Program Director Contact Details: Project Management
Name: Assoc. Prof. Indra Gunawan
Email: indra.gunawan@adelaide.edu.au

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Teaching Staff:

Semester 1 & Trimester 2
Name: Dr Bernard Wong
email: bernard.wong@adelaide.edu.au

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Gain access to the law related to the procurement of goods and services, apply the common law and statutory obligations of vendor and purchaser in typical situations and be aware how the common law and statutory obligations of the parties to a transaction might be varied by agreement;
2	Have an overview of law relating to international transactions and the law relating to corporations, intellectual property, negotiable instruments, employment contracts and project management contracts;
3	Have some knowledge of the Contracts Code of the People’s Republic of China;
4	Apply the principles of modern dispute resolution and have the appropriate skills to consult legal resources related to the solution of a particular legal problem. The students need to consult legal textbooks, statutes and reports of decided cases. This information is to be found in electronic databases, law reports, books and periodical literature;
5	Search, access and interpret most legal information available on electronic databases;
6	Distinguish between a professional relationship and other commercial transactions, where it is necessary to identify how the ethical rules of professional bodies impact on commercial conduct.

Australian Commercial Law, Clive Turner 27th or later edition,
Publisher Thomson Reuters.

G Moens& P Gillies International Trade and Business: Law, Policy and Ethics, 2nd Edition, Routledge& Cavendish (2006)

Australian Standard AS4915-2000

The New York Convention (1958)

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
<http://209.225.62.100/Documents/Manuals/Bidding_Documents/Prequalification/fidic-conditions-of-contract-for-construction.pdf>

Australasian Legal Information Institute website: http://www.austlii.edu.au 

Library Resources
The University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the University’s website. Access to the Library's electronic resources.

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MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and workshops at the University. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study.

This course is offered in blended learning mode with the face-to-face component offered as intensives.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

This is a draft schedule and session dates are a guide only. The timetable may be changed during the course delivery if necessary.

Intensive	Content	Readings/Activities
1	1: Introduction, description of the common law process, theoretical basis of contracts (why certain promises are treated by the law as binding)	Course Notes Textbook Chapters 1-12
	2: Contract formation including the requirements for intention on the part of the contracting parties, agreement, formalities and consideration, contractual capacity, consent and legality
	3: Continuation of the matters referred to in session 2
	4: Operation of contracts including rules for interpretation of written documents, express term and implied terms
	5: Discharge of contracts by performance; express agreement, frustration, election after breach and operation of the law
	6: Remedies for breach of contract including injunctions, decrees for specific performance and damages – Assessment of damages
	7: Variation of existing contracts including a discussion of the principles of promissory estoppel, waiver, recent developments in the law relating to the doctrine of consideration, retention of title clauses and tendering contract
2	8: Statutory regulation of transactions for the provision of goods and services including a discussion of: Sale of Goods Act 1895 (NSW) and Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW);	Course Notes Textbook Chapters 13-18, 28
	9: Introduction to the law of torts. Is there a law of tort or a law of torts?
	10: Historical development of the law relating to negligence
	11: Extension of the law of negligence into situations involving negligent misstatement.
	12: Discussion of exercise. The evolution of the concept of proximity and the likely future development in the law in this area
	13: Standard of care, remoteness of damage and defences to actions for negligence
	14: Actions for negligence based on a duty of care arising out of a contract
3	15: Comparative law, an overview of the contract laws of Europe and the Peoples’ Republic of China	Course Notes Textbook Chapters 23-27
	16: Legal personality, partnerships and corporations
	17: Negotiable instruments
	18: Intellectual property
	19: Insurance contracts
4	20: The legal relationship between principal and project manager 21: Dispute resolution including commercial arbitration, mediation and expert determination – International Arbitration	Course Notes Australian Standard AS4915-2000 The New York Convention (1958) United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) FIDIC Contract.

An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

#	Assessment	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcomes
1	Written assignment 1	1,000 words	20%	1, 4, 5
2	Written assignment 2	1,000 words	20%	2-5
3	Multiple choice test	2 hours	30%	1-4
4	Final written assignment 3	2,000 words for individual 4,000 words for group of 2	30%	4-6
	Total		100%

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning in workshops during the intensive classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.

Course results are subject to moderation by the ECIC Board of Examiners.

Assessment 1: Written assignment 1
Weighting: 20%
Task: Students are required to look up and read the decisions of the Courts provided in MyUni.

Each of these cases applies the law and students are required to write an essay describing the facts of one of the cases and the legal principle that were used for deciding the case.

Scope: This assignment will assess your understanding of the structure of the common law.
Length and Presentation: 1,000 words

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Assessment 2: Research assignment
Weighting: 20%
Task: At the end of the first intensive session students will have covered the basic principles of the law of contract in the Australian, English and Singapore jurisdictions. As has been explained these principles are derived in the main from the decided cases. There are jurisdictions in the world where the law has been proclaimed as a code. The Peoples Republic of China is such jurisdiction. Parts of the Peoples Republic contract code are reproduced in the course notes. The task is to read the code and compare it to the common law you have studied. Identify a number of rules from the code that you consider to be similar or identical to the common law. In addition identify examples that differ from common law principles. Add a short comment on the similarities or differences. In total eight examples will suffice.

Scope: This assignment will assess your ability to compare legal principles from one legal system with those of another (comparative law).

Length and Presentation: Should not exceed 1,000 words.

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Assessment 3: Multiple choice test
Weighting: 30%
Task: Forty questions taken from the lecture notes. Open book in class test.
Scope: This multiple choice class test will assess your familiarity with, and understanding of, the course material.
Length and Presentation: Two-hour class test.

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Assessment 4: Written assignment 3
Weighting: 30%
Task: Review the scenario provided in MyUni and give your opinion on the success of the legal action outlined, discussing the principles involved.
Scope: This assignment will test the students’ ability to construct a legal argument and carry out detailed legal research.
Length and Presentation: Should not exceed 2,000 words if done as an individual assignment. Should not exceed 4,000 words if done as a group of two.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions: MyUni Learning Centre

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

• Assignment Submission:  Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.
• Cover Sheet:  Please include in the assignment a completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work.  Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments:  You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing.  Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Extensions of Time:  An application for Assessment Extension should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer.  Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date.  Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade.  Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above). Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted.  Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.