Module LAW3161H for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3161H: Commercial Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
This module is only available to students studying for the JD on the HKUST-Exeter Programmes in Law. The aim of this module is to develop your understanding of key aspects of commercial law, including how sales contract are created, what rights the parties enjoy and what kind of liabilities such contracts may give rise to under international law. Consideration will be given to the aims of commercial law and its efficacy in achieving its aims.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate detailed and comprehensive knowledge of commercial law and a substantial range of major concepts, values and principles relevant to its application 2. demonstrate ability to identify, explain and critically evaluate key issues in commercial law and to apply relevant rules and theories |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate detailed and comprehensive knowledge of legal concepts and their contextual, social, and political implications 4. demonstrate ability to apply legal knowledge to a problem or case study and to suggest a conclusion supported by relevant arguments |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. demonstrate ability to manage relevant learning resources, information, and learning strategies, and to develop own arguments and opinions with minimum guidance 6. demonstrate ability to work independently and to manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities, exercises and assessment |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction to commercial law
- Sources of international commercial sales: English law and SOGA 1979, Incoterms, CIF and FOB contracts, 1980 Vienna Convention on International sale of goods
- Creation of the contract: incorporation of standard terms and transport obligations
- Transfer of risk and property
- Seller’s duty re the goods and documents
- Bills of lading
- Letters of credit
- Rejection and remedies for breach of contract
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 124 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 4 | 4 x 1 hour tutorials |
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures |
| Guided independent study | 84 | Reading and preparing for tutorials |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Researching and writing essays |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorial questions | 4 x 1 hour | 1-6 | Feedback in tutorial from tutor |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best two out of maximum four essays (one per tutorial, each with equal weight) | 100 | 800 words per essay | 1-6 | Feedback in tutorial from tutor |
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| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best two out of maximum four essays | One essay: 1600 words | 1-6 | August/September referred/deferred period |
