Quiz 1 (week 4):

Quiz opens: 12.01am Tuesday 23 August

Quiz closes: 11.59pm Thursday 25 August

Materials covered:

Chapters 1-4

(Legal foundations, Origins of Australian Law, Legal Systems, How Law is Made: Precedent and Statute Law) and 

Chapters 7-10 and 12 

(Introduction to Contracts, Agreement Between the Parties, Intention to Create Legal Relations,Consideration, Genuine Consent)  

Quiz 2 (week 8):

Quiz opens: 12.01am Tuesday 4 October

Quiz closes: 11.59pm Thursday 6 October

Materials covered:

Chapters 5-6 

(Introduction to the Law of Torts, The Tort of Negligence, Applications of Negligence to Business)

Chapters 11,13-16 and 8 (e-commerce)

(Capacity of the Parties, Legality of Object, Construction of the Contract, Rights of the Parties and Discharge; Remedies in Contract; Electronic Commerce)  

Quiz 3 (Week 12):

Quiz opens: 12.01am Tuesday 1 November

Quiz closes: 11.59pm Thursday 3 November

Materials covered:

Chapters 17-18

(Consumer Guarantees Implied into Contract; Australian Consumer Law)

Chapter 19

(Agency)

Chapter 20

(Other Business Related Torts) 

Submission via BUSL250 unit iLearn portal. 

Each quiz contains 10 questions.

The time limit for each quiz is 40 minutes (4 minutes per question).

Once the quiz is open the timer cannot be stopped - even if you log out. 

At the conclusion of the quiz period, general feedback will be given based on the results.

Weight of each quiz: 10% of final assessment mark (30% total).

No extensions will be granted. Students who miss this assessment will be awarded a mark of 0, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. 

The quiz will not be re-opened. 

Class presentation (5%):

• Student class presentations are held in Tutorials 3-13

• Presentation topic list for each week will be posted on the BUSL250 unit iLearn portal (commencing Week 2 for presentation in Week 3)

• One week's notice will be given for the weekly presentation topics

• Presentation should be timed to be completed within three (3) minutes

• Presentation marking criteria and the presentation marking sheet is listed under the heading 'Presentations' on the BUSL250 unit iLearn portal.

• Students must bring a presentation marking sheet (complete with name and student number) and give it to their tutor on the date of their tutorial presentation. 

• It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they have been allotted a tutorial date/topic number for their presentation during the session.

• No extensions will be granted. Students who fail to complete a presentation at their allotted tutorial time/date will be awarded a mark of 0, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. 

Class participation (5%)

• The BUSL250 student workbook is available on the BUSL250 iLearn portal. It is suggested that students use this book as both preparation and for notes in the tutorials.
• The mark will be awarded based on the following criteria:
  • Class participation assessed throughout session 
  • The extent to which each student has prepared for each class. 
  • The ability of students to complete set tasks during classes.    
  • The ability of students to actively participate in group discussions.    
  • The willingness of students to co-operate with and assist other students in their learning.   
  • The willingness of students to express their ideas in class.     
  • The ability of students to articulate their thoughts.     
  • The performance of students on tasks completed during class.

Information concerning each student’s final participation mark will be made available on the subject website prior to the date of the final examination.

Contract law In-class written exam. Exam will be have two parts (A and B). 

• Based on Lectures 2 (Part 2)- Lecture 5 and Tutorials 3 - 6 (Contract Law topics ONLY). 
• Will be held during Lecture 9 in Week 9 (Monday 6.00pm-8.00pm and Tuesday 8.00am-10.00am) in the normal timetabled lecture theatre.
• Exam will be in two parts (A and B)
• One (1) A4 back-to-back handwritten pages (written in English) is allowed in this assessment. No other materials allowed.
• Important Note: Enrolled ilecture students must physically attend one of the in-campus lecture 9 and sit this exam. These students must register to sit the exam in one of the two Week 9 lectures available via the BUSL250 'Contract Law exam registration' link on the iLearn website which will be available in Week 6.
• Students already enrolled in either BUSL250 lecture must sit the exam in the lecture in which they are enrolled.

No extensions will be granted. Students who miss this assessment will be awarded a mark of 0, except for cases in which an application for disruption to studies is made and approved. 

Formal written exam based on Weeks 6 - Week 12 (Contract Law is NOT in the final exam). 

Final exam covers Tort law (Parts A and B), Agency Law, Consumer Protection Law and Property Law (including Intellectual Property).

Exam length: Two hours and thirty minutes plus ten minutes reading time. Two double sided A4 handwritten pages allowed (written in English). No typed or photocopied sheets allowed. 

Supplementary Examination:  If a supplementary examination is granted as a result of a 'Disruption to Studies' process, the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period as per the Supplementary examination timetable of the Faculty.  Please note the supplementary examination will be in a similiar format as the final examination. 

There is a requirement to in order to at pass this course you must also pass the final exam.