ACCT322-17B (HAM)

Law of Business Enterprises

20 Points

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Waikato Management School
Te Raupapa
Department of Accounting

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Convenor(s)

Mary Low

Mary Low
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Lecturer(s)

Bikram Chatterjee

Bikram Chatterjee
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Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm
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Murugesh Arunachalam

Murugesh Arunachalam
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Paper Description

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This paper focuses on the law which is relevant to the formation and activities of business enterprises, particularly the legal requirements affecting New Zealand companies. However other business forms are touched on.
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Paper Structure

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This paper provides an understanding of laws directly affecting business enterprises and encourages the application of legal principles to problem situations, as well as critical thinking about the broader issues which arise in relation to business enterprises.
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Students will be able to identify and explain the current law, including statutes, regulations, and common law, of commercial entities and trading structures, especially with regard to concepts of corporate legal entities.
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  • Students will receive a brief introduction to the main forms of capital a company may be able to access.
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  • Students will be able to identify and explain the statutory and administrative requirements relating to record keeping, accounting, auditing, reporting and disclosure, in relation to companies.
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  • Duties and responsibilities of directors will be identified in relation to companies, and students will be able apply these to practical examples.
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  • Other areas of law impacting on the operations of companies will be considered from a practical perspective so that students will be able to identify and apply these various issues in a practical manner.
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  • The concept of corporate governance is covered so students will be able to recognise the importance of a business having a governance framework.
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  • The concept of risk management will underpin the learning outcomes, with emphasis being placed on the role of directors in terms of their responsibilities in this area of governance.
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Assessment

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Internal assessment for this paper is in the form of two tests, and a mark for tutorial homework, attendance and participation, as set out below. Make up tests will be available at a notified time for each test, for those students who have been given permission by the Convenor to sit a makeup test. Tests will be returned through MSC.
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 1:1. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 50% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 1:1 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 50% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Test One
14 Aug 2017
10:00 AM
20
  • Hand-in: In Lecture
✔
2. Test Two
25 Sep 2017
10:00 AM
20
  • Hand-in: In Lecture
✔
3. Tutorial Homework
10
  • Hand-in: In Tutorial
4. Exam
50
✔
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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Companies Act 1993 and Amendments

Contents of files in L Drive.

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Recommended Readings

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Highly recommended: Understanding Company Law (3rd ed) Jonathan Barrett (2014) LexisNexis.

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Other Resources

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Other resources such as powerpoint slides will be provided as appropriate. In particular, videos of the lectures will be streamed within two weeks of the lecture being given, but these are not a substitute for attending classes.

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Online Support

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If you require online support for myweb please email helpdesk at: wmshelp@waikato.ac.nz
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Workload

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1. 3 x one-hour lectures
2. 1 x one-hour tutorial

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Linkages to Other Papers

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Note any linkages to other papers where the linkage is of importance.
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Prerequisite(s)

ACCT224 or MNGT221 or ACCT324

Corequisite(s)

Equivalent(s)

Restriction(s)

ACCT422

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