IB3G4 - Law for Entrepreneurs
- Module code: IB3G4
- Module name: Law for Entrepreneurs
- Department: Warwick Business School
- Credit: 12, 15
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
This module is aimed at providing the essential legal knowledge required by a potential entrepreneur in the UK. The module will afford WBS students a broader insight into business law and encourage post-graduation entrepreneurialism.
Principal learning outcomes
By the end of the module you should be able to: understand the basic principles of copyright and intellectual property as applied to new business ventures; understand the legal requirements relating to trades descriptions, sales of goods and distance selling; understand the basic legal regulations applied to data protection and privacy; understand the concept and application of standard term contracting in business, the key contractual terms and terms deemed unfair at law; understand the methods by which a business may pursue payment of debts and the potential penalties for late payment of commercial debts; understand the regulation of health and safety in the workplace; understand the legal requirements involved in lawfully hiring, managing and dismissing workers or employees; demonstrate legal research skills, the ability to analyse legal problems and to apply problem-solving techniques to hypothetical problems; demonstrate the ability critically to evaluate legal principles and law in practice.
Timetabled teaching activities
1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week
Departmental link
http://www.wbs.ac.uk/students/undergraduate/
Module assessment
Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
---|---|---|
12 CATS (Module code: IB3G4-12) | ||
D1 (Assessed/examined work) | Group work -group mark | 15% |
Group work - individual mark | 10% | |
1.5 hr examination | 75% | |
15 CATS (Module code: IB3G4-15) | ||
D2 (Assessed/examined work) | Group work - group mark | 15% |
Group work - individual mark | 10% | |
2 hour examination | 75% |
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Core
N/A
Optional Core
N/A
Optional
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- Chemistry and Business Studies(with Intercalated Year) (FN12) - Year 4
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- Undergraduate Computer and Management Sciences (with Intercalated Year) (G5NA) - Year 4
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