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At the end of this course, students are expected to obtain the following skills:
a) Knowledge of the terminology and basic legal concepts of Contract Law.
b) Ability to communicate effectively the knowledge acquired and the results of research projects, both in written and oral form.
c) Ability to carry out group work incorporated into the structure of class presentations.
d) Ability to make business decisions taking into account their legal implications.
e) Ability to summarize basic legal concepts and apply them to commercial matters.
f) Learn the basic requirements of different types of contracts and identify the rights and obligations of the parties.
g) Be able to discuss and argue about the possible outcomes of a contractual situation.
h) Ability to recognize financing alternatives for a company and have a basic understanding of tender documents.
i) Ability to make business decisions taking into account the legal implications.
Based on the learning outcomes acquired in Business Law I, the aim objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of the main elements of contracting and international business from a legal point of view, with a special focus on technological and digital business activities and, in particular, on the different types of collaboration agreements and the process of acquiring companies or branches of activity. Furthermore, the content of this course addresses the most relevant areas of commercial activity and its most notable legal implications from the contractual and international point of view: from the structural modifications of companies, to the international sales contract, or Joint Venture agreements, with special emphasis on the legal mechanisms of expansion and growth of companies.
Business Law II course is based on the New Learning Context (hereinafter, NLC) and includes several of the methodologies provided by the NLC itself. Among them, the following:
-The master classes (MD0): In which the teacher explains content, concepts or solves problems.
-Project-based learning (MD6): In which students solve a group project and discover the concepts as they are necessary for the development of the project.
-The so-called "flipped classroom" (MD7): In which the teacher anticipates the student the documentation or material that must work before the face-to-face session and in the face-to-face session in the activities based on the contents previously worked.
-Peer teaching (MD9): In which the teacher generates a series of questions that the student answers individually and then the different group answers are discussed so that in the end the student will have the answers to the questions with more confidence and trust.
-Challenge-based learning (MD11): In which it establishes a pedagogical approach that actively involves the student and that is based on a real problem close to the student's environment that demands a specific solution and is within experiential learning.
In addition to the above methodologies, the case study method will be used, that is, a teaching methodology in which students construct their learning from the analysis and discussion of real-life experiences and situations. This methodology aims to give students the opportunity to relate the theoretical knowledge of the course to practical application environments. To this end, they are involved in a process of analysis of problematic situations, which are referred to as cases. Faced with the situation presented, the student, either individually or in a group, must formulate a proposed solution based on theoretical principles of the discipline or on practical principles derived from the context described in the case.
Class participation - 20%
Individual assignment - 15%
Group assignment - 20%
Midterm exam - 20%
Final exam - 25%
Re-take exam - 100%
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