BTX3900 · Research project in business law or taxation

Overview

This unit offers you an option to complete a unit by way of a research project. The project requires you to undertake guided research on a topic taken from a business law and taxation unit.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. analyse various methodological approaches to business law
2. identify an area in the contemporary commercial environment that presents business law or taxation issues
3. research, analyse and evaluate those issues using the methodologies previously studied
4. construct a framework to discuss the results
5. prepare and present a research paper.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.