TABL5511 Legal Foundations of Business

Subject Code

TABL5511

Study Level

Postgraduate

Commencing Term

Term 2

Total Units of Credit (UOC)

Delivery Mode

Online

School

Management & Governance

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1. Course Details

Summary of Course

Legal Foundations of Business (TABL5511) is a core requirement for students undertaking the Master of Business Law (in the Faculty of Law) or the Master of Financial Planning and is a gateway course for students in the Master of Commerce degree. The course is designed to provide students with the fundamental legal skills (writing, analysis and research) necessary to enable successful study in the more discrete business and taxation law courses offered by the UNSW Business School or the Faculty of Law (for Master of Business Law students).

The specific objectives of the course are to:

Introduce Australian law and the institutions of the Australian legal system and provide a brief comparison with other major legal systems used in the world;
Provide a conceptual background to the legal environment of business and the interaction of law, business and society;
Teach students a methodology for analysing and understanding the process for the solution to legal problems that will be useful throughout their career;
Provide the necessary skills for examining legal source material, such as an ability to interpret provisions of an Act of Parliament, to analyse statements contained in judgments of courts of law and to determine if a law is validly enacted;
Introduce knowledge and skills that provide a basis for understanding the nature and effect of commercial contracts;
Introduce students to an understanding of how selected areas of substantive law such as contract, fair trading, competition, property, torts and business organisational structures may impact on commercial activities.

Teaching Times and Locations

Please note that teaching times and locations are subject to change. Students are strongly advised to refer to the Class Timetable website for the most up-to-date teaching times and locations.

View course timetable

Course Policies & Support

The Business School expects that you are familiar with the contents of this course outline and the UNSW and Business School learning expectations, rules, policies and support services as listed below:

Program Learning Outcomes
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Student Responsibilities and Conduct
Special Consideration
Protocol for Viewing Final Exam Scripts
Student Learning Support Services

Further information is provided in the Assessment and Policies and Support sections.

Students may not circulate or post online any course materials such as handouts, exams, syllabi or similar resources from their courses without the written permission of their instructor.

Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses

The aims of this course are to:

Develop student understanding of the structure and key principles underlying the Australian commercial legal system,
Develop student ability to apply this knowledge to solving legal problems in specific areas relating to business in a structured and analytical manner; and
Provide students with a firm grounding in the legal analysis and research skills necessary throughout student’s career and for any further study in business and taxation law.

Relationship with Other Courses in the MCom

TABL 5511 Legal Foundations of Business is the introductory law course (in the Master of Commerce degree) offered by the UNSW Business School and is designed to provide students with the fundamental legal skills (writing, analysis and research) necessary to enable successful study in the more discrete business and taxation law courses offered by the Business School. The course offers an excellent introduction to the Australian legal system and laws that regulate the business environment. Emphasis is given to understanding legal reasoning and argument. Particular emphasis is given to the law of contracts.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are what you should be able to demonstrate by the end of this course, if you participate fully in learning activities and successfully complete the assessment items.

CLOs also contribute to your achievement of the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), which are developed across the duration of a program for all students. More information on coursework PLOs is available under Policies and Support. PLOs are, in turn, directly linked to UNSW graduate capabilities and the aspiration to develop “globally focussed graduates who are rigorous scholars, capable of leadership and professional practice in an international community”.

For PG research PLOs please refer to the UNSW HDR Graduate Attributes and LearningOutcomes.

The following table shows how the CLOs for this course relate to the overall PLOs and indicates where each CLO and PLO is assessed:

Course Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Course Assessment Item
On successful completion of the course, you should be able to:	This course helps you to develop the following Program Learning Outcomes:	This learning outcome will be assessed in the following items:
Explain the fundamental concepts of Australian Business Law	PLO 1: Business knowledge	Online quizzes Final exam
Identify the legal implications and potential legal risks of a business activity in Australian market	PLO 1: Business knowledge	Online quizzes Minor assignment Final exam
Analyse legal issues in a logical and structured way (i.e. to identify legal issues, research relevant legal sources, propose an outcome and identify possible challenges to the proposed outcome)	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving	Online quizzes Minor assignment Class participation Final exam
Communicate research and legal analysis through written and oral presentations and discussion	PLO 3: Business communication	Minor assignment Class participation Final exam
Lead and engage in critical discussion and collaborate in groups with diverse cultural and educational backgrounds	PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 6: Global and cultural competence PLO 7: Leadership development	Class participation

