Course Title: Apply the principles of contract law
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5337 Diploma of Conveyancing
Course Title: Apply the principles of contract law
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LAW5730C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T Vocational Business Education |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2016, Term1 2017, Term1 2018 |
Course Contact: Robert Sheen
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5759
Course Contact Email: robert.sheen@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources and supply solutions to contractual issues in a legal environment.
It applies to individuals who provide support in a range of legal service settings with a degree of responsibility to plan and complete investigations.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBLEG415 Apply the principles of contract law |
Elements: |
1. Determine nature and meaning of contract 2. Determine principles of contract law 3. Enhance professional practice through application of relevant principles of contract law 4. Distinguish between a contract being discharged or breached |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:
Performance Evidence
Evidence of the ability to:
- apply principles of contract law
- demonstrate the steps for discharge of a contract.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, you must:
- define commonly used legal terminology, institutions and main features of Australian legal system
- outline methods used to identify appropriate information sources of Australian law
- explain nature, aims and rationale of contracts, including agreements, intention to create legal relations, consideration, and capacity to contract
- explain remedies for breach of contract
- describe illegal and void contracts
- explain privacy of contract and assignment of contract.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the legal services administration field of work and include access to:
- office equipment and resources
- legislation and regulations relevant to contract law
- sources of information about contract law.
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed.