MN12005: Business, society and law
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWOG 45%, CWRG 5%, EXIC 50% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Oral presentation group 1 (CWOG 20%)
- Peer review report (CWRG 5%)
- MCQ test - Law 1 (EXIC 25%)
- Oral presentation group 2 (CWOG 25%)
- MCQ test - Law 2 (EXIC 25%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- To develop your abilities to work in teams
- To develop your analytical capabilities, including the use of logical arguments and evidence
- To develop your abilities to present your analysis in a clear and compelling manner
- To develop your ability to use the library's resources, make informative use of data and become independent researchers
- To investigate the relationships between corporate decision-making and the economic, natural and competitive environments
- To understand the legal framework within which businesses and individuals operate and the implications
- To develop the ability to understand legal criteria and create cogent and reasoned arguments in applying them to practical situations
- To analyse legal liability, assess risks and create strategies for avoidance, which can be input into business practice
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| Synopsis: | Explore the relationship between business and society in terms of fundamental concepts in business law and how business decisions reflect social and environmental concerns. The approach to business and the skills you learn in this unit will provide a framework for the rest of your course.
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| Content: | The unit content includes:
The provision of case study materials to inform the practice of teamwork, analytical, presentational and negotiation skills.
To this end, relevant training is provided, with emphases on presentational and negotiation skills.
Furthermore, a reading list is provided to help teams to embed their work in theory and evidence from the academic literature.
The law element covers the framework of law, essential business contracts and non-contractual liability such as negligence. Students work through seminars in applying the principles to a range of case examples within their group, analysing and applying principles to practice.
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| Course availability: |
MN12005 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
- UMMN-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance (Year 1)
- UMMN-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with work placement (Year 1)
- UMMN-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management (Year 1)
- UMMN-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management with work placement (Year 1)
- UMMN-ANB12 : BSc(Hons) Business (Year 1)
- UMMN-AKB13 : BSc(Hons) International Management with year abroad (Year 1)
- UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 1)
- UMMN-AKB15 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with work placement (Year 1)
- UMMN-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Management with work placement (Year 1)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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