Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Rod Smith
Lise Barry
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
((Admission to GradCertLaw or GradDipLaw or LLM or admission to JD after 2014) and corequisite LAWS600)) or (admission to JD in 2014)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit studies the nature, formation and management of the modern corporation. It examines the consequences of the adoption of corporate form including the separation of legal personality between the company and its shareholders and the impact of limited liability. The extensive common law and statutory regulatory regime applicable to directors and other company officers in the management of the company is surveyed as is the important role of shareholders' rights in governing this entity. The examination of the corporation is undertaken in the context of globalisation where the proliferation of corporate governance codes is increasing.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Submission
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Moderation
Detailed marking rubrics will be made available on iLearn.
Turnitin
All written assessments are to be submitted via iLearn through Turnitin.
Referencing
All referencing is to be in accordance with AGLC3.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Quiz One | 10% | No | 25/8/2018 |
Research Essay | 30% | No | 24/9/2018 |
Online Quiz Two | 10% | No | 6/10/2018 |
Online Participation | 10% | No | 1/11/2018 |
Final Examination | 40% | No | 15 November 2018 |
Due: 25/8/2018
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to do an online quiz consisting of 20 multiple choice questions worth half a mark each. The online quiz will be open for attempts from 6pm Friday 24th August to 6pm Saturday 25th August 2018. Once the student has started the attempt at the quiz, it will remain open for 60 minutes. It will automatically close on the expiry of the 60 minutes.
Due: 24/9/2018
Weighting: 30%
All students are required to complete a research essay.
The essay will be 2,000 words in length.
Due: 6/10/2018
Weighting: 10%
Students will be required to do an online quiz consisting of 20 multiple choice questions worth half a mark each. The online quiz will be open for attempts from 6pm Friday 5th October to 6pm Saturday 6th October 2018. Once the student has started the attempt at the quiz, it will be open for 60 minutes. It will automatically close on the expiry of 60 minutes.
Due: 1/11/2018
Weighting: 10%
Students will be assessed overall on weekly participation to classes. It is assumed that students will attend the weekly tutorial class, make contributions in class and a mark will be allocated at the end of the semester based on the quality of your contributions during class. It is assumed that the students will attend at least 80% of the allocated classes. The student participation mark is likely to decrease if attendance is less than 80% overall.
Due: 15 November 2018
Weighting: 40%
All students are required to complete a final examination. Further details of the exam will be made available on iLearn closer to the end of the semester and will be posted on ilearn.
This is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.
This will be done on 15 November 2018. The exam paper will be released at 10 am on 15 November, on ilearn. The students are required to submit a worked solution by 5pm 15 November 2018 through a Turnitin link on ilearn. No AGLC3 compliance is required.
Delivery
Resources
Students are required to have access to the following texts:
Other materials will be made available online via Leganto.
During tutorials and the on campus session, students are required to have access to a number of statutes relevant to the course. These statutes are contained in CCH Australian Corporations Legislation, 2017. It is recommended that students have access to this text. Legislation can also be accessed online
Technology Use
Week |
Lecture Topic |
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Corporate personality and the history of the corporation |
2 |
Central problems in corporate governance and the role of the lawyer |
3 |
The incorporation process |
4 |
The company constitution |
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Company contracts |
6 |
Administration of companies and management of the business of companies |
7 |
Duties and liabilities of directors and officers |
8 |
Duties and liabilities of directors and officers part 2 |
9 |
Share capital and membership |
10 |
Members remedies |
11 |
Company credit and security arrangements |
12 |
Winding up companies |
13 |
No lecture this week |
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