2. Staff Contact Details

Position	Title	Name	Email	Location	Phone	Consultation Times
Lecturer-in-charge	Mr	John Angeles		–	–	By appointment - email

3. Learning and Teaching Activities

Use of your Webcam and Digital Devices: If you enrol in an online class, or the online stream of a hybrid class, teaching and associated activities will be conducted using Teams, Zoom, or similar a technology. Using a webcam is optional, but highly encouraged, as this will facilitate interaction with your peers and instructors. If you are worried about your personal space being observed during a class, we encourage you to blur your background or make use of a virtual background. Please contact the Lecturer-in-Charge if you have any questions or concerns.

Some courses may involve undertaking online exams for which your own computer or digital devices will be required. Monitoring of online examinations will be conducted directly by University staff and is bound by the University's privacy and security requirements. Any data collected will be handled accordance with UNSW policies and standards for data governance. For more information on how the University manages personal information please refer to the UNSW Student Privacy Statement and the UNSW Privacy Policy.

Approach to Learning and Teaching in the Course

This course is conducted with the aim of promoting student-centred peer learning. This will be achieved by requiring students to actively engage with the topics presented in the course through independent reading of the course material (hereafter referred to as 'course material'), newspapers and on the internet as part of the required weekly readings. The Final exam and Minor assignment in this course are designed to encourage students to apply their knowledge learned from class discussions, reading and outside research as well as the skills developed in preparation and presentation of hypothetical questions to practical legal problems of the type they may encounter in the work environment.

To get the most out of your study, I recommend that you follow the lecture schedule and fit various time demands into a well-organised diary. Systematic study through the term is the key to success in a flexible learning program.

Learning Activities and Teaching Strategies

This course requires students to take an active approach to learning. Students are advised to engage with materials on Moodle by:

Reading the prescribed materials and viewing the prescribed videos before webinars.
Downloading the lecture slides. These are made available on UNSW Moodle before the webinars.
Preparing draft answers for online module questions before the webinar.
Actively participating in discussions during webinars.
Attending online classes on time.
Asking questions during class and via email, if further clarification on a topic is required.

Students are expected to study the course materials and any reading material provided and to engage with sources outside the course materials, such as information in online legal databases, daily newspapers and/or on the internet.

During the class activities period, students will present proposed answers to hypothetical problems (minor assignment) related to the weekly topic. These problem questions provide students with an opportunity to develop proficiency in their oral communication skills and the development of an analytical approach to problem solving in a structured case study environment. Students will also hand in a written answer to the hypothetical question they are assigned (minor assignment) which develops their proficiency in written communication and their ability to resolve legal issues in a structured manner.

ALL students are expected to attempt a solution to each of the problem questions PRIOR to the class discussion. This will enable students not leading discussion that week to compare their solution with the presenter’s solution, thereby engendering discussion and the practical problem solving experience necessary to complete the exam with proficiency. The discussion of the problem questions in class (with lecturer and presenter) is the primary form of feedback students receive in problem solving and how they are progressing in the course. Failure to attempt a solution to the problem questions each week will result in students not receiving the full benefit of this feedback.

Model answers to the problem questions will not be handed out and will not be posted on Moodle (teaching rationale for this arrangement will be discussed in the first meeting). Discussion of the presented problem will indicate the appropriate solution process. It is recommended that students prepare written answers to their solutions and submit them later to the lecturer at the end of the trimester.

4. Assessment

Formal Requirements

In order to pass this course, you must:

achieve a composite mark of at least 50 out of 100;
meet any additional requirements described in the Assessment Summary section.

You are expected to attempt all assessment requirements in the course.

Assessment Structure

Assessment Task	Weighting	Length	Due Date
Online quizzes x 2	20	20 minutes	Week 3 (opens 9.00 am 15 June and closes 9.00 am 17 June) Week 7 (opens 9.00 am 13 July and closes 9.00 am 15 July)
Minor assignment	15	1,000 words	12.00 pm of the following Monday of the week in which the student is assigned.
Class participation Leadership (15%) Participation (10%)	25	–	Leadership - The week in which student is assigned. Participation - include oral participation and preparatory notes (see detail below)
Final exam	40	2 hours	Refer to the University's announcement

Assessment Summary

As a student at UNSW you are expected to display academic integrity in your work and interactions. Where a student breaches the UNSW Student Code with respect to academic integrity, the University may take disciplinary action under the Student Misconduct Procedure. To assure academic integrity, you may be required to demonstrate reasoning, research and the process of constructing work submitted for assessment.

