Overview

This unit aims to builds on the foundation knowledge and skills acquired in contract law, to understand more specialised applications of contract law. These include agency, commercial sale of goods and services, consumer protection, consumer credit, insurance, electronic commerce and guarantees. Students will also practise drafting advice and legal agreements in these areas, to discuss the legal implications in commercial practice and to provide advice in problem scenarios.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Locate and describe the common law and statutory provisions governing selected topics in the law of commerce
  • Apply these areas of law to factual situations and develop problem solving skills to analyse and determine a likely outcome
  • Apply the knowledge learned in selected commercial law topic areas to draft and interpret clauses in commercial agreements

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		3.00 12 weeks 36
Online
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		8.50 12 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		11.50 12 weeks 138
Live Online
Class		1.00 12 weeks 12
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentIndividual 40 - 60% 1,2,3 
Online TestsIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2 
PortfolioIndividual 30 - 40% 1,2,3 

Content

 

Topics will include:

  • agency,
  • commercial sale of goods and services,
  • consumer protection,
  • consumer credit, 
  • insurance,
  • electronic commerce,
  • guarantees.

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.