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Undergraduate CUR-BLW100-2021

Markets and Legal Frameworks

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$1,812 $2,062

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 01 Mar 2021
  • 30 Aug 2021
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Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.

QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn
  1. describe the relationship between business and various stakeholders, showing how key business disciplines are interconnected
  2. understand how the economy affects the business environment and the role of responsible business in global society
  3. understand different market types and business structures, and explain how they are regulated
  4. explain how business and marketing strategies can create value through application of economic principles
  5. explain basic concepts of business law using relevant information pertaining to business regulation and compliance
Topics covered
    • Capitalism: Affluence, inequality, and the environment
    • Marketing Environments
    • Value Creation: Society, Businesses and Consumers
    • Market Positioning and Competitive Advantage
    • Firms and markets for goods and services
    • Market failures and government policy
    • The nature of law and sources of law
    • Regulation, Governance and Social Responsibility
    • Business Structures 10. Revision/Bringing it all together
Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject explores how key business disciplines are connected. Students will develop an understanding of market types, and how business and marketing strategies can create value and impact upon society and the environment. Students will also develop an understanding of the relationship between a business enterprise and various stakeholders, including government, customers and the broader community. The subject also explains basic concepts of law and regulation, and identifies the legal structures of business

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

  • In Class Pitch/Poster Presentation (30%)
  • Legal case study and essay (40%)
  • Economic principles Q & A (30%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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