To assist you in understanding what academic integrity means, and how to ensure that you do comply with the UNSW Student Code, it is strongly recommended that you complete the Working with Academic Integrity module before submitting your first assessment task. It is a free, online self-paced Moodle module that should take about one hour to complete.

2 Online Quizzes (20%)

Time: 20 minutes (each)

Each test will consist of 10 multiple choice questions from three topics. Each question is worth one mark.

It is an open book test done online. You must attempt the test in order to receive a mark.

Minor Assignment (15%)

Maximum Word Limit: 1,000 words + 10% leeway (including footnotes and references).

Students will submit a written answer for the hypothetical problem(s) which they are assigned to lead a group discussion in class.

The solution will be discussed during class in a group and whole class forum of the problem(s) for that week. The hypothetical questions are designed to raise issues regarding the previous week’s topic and reading materials.

Students are strongly advised to use the IRAC (Issues, Rules, Application, Conclusion) format for solution of problem questions in their written answers. The IRAC format will be explained and discussed before the first Minor Assignment is due.

Class Participation (25%)

Leadership (15%)

Time: approximately 35 minutes (including questions and answers).

Students who are assigned to submit a written answer for the hypothetical question(s) (i.e. the minor assignment) will also be required to lead a group discussion for those questions in class. The leaders should not simply read out their preparations of the hypothetical problem(s) to peers. Rather, the leaders should facilitate, manage and encourage the discussions. At the end of the group discussions, the Lecturer-in-charge will review the presentation and discussions and award the leaders a final grade.

Participation (10%)

Written participation (preparatory note) using your own IRAC

Students who are not being assigned to submit a minor assignment and lead a group discussion in a given week are required to make a preparatory note. The preparatory note should include items in the IRAC format (see details below) and uploaded onto Moodle. The purpose of this assessment is to assist students in practising the basic writing skills for the EXAM.

Final Exam – 2-HOUR OPEN BOOK examination – (40%)

The final exam will be a 2 hour open book exam held during the UNSW exam period. The formal exam will require students to demonstrate that they have the expected level of legal knowledge and skill to solve legal problems. In particular, the formal exam will assess students’ abilities in relation to the following:

Correct identification of the relevant legal issues.
Correct identification of the rules necessary to resolve the legal issues identified.
Evidence of an understanding of the practical application of the law involved to the facts of the question, whether this is common law or statutory law or both.
Evidence of a full and comprehensive argument applying the facts to the legal rules taking into account differing viewpoints and alternative arguments.
Evidence of a reasonable conclusion regarding each relevant legal issue.

Students will need to undertake independent study and preparation prior to the exam which may require independent research to understand issues commonly involved in legal problem questions.

This course will have an invigilated exam held on UNSW’s Kensington campus. The exam will be conducted on Inspera, an online assessment platform. A requirement for this exam is that you come to your exam with a fully charged laptop.

If you are completing this course online as a remote student, the UNSW Exams Team will contact you to arrange an online invigilated exam monitored by UNSW staff, via Zoom. You will need a working camera and microphone on your laptop and will be required to have your camera on for the entire duration of the exam.

Further instructions on how to prepare for this exam will be provided to you during the term

Assessment Format for Minor Assignment

For the minor assignment and the exam, students are strongly advised to use the IRAC format for solution of problem questions in their written answers, which format will be explained and discussed in class/webinar session.

Minor assignment must include a cover sheet which is available on Moodle. In addition:

Please leave a margin of at least 4 cm on the right hand margin of every page so the marker has room to make comments.
Please use at least a 12 point font and one and a half (1.5) spaced lines.
All written submissions (include minor assignment and written participation, must be submitted in Word file).

Note: For referencing, students are recommended to follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation

Assignment Submission Procedure

Minor Assignment - Students will be assigned to prepare a written solution for a particular week's hypothetical problem (if only one problem is set for that week).

