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Business law

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business law
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008
Module code: BAITM-230
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
4
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written examination

[updated 20.03.2010]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BAITM-230 International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008 , semester 2, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BAITM-130 Fundamentals of law


[updated 22.02.2011]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BAITM-420 International contract law and law for managers in the tourism industry


[updated 07.04.2011]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Sybille Neumann
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Holger Buck
Prof. Dr. Sybille Neumann


[updated 22.02.2011]
Learning outcomes:
The course aims to provide students with deeper insight into the role, function and structure of key areas of commercial law, and to illustrate the main special provisions of commercial law compared to the German Civil Code (BGB). The part of the course dealing with company law will be used to teach students about the structure of company law and to convey a basic understanding of important (European and German) corporate structures. Students should be able to apply what they have learned to practical cases of interest during the lecture course.

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Module content:
Commercial law:
 - Role, function and structure; the concept of ‘merchant’; commercial register
 - Company law and rights ensuing from establishing and managing a commercial undertaking
 - Commercial staff; selected commercial activities
 - Commercial practice and differences to BGB
Corporate law:
 - Structure
 - Fundamental aspects of the European company forms: European Company (SE) and European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)
 - Basic information on the different types of German business undertakings: OHG, KG, AG and GmbH

[updated 20.03.2010]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lectures with accompanying case studies

[updated 20.03.2010]
Recommended or required reading:
Klunzinger: Grundzüge des Handelsrechts, 12. Auflage, Vahlen München 2002
Klunzinger: Grundzüge des Gesellschaftsrechts, 12. Auflage, Vahlen München 2002

[updated 20.03.2010]
 
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