Course Coordinator:Craig Cameron (ccameron1@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Online |
Online | You can do this course without coming onto campus, unless your program has specified a mandatory onsite requirement. |
Please go to unisc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
This course examines the international legal frameworks governing business transactions and cross-border business activity. Students explore the operation of key international conventions and agreements and analyse their implications for Australian and multinational enterprises. Emphasis is placed on risk management, dispute resolution, comparative regulatory systems, and emerging legal issues in the context of global business.
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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| Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 6 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled face to face workshops. | 3hrs | Week 1 | 6 times |
| Information session – Task information session (recorded) | 1hr | Week 1 | 2 times |
| Online | |||
| Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 6 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled online workshops (recorded). | 3hrs | Week 1 | 6 times |
| Information session – Task information session (recorded). | 1hr | Week 1 | 2 times |
700 Level (Specialised)
12 units
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business | |
| 1 | Analyse the sources, principles, and institutions of international business law, including the interaction between international and Australian legal systems. | Knowledgeable |
PC3, PC3.1, PC6.2 |
| 2 | Apply international legal frameworks to identify and analyse legal risks in cross-border business transactions. | Empowered |
PC3.1, PC6.2 |
| 3 | Evaluate the operation of international dispute resolution mechanisms, including arbitration and mediation, and their relevance to global business. | Creative and critical thinker |
PC3, PC6.2 |
| 4 | Assess the impact of trade agreements, investment treaties, and comparative regulatory systems on Australian and multinational enterprises. | Empowered |
PC3, PC6.2 |
| 5 | Communicate legal concepts, principles, and risk assessments effectively in professional written and oral formats appropriate for international business contexts. | Engaged |
PC1, PC1.1, PC1.2, PC6, PC6.1 |
| CODE | COMPETENCY |
| Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business | |
| PC1 | Communication |
| PC1.1 | Written Communication |
| PC1.2 | Oral Communication |
| PC3 | Creative and Critical Thinking |
| PC3.1 | Problem Solving |
| PC6 | Career-adaptive |
| PC6.1 | Adaptability |
| PC6.2 | Discipline Knowledge |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Enrolled in any PGRD Program
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Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Formative feedback will be provided in the form of answers to workshop exercises. Further formative feedback will be embedded within online activities.
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Written Piece | Individual | 35% | 1500 words |
Week 4 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 2 | Written Piece | Individual | 35% | 1500 words |
Week 6 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 3 | Oral | Individual | 30% | 10 minutes |
Week 7 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All - Assessment Task 1:Risk Management Report 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | This assessment develops students’ ability to identify, apply, and analyse international business law in relation to a global business scenario. |
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| Format: | A risk management report. Further information is available on Canvas. |
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| Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Risk Management Report 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | This assessment develops students’ ability to identify, apply, and analyse international business law in relation to a global business scenario. |
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| Goal: | To demonstrate the ability to clearly and professionally explain legal risks and risk analysis from Risk Management Report 2 to a business client, and the implications of these risks for the client’s operations. |
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| Format: | Students will schedule an individual appointment using the booking system to conduct a virtual client meeting on an approved online platform. |
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| Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies |
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| Programme Delivery Mode | Assessment Type | Title | Competency | Teaching Methods |
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| 2020 UniSC Business School Standards Postgraduate | ||||
| All delivery modes | Oral | Virtual client meeting | PC1.2 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed |
| PC1.3 | Practiced, Assessed | |||
| PC3.1 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
| PC6.1 | Practiced, Assessed | |||
| PC6.2 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
| Written Piece | Risk Management Report 1 | PC1.1 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |
| PC3.1 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
| PC6.2 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
| Risk Management Report 2 | PC1.1 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | ||
| PC3.1 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
| PC6.2 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
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Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.
The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty
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