Minor Assignment

Due: The following Monday 12.00 pm (Sydney time)

Preparatory note (written participation)

Students who are not assigned to submit a minor assignment and lead a group discussion in a given week are required to make an IRAC preparatory note and upload the note onto Moodle.

Due: The following Monday 12.00 pm (Sydney time).

Late Submission and Penalties

Any written assessment is considered to be late if it has not been submitted via Moodle on or before the due time and date. Emailed assessment will NOT be marked and should not be sent. If you submit an assessment after the due date without legitimate reason, please be aware that penalties will be applied - 1 mark off per day.

Assessment Feedback

Feedback on student performance from formative and summative assessment tasks will be provided to students in a timely manner. Assessment tasks completed within the teaching period of a course, other than a final assessment, will be assessed and students provided with feedback, with or without a provisional result, within 10 working days of submission, under normal circumstances. Feedback on continuous assessment tasks (e.g. laboratory and studio-based, workplace-based, weekly quizzes) will be provided prior to the midpoint of the course.

Special Consideration

You can apply for special consideration when illness or other circumstances beyond your control interfere with your performance in a specific assessment task or tasks, including online exams. Students studying remotely who have exams scheduled between 10pm and 7am local time, are also able to apply for special consideration to sit a supplementary exam at a time outside of these hours.

Special consideration is primarily intended to provide you with an extra opportunity to demonstrate the level of performance of which you are capable. To apply, and for further information, see Special Consideration on the UNSW Current Students page.

Special consideration applications will be assessed centrally by the Case Review Team, who will update the online application with the outcome and add any relevant comments. The change to the status of the application immediately sends an email to the student and to the assessor with the outcome of the application.

Please note the following:

Applications can only be made through Online Services in myUNSW. Applications will not be accepted by teaching staff. The lecturer-in-charge/course coordinator will be automatically notified when your application is processed.
Applying for special consideration does not automatically mean that you will be granted a supplementary exam or other concession.
If you experience illness or misadventure in the lead up to an exam or assessment, you must submit an application for special consideration, either prior to the examination taking place, or prior to the assessment submission deadline, except where illness or misadventure prevent you from doing so.
If your circumstances stop you from applying before your exam or assessment due date, you must apply within 3 working days of the assessment or the period covered by your supporting documentation.
Under the UNSW Fit To Sit/Submit rule, if you sit the exam/submit an assignment, you are declaring yourself well enough to do so and are cannot subsequently apply for special consideration.
If you become unwell on the day of – or during – an exam, you must stop working on your exam, advise your course coordinator or tutor and provide a medical certificate dated within 24 hours of the exam, with your special consideration application. For online exams, you must contact your course coordinator or tutor immediately via email, Moodle or chat and advise them you are unwell and submit screenshots of your conversation along with your medical certificate and application.
Special consideration requests do not allow the awarding of additional marks to students.

Further information on Business School policy and procedure can be found under “Special Consideration” on the Policies and Support page.

Late Submission Penalties

Late submission will incur a penalty of 5% per day or part thereof (including weekends) from the due date and time. An assessment will not be accepted after 5 days (120 hours) of the original deadline unless special consideration has been approved. An assignment is considered late if the requested format, such as hard copy or electronic copy, has not been submitted on time or where the ‘wrong’ assignment has been submitted.

For assessments which account for 10% or less of the overall course grade, and where answers are immediately discussed or debriefed, the LIC may stipulate a different penalty. Details of such late penalties will be available on the course Moodle page.

Protocol for Viewing Final Exam Scripts

UNSW students have the right to view their final exam scripts, subject to a small number of very specific exemptions. The UNSW Business School has set a protocol under which students may view their final exam script. Individual schools within the Faculty may also set up a local process for viewing final exam scripts, so it is important that you check with your School. Further school-specific information may be included below.

Quality Assurance

The Business School is actively monitoring student learning and quality of the student experience in all its programs. A random selection of completed assessment tasks may be used for quality assurance, such as to determine the extent to which program learning goals are being achieved. The information is required for accreditation purposes, and aggregated findings will be used to inform changes aimed at improving the quality of Business School programs. All material used for such processes will be treated as confidential.

