Code W222 | Level 2 | 30 points |
Business and consumer transactions: law and practice Quick facts No residential school 3 Tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) Project
Course content This is a 30-point course suitable for study if you have an interest in the way in which the law impacts on and regulates business and consumer transactions, or as part of the free-choice element of the LLB. W222 is for you if you already have a good knowledge of the English legal system and method, and may be of particular interest if you have taken W200 Understanding law, as it build upon the skills developed in that course or W100 Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law, which introduces you to the English legal system but not to online legal research.
obtained either from Level 1 study with The Open University or from equivalent work at another university. If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please contact our Student Registration & Enquiry Service. The course assumes that you already have knowledge and understanding of the English legal system, so we strongly advise you to take W200 Understanding law first, as W222 builds upon the skills developed in W200. Alternatively W100 Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law introduces you to the English legal system. Outside the UK Please note that this course is only concerned with the law of England and Wales.
Qualifications This is a specified course in our:
The course considers the legal principles of contract law and the sale of goods in relation to business and consumer transactions. It also explores the role played by finance, consumer credit and consumer law. In addition, you will be provided with an opportunity to develop a range of associated skills including: ·
the basic principles of drafting commercial agreements and how they affect business and consumer transactions
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problem solving by identifying material facts and legal issues, applying legal principles and exceptions to find solutions
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distinguish similar factual situations by reference to legal principles
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identify issues which require researching and use paper and electronic primary and secondary legal resources
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organise and assimilate legal, numerical and factual material and provide reasoned advice about such material.
Entry This is a Level 2 course and you need study skills required for this level of study, which may have been
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B04 BA (Hons) Business Studies
This course may count towards your LLB degree as part of the free-choice element. It can also count towards many of our other degrees at bachelors level, where it can help to weight your degree towards a BA or BSc. We advise you to refer to the relevant award descriptions for information on the circumstances in which the course can count towards these qualifications because from time to time the structure and requirements of a qualification may change.
If you have a disability or additional requirements The written course material is available in a comb-bound format. The course materials (excluding text books) may be available on CD-ROM in Adobe (pdf) format. Some components may not be available or fully accessible using a screen reader and mathematical, scientific, and foreign language materials may be particularly difficult to read in this way. You will need to spend time using a personal computer and the internet. If you are a new student, or new to courses using a computer or the internet, make sure that you have our booklet Meeting your needs. We provide a range of support services for individual needs but some of these may take several months to arrange. If you have concerns about taking this course or the support that you would have, please contact our Student Registration & Enquiry Service for advice. The website www.open.ac.uk/disability has the latest information about availability.
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Course materials We use a mixture of media to help you learn. Our courses may include any of the following media that you will use from home (or wherever you choose to study): specially written texts, set books, online resources, audio CDs, audio and video cassettes, DVDs, CD-ROMs, computer software, a home experiment kit. For further information on set books go to http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/setbooks/index.shtm.
Teaching and assessment Support from your tutor You will have a tutor with whom you can communicate by email, telephone and post, who will help you with the course material and mark and comment on your written work, and whom you can ask for advice and guidance. Your tutor will also run online tutorials that you are encouraged, but not obliged, to take part in. Contact our Student Registration & Enquiry Service if you want to know more about study with The Open University before you register. Assessment There are three tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) and an end-of-course assessment project. Assessment is an essential part of the teaching, so you are expected to complete it all. The substitution rule does not apply for this course. You must word-process your TMAs and submit them online using our eTMA system.
Professional recognition If you are intending to use this course as part of the free choice for the LLB, and you hope to enter the Legal Professions, you should read carefully our Recognition leaflet 3.13 Law. There are different entry regulations into the legal professions in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. You should read the Recognition leaflet as it is your responsibility to ensure that you meet these requirements or see the course description for W222 at www.open.ac.uk/courses.
More information For full details, including course fees, start dates, services for disabled students, any computing requirements and information on how to become a student, visit the Course and Qualifications website www.open.ac.uk/courses. We make every effort to ensure that this information is accurate but it could change if regulations or policies change or because of financial or other constraints.
Visit www.open.ac.uk/courses, contact us at www.open.ac.uk/contact or call our hotline on 0845 300 6090. Copyright Š The Open University
Created on 27.04.2009