Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Law of Contract

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
LAW2539	City Campus	Undergraduate	525T Business & Enterprise	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024, Sem 1 2025
LAW2539	City Campus	Undergraduate	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021

Course Coordinator: Theresa Lyford

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5444

Course Coordinator Email: theresa.lyford@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 80, Level 5

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course provides you with detailed knowledge of the legal principles and rules used to determine the existence of an enforceable agreement. You will examine the nature of contract law; the process of formation, interpretation, performance and termination of contracts and remedies.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

 

CLO1: Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental principles of the law of contract and the impact of the legislation on contract law.

CLO2: Identify and apply the elements of contract law required to create an enforceable simple contract.

CLO3: Identify and apply factors which invalidate a contract.

CLO4: Apply the required legal principles necessary to discharge a contract.

CLO5: Identify and apply the remedies available to a party in the circumstances where a party to a contract is in breach.

CLO6: Apply contract law principles to hypothetical scenarios to identify the legal issues and provide advice demonstrating legal writing skills.

 

Map each CLO against one or more PLOs

	CLO1	CLO2	CLO3	CLO4	CLO5	CLO6	CLO7	CLO8
PLO1	x	x	x	x	x	x
PLO2	x	x	x	x	x	x
PLO3	x	x	x	x	x	x
PLO4	x	x	x	x	x	x
PLO5						x
PLO6						x
PLO7
PLO8

Please note: Undergraduate Collective PLOs in the table below. Not all PLOs are achieved in a single course.

 

PLO1	Apply a broad theoretical and technical knowledge of legal principles and concepts in diverse legal service contexts.
PLO2	Independently apply legal theoretical and technical knowledge to provide specialist and professional advice as a paralegal to a range of audiences.
PLO3	Critically analyse and evaluate information to provide effective solutions and assistance to existing and potential legal service clients..
PLO4	Apply reasoned judgements to solve problems in a variety of legal practice contexts with reference to ethical, regulatory and global perspectives.
PLO5	Reflect on performance feedback to identify and action strategies for improvement.
PLO6	Communicate business legal information and concepts to professionals and non-professionals in diverse contexts.
PLO7	Apply an adaptive and collaborative approach to working with others in a variety of business and professional contexts
PLO8	Apply, and integrate professional theory with practice in authentic Work Integrated Learning (WIL) contexts. **

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.

Overview of Learning Resources

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Overview of Assessment

Assessment Task 1: Reflection(s) 30%

Assessment Task 2: Research assignment 30%

Assessment Task 3: End of semester open-book exam 40%

 

 

The assessment alignment table below shows the assessment tasks against the learning outcomes they develop.

 

Assessment	Course Learning Outcomes
CLO1	CLO2	CLO3	CLO4	CLO5	CL06	CLO7	CLO8
Task 1	x	x	x	x
Task 2	x	x	x	x	x	x
Task 3	x	x	x	x	x	x