5. Course Resources

Prescribed text:

Turner,Trone & Gamble, Concise Australian Commercial Law, 6th ed. 2021 (Thomson Reuters). To order a copy using the publisher's website, please click on the following link

Additional resources:

There are a number of other texts that you may find useful. Most of these texts are available in the UNSW Library:

Turner & Trone, Australian Commercial Law, 31st ed. 2017 (Thomson Reuters)

Michael Lambiris & Laura Griffin, First Principles of Business Law, 10th ed. 2017 (Oxford University Press)

Carter, J W, Carter’s Guide to Australian Contract Law, 3rd ed. 2015 (Lexis Nexis)

Harris, Jason & Corese, Christopher Contract in Context 2015 (CCH)

Carvan, Understanding the Australian Legal System, 7th ed. 2014 (Thomson)

Enright C.,Legal Technique 2002 (The Federation Press) (note: The earlier edition of this book, Understanding the Law, is also useful.)

Gibson and Fraser, Business Law, 10th ed, 2017 (Pearson)

James, Business Law, 4th ed. 2019 (Wiley)

Graw, S; Parker, D; Whitford, K; Sangkuhl, E; Do, C Understanding Business Law, 8th ed, 2016 (Lexis Nexis)

Lo, Vai Io, Commercial Law in Australia, 2009 (LexisNexis) (In Chinese)

Wang, The International Student Guide to Business Law, 2nd ed, 2019 (Thomson) (In Chinese)

Reference Materials:

Excellent general references that can aid students in identifying and accurately stating legal rules are the Halsbury’s Laws of Australia series (LexisNexis database) or The Laws of Australia Encyclopedia (Legal Online database) which are available in the online through the UNSW Library’s Sirius search engine (see Electronic Databases below).

Excellent study references also include the Jurisprudentia Student Guide Cards for Consumer Law I, II & III and Commercial Law I & II (available from the UNSW Bookshop).

Students should have access to a good legal dictionary. Students should also be aware of appropriate study techniques and legal referencing protocols (the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, 3rd ed.: http://mulr.law.unimelb.edu.au/go/aglc is excellent for this). Any of the following books are recommended for these purposes. Many of them are available from the UNSW Law School library.

Krever, Mastering Law Studies and Law Exam Techniques, 10th ed. 2019, (Butterworths).

Campbell et al, Students’ Guide to Legal Writing, 3rd ed, 2010 (The Federation Press)

Crosling & Murphy, How to Study Business Law, 4th ed., 2009, (LexisNexis Butterworths).

Keyzer, Legal Problem Solving: a Guide for Law Students, 2nd ed. 2002

Strong, S. I. How to write law essays & exams, 4th ed, 2014, Oxford University Press.

General Web References:

Austlii (legal database including cases, journal articles, reports)

Attorney General’s website including Commonwealth legislation and links to State and Territory legislation

Lawlex (a private company’s website offering consolidated lists of current legislation and links to ScalePlus)

NSW Attorney-General’s website

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Electronic Databases:

The UNSW library subscribes to several electronic databases, including the Halsbury’s Laws of Australia series (LexisNexis database) or The Laws of Australia Encyclopedia (Legal Online database). Of particular relevance to this course are the LexisNexis, Legal Online and the CCH databases. The UNSW library databases can be accessed via the UNSW website using the Sirius search engine. Also available on line in the UNSW Library site is the Guide to Legal Research (which includes a tab on ‘Legal Citations”). Go to the UNSW Library page > Subject Guides > Law > Guide to Legal Research.

The website for this course is on Moodle.

6. Course Evaluation & Development

Feedback is regularly sought from students and continual improvements are made based on this feedback. At the end of this course, you will be asked to complete the myExperience survey, which provides a key source of student evaluative feedback. Your input into this quality enhancement process is extremely valuable in assisting us to meet the needs of our students and provide an effective and enriching learning experience. The results of all surveys are carefully considered and do lead to action towards enhancing educational quality.

The School of Management & Governance's quality enhancement process involves regular review of its courses and study materials by content and educational specialists, combined with feedback from students.

