Queensland University of Technology - BSB151: Business Law and Governance

BSB151: Business Law and Governance aims to help students understand that in business, choosing the "right" thing to do involves a range of quite different conceptualisations of what is "right". By using Ethics, the Law and Governance principles to determine what is right, we emphasise the need for tomorrow's business leaders to understand different ways people judge what is "right" and introduce critical business concepts such as governance, fiduciary duties, agency law, contract and negligence (duty of care). Through use classical ethical frameworks as well as statute and case law, students will develop the ability to justify what is the right thing to do in a number of different business scenarios. In so doing the unit also addresses specific legal issues germane to all fields of business and professional contexts while developing problem solving skills relevant to contemporary business.

✔ On successful completion of this unit you will be able to: 

• describe the essential features of the legal system in Australia;

• explain the nature of moral issues in business and apply key moral theories to a range of business issues;

• apply legal knowledge and reasoning skills to analyse and respond to problems across a range of topics in business law; and, 

• explain the duty of care principle and governance systems.

UNIT CODE

UNIT NAME

AYB201

Financial Accounting and Reporting

AYB202

Management Accounting

AYB203

Taxation

AYB340

Company Accounting

EFB201

Financial Markets

EFB210

Fundamentals of Finance

EFB222

Introduction to Applied Econometrics

EFB228

Microeconomics

EFB229

Macroeconomics

EFB333

Applied Econometrics

EFB335

Investments

EFB343

Corporate Finance

EFB344

Risk Management and Derivatives

LLB101

Introduction to Law

LLB347

Taxation Law

MGB130

Managing People

MXB107

Probability and Statistics