| Effective Term: | 2026/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Fundamentals of Law |
| Unit ID: | BUACC1101 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (BUACC1001 and BUACC1004) |
| ASCED: | 090901 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides students with a foundational understanding of business law, equipping them to identify and manage legal risks in a commercial context. Through a focus on legal writing and problem-solving, students will develop the ability to apply legal principles to real-world business scenarios. The unit topics explore a broad spectrum of business law areas, offering insight into the legal frameworks that shape professional practice. Students will engage with substantive legal content and demonstrate their knowledge through assessments that include problem-based tasks and analytical essays. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | |  | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Appreciate the main principles of the Australian legal system, including the sources of law, to discuss the mechanisms by which the law is changed or developed (through precedent, statutory interpretation, and legislation). |
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| K2. | Explain and apply the key features and purposes of private law. |
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| K3. | Recognise the regulatory and facilitative effects of the law in business transactions. |
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| K4. | Evaluate and apply the law to appreciate the social and economic impacts of the law. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Identify and analyse legal issues from case scenarios to develop skills in applying the law to commercial settings. |
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| S2. | Conduct independent research to communicate results that demonstrate an understanding of legal research and writing. |
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| S3. | Recognise and reflect on the professional responsibilities in promoting justice and ethical issues that may arise in a professional context. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Use initiative and judgment to solve legal problems through research, applying skills in business law. |
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| A2. | Interpret the business environment to assess legal risk in commercial settings. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: 1. Introduction to the Australian legislative frameworks and the sources of law 2. Business structures and arrangements 3. Contract law 4. Consumer law 5. Agency law 6. Employment law (including data protection) 7. Tort law (negligence) 8. Property law (including intellectual property)
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | N/A - Not Applicable | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | N/A - Not Applicable | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | N/A - Not Applicable | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | N/A - Not Applicable |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K4 | Individual oral presentation (recorded) | Oral assessment | 10-20% | | 2. | K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Individual written assignment involving a case scenario and/or essay question | Written Assignment | 20-40% | | 3. | K3, K4, S1, S3, A1, A2 | Demonstrate knowledge and skills gained in the unit via an interactive live independently invigilated assessment | Invigilated oral examination | 50%-60% |
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