7. Course Schedule

Note: for more information on the UNSW academic calendar and key dates including study period, exam, supplementary exam and result release, please visit: https://student.unsw.edu.au/new-calendar-dates

Week	Activity	Topic	Assessment/Other
Week 1: 30 May	Online	Introduction Australia's Legal System	Chapter 1 of prescribed text
Week 2: 6 June	Online	Contract Law Part 1 Formation and Content	Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of prescribed text
Week 3: 13 June	–	Public holiday (Queen's birthday) NO LECTURES / TUTORIALS	Online Quiz on first week materials
Week 4: 20 June	Online	Contract Law Part 2 True consent and termination	Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of prescribed text
Week 5: 27 June	Online	Torts Law	Chapter 14 of prescribed text
Week 6: 4 July	Online	Consumer Law	Chapter 13 of prescribed text
Week 7: 11 July	Online	Competition Law	Refer to Moodle folder for this week's materials Online quiz on contract law
Week 8: 18 July	Online	Property Law	Refer to Moodle folder for this week's materials.
Week 9: 25 July	Online	Business and Organisational Structures	Refer to Moodle folder for this week's materials
Week 10: 1 August	Online	Exam preparation	Refer to Moodle folder for this week's materials

8. Policies and Support

Information about UNSW Business School program learning outcomes, academic integrity, student responsibilities and student support services. For information regarding special consideration, supplementary exams and viewing final exam scripts, please go to the key policies and support page.

Program Learning Outcomes

The Business School places knowledge and capabilities at the core of its curriculum via seven Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs). These PLOs are systematically embedded and developed across the duration of all coursework programs in the Business School.

PLOs embody the knowledge, skills and capabilities that are taught, practised and assessed within each Business School program. They articulate what you should know and be able to do upon successful completion of your degree.

Upon graduation, you should have a high level of specialised business knowledge and capacity for responsible business thinking, underpinned by ethical professional practice. You should be able to harness, manage and communicate business information effectively and work collaboratively with others. You should be an experienced problem-solver and critical thinker, with a global perspective, cultural competence and the potential for innovative leadership.

All UNSW programs and courses are designed to assess the attainment of program and/or course level learning outcomes, as required by the UNSW Assessment Design Procedure. It is important that you become familiar with the Business School PLOs, as they constitute the framework which informs and shapes the components and assessments of the courses within your program of study.

PLO 1: Business knowledge

Students will make informed and effective selection and application of knowledge in a discipline or profession, in the contexts of local and global business.

PLO 2: Problem solving

Students will define and address business problems, and propose effective evidence-based solutions, through the application of rigorous analysis and critical thinking.

PLO 3: Business communication

Students will harness, manage and communicate business information effectively using multiple forms of communication across different channels.

PLO 4: Teamwork

Students will interact and collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose or fulfil a common business project, and reflect critically on the process and the outcomes.

PLO 5: Responsible business practice

Students will develop and be committed to responsible business thinking and approaches, which are underpinned by ethical professional practice and sustainability considerations.

PLO 6: Global and cultural competence

Students will be aware of business systems in the wider world and actively committed to recognise and respect the cultural norms, beliefs and values of others, and will apply this knowledge to interact, communicate and work effectively in diverse environments.

PLO 7: Leadership development

Students will develop the capacity to take initiative, encourage forward thinking and bring about innovation, while effectively influencing others to achieve desired results.

These PLOs relate to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs. For PG Research PLOs, including Master of Pre-Doctoral Business Studies, please refer to the UNSW HDR Learning Outcomes

Business School course outlines provide detailed information for students on how the course learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessment/s contribute to the development of Program Learning Outcomes.

UNSW Graduate Capabilities

The Business School PLOs also incorporate UNSW graduate capabilities, a set of generic abilities and skills that all students are expected to achieve by graduation. These capabilities articulate the University’s institutional values, as well as future employer expectations.

UNSW Graduate Capabilities	Business School PLOs
Scholars capable of independent and collaborative enquiry, rigorous in their analysis, critique and reflection, and able to innovate by applying their knowledge and skills to the solution of novel as well as routine problems.	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 7: Leadership development
Entrepreneurial leaders capable of initiating and embracing innovation and change, as well as engaging and enabling others to contribute to change	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 6: Global and cultural competence PLO 7: Leadership development
Professionals capable of ethical, self-directed practice and independent lifelong learning	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 5: Responsible business practice
Global citizens who are culturally adept and capable of respecting diversity and acting in a socially just and responsible way.	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 5: Responsible business practice PLO 6: Global and cultural competence

While our programs are designed to provide coverage of all PLOs and graduate capabilities, they also provide you with a great deal of choice and flexibility. The Business School strongly advises you to choose a range of courses that assist your development against the seven PLOs and four graduate capabilities, and to keep a record of your achievements as part of your portfolio. You can use a portfolio as evidence in employment applications as well as a reference for work or further study. For support with selecting your courses contact the UNSW Business School Student Services team.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Academic Integrity is honest and responsible scholarship. This form of ethical scholarship is highly valued at UNSW. Terms like Academic Integrity, misconduct, referencing, conventions, plagiarism, academic practices, citations and evidence based learning are all considered basic concepts that successful university students understand. Learning how to communicate original ideas, refer sources, work independently, and report results accurately and honestly are skills that you will be able to carry beyond your studies.

