(if applicable)
30%
70%
2 Hours
Date of Approval by
School Committee
None
None
Examination
2 hours
Resit
Examination
2 hours
Resit
Date of
Implementation
September 2013
Version
Number
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