The definition of academic misconduct is broad. It covers practices such as cheating, copying and using another person’s work without appropriate acknowledgement. Incidents of academic misconduct may have serious consequences for students.

Plagiarism

UNSW regards plagiarism as a form of academic misconduct. UNSW has very strict rules regarding plagiarism. Plagiarism at UNSW is using the words or ideas of others and passing them off as your own. All Schools in the Business School have a Student Ethics Officer who will investigate incidents of plagiarism and may result in a student’s name being placed on the Plagiarism and Student Misconduct Registers.

Below are examples of plagiarism including self-plagiarism:

Copying: Using the same or very similar words to the original text or idea without acknowledging the source or using quotation marks. This includes copying materials, ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document, presentation, composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, website, internet, other electronic resource, or another person's assignment, without appropriate acknowledgement of authorship.

Inappropriate Paraphrasing: Changing a few words and phrases while mostly retaining the original structure and/or progression of ideas of the original, and information without acknowledgement. This also applies in presentations where someone paraphrases another’s ideas or words without credit and to piecing together quotes and paraphrases into a new whole, without appropriate referencing.

Collusion: Presenting work as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other people. Collusion includes:

Students providing their work to another student before the due date, or for the purpose of them plagiarising at any time
Paying another person to perform an academic task and passing it off as your own
Stealing or acquiring another person’s academic work and copying it
Offering to complete another person’s work or seeking payment for completing academic work

Collusion should not be confused with academic collaboration (i.e., shared contribution towards a group task).

Inappropriate Citation: Citing sources which have not been read, without acknowledging the 'secondary' source from which knowledge of them has been obtained.

Self-Plagiarism: ‘Self-plagiarism’ occurs where an author republishes their own previously written work and presents it as new findings without referencing the earlier work, either in its entirety or partially. Self-plagiarism is also referred to as 'recycling', 'duplication', or 'multiple submissions of research findings' without disclosure. In the student context, self-plagiarism includes re-using parts of, or all of, a body of work that has already been submitted for assessment without proper citation.

To see if you understand plagiarism, do this short quiz: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism-quiz

Cheating

The University also regards cheating as a form of academic misconduct. Cheating is knowingly submitting the work of others as their own and includes contract cheating (work produced by an external agent or third party that is submitted under the pretences of being a student’s original piece of work). Cheating is not acceptable at UNSW.

If you need to revise or clarify any terms associated with academic integrity you should explore the 'Working with Academic Integrity' self-paced lessons available at: https://student.unsw.edu.au/aim.

For UNSW policies, penalties, and information to help you avoid plagiarism see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism as well as the guidelines in the online ELISE tutorials for all new UNSW students: http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise. For information on student conduct see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/conduct.

For information on how to acknowledge your sources and reference correctly, see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/referencing. If you are unsure what referencing style to use in this course, you should ask the lecturer in charge.

Student Responsibilities and Conduct

Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to university policies in relation to class attendance and general conduct and behaviour, including maintaining a safe, respectful environment; and to understand their obligations in relation to workload, assessment and keeping informed.

Information and policies on these topics can be found on the 'Managing your Program' website.

Workload

It is expected that you will spend at least ten to twelve hours per week studying for a course except for Summer Term courses which have a minimum weekly workload of twenty to twenty four hours. This time should be made up of reading, research, working on exercises and problems, online activities and attending classes. In periods where you need to complete assignments or prepare for examinations, the workload may be greater. Over-commitment has been a cause of failure for many students. You should take the required workload into account when planning how to balance study with employment and other activities.

We strongly encourage you to connect with your Moodle course websites in the first week of semester. Local and international research indicates that students who engage early and often with their course website are more likely to pass their course.

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Attendance and Engagement

Your regular attendance and active engagement in all scheduled classes and online learning activities is expected in this course. Failure to attend / engage in assessment tasks that are integrated into learning activities (e.g. class discussion, presentations) will be reflected in the marks for these assessable activities. The Business School may refuse final assessment to those students who attend less than 80% of scheduled classes where attendance and participation is required as part of the learning process (e.g. tutorials, flipped classroom sessions, seminars, labs, etc.). If you are not able to regularly attend classes, you should consult the relevant Course Authority.

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General Conduct and Behaviour

You are expected to conduct yourself with consideration and respect for the needs of your fellow students and teaching staff. Conduct which unduly disrupts or interferes with a class, such as ringing or talking on mobile phones, is not acceptable and students may be asked to leave the class.

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Health and Safety

UNSW Policy requires each person to work safely and responsibly, in order to avoid personal injury and to protect the safety of others.

View more information on Health and Safety

Keeping Informed

You should take note of all announcements made in lectures, tutorials or on the course web site. From time to time, the University will send important announcements to your university e-mail address without providing you with a paper copy. You will be deemed to have received this information. It is also your responsibility to keep the University informed of all changes to your contact details.

Student Support and Resources

The University and the Business School provide a wide range of support services and resources for students, including:

Business School Learning Support Tools
Business School provides support a wide range of free resources and services to help students in-class and out-of-class, as well as online. These include:

Academic Communication Essentials – A range of academic communication workshops, modules and resources to assist you in developing your academic communication skills.
Learning consultations – Meet learning consultants who have expertise in business studies, literacy, numeracy and statistics, writing, referencing, and researching at university level.
PASS classes – Study sessions facilitated by students who have previously and successfully completed the course.
Educational Resource Access Scheme – To support the inclusion and success of students from equity groups enrolled at UNSW Sydney in first year undergraduate Business programs.

The Nucleus - Business School Student Services team
The Nucleus Student Services team provides advice and direction on all aspects of enrolment and graduation. Level 2, Main Library, Kensington 02 8936 7005 / https://nucleus.unsw.edu.au/en/contact-us

Business School Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Business School Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee strives to ensure that every student is empowered to have equal access to education. The Business School provides a vibrant, safe, and equitable environment for education, research, and engagement that embraces diversity and treats all people with dignity and respect. BUSEDI@unsw.edu.au

UNSW Academic Skills
Resources and support – including workshops, individual consultations and a range of online resources – to help you develop and refine your academic skills. See their website for details.
academicskills@unsw.edu.au

Student Support Advisors
Student Support Advisors work with all students to promote the development of skills needed to succeed at university, whilst also providing personal support throughout the process.
John Goodsell Building, Ground Floor.
advisors@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4734

International Student Support
The International Student Experience Unit (ISEU) is the first point of contact for international students. ISEU staff are always here to help with personalised advice and information about all aspects of university life and life in Australia.
Advisors can support you with your student visa, health and wellbeing, making friends, accommodation and academic performance.
International.student@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4734

Equitable Learning Services
Equitable Learning Services (formerly Disability Support Services) is a free and confidential service that provides practical support to ensure that your health condition doesn't adversely affect your studies. Register with the service to receive educational adjustments.
Ground Floor, John Goodsell Building.
els@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4734

UNSW Counselling and Psychological Services
Provides support and services if you need help with your personal life, getting your academic life back on track or just want to know how to stay safe, including free, confidential counselling.
Level 2, East Wing, Quadrangle Building.
counselling@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 5418

Library services and facilities for students
The UNSW Library offers a range of collections, services and facilities both on-campus and online.
Main Library, F21.
02 9065 9444

Moodle eLearning Support
Moodle is the University’s learning management system. You should ensure that you log into Moodle regularly.
externalteltsupport@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 3331

UNSW IT
UNSW IT provides support and services for students such as password access, email services, wireless services and technical support.
UNSW Library Annexe (Ground floor).
02 9385 1333

Support for Studying Online

The Business School and UNSW provide a wide range of tools, support and advice to help students achieve their online learning goals.

The UNSW Guide to Online Study page provides guidance for students on how to make the most of online study.

We recognise that completing quizzes and exams online can be challenging for a number of reasons, including the possibility of technical glitches or lack of reliable internet. We recommend you review the Online Exam Preparation Checklist of things to prepare when sitting an online exam.

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