Law for Business & Management
Niveau
1st study cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• can classify central legal concepts and functions of law in a business context.
• develop a basic understanding of business law questions.
• can apply the fundamentals of contract law to simple business cases and name important types of contracts.
• understand the fundamentals of civil, company, commercial, and corporate law in order to make an initial legal assessment of business-relevant matters.
• can classify central legal concepts and functions of law in a business context.
• develop a basic understanding of business law questions.
• can apply the fundamentals of contract law to simple business cases and name important types of contracts.
• understand the fundamentals of civil, company, commercial, and corporate law in order to make an initial legal assessment of business-relevant matters.
Prerequisites for the course
None
Course content
• Introduction to the Austrian legal system
• Basic concepts and functions of law
• Structure and sources of law (statutes, regulations, customary law, case law)
• Differences between public law and private law
• Fundamentals of contract law (formation of contracts, declarations of intent, breaches of performance)
• Overview of business-relevant types of contracts
• Introduction to company law and commercial law
• Overview of corporate law with cross-references to general business administration (legal form, location choice, business combinations, etc.)
• Basic concepts and functions of law
• Structure and sources of law (statutes, regulations, customary law, case law)
• Differences between public law and private law
• Fundamentals of contract law (formation of contracts, declarations of intent, breaches of performance)
• Overview of business-relevant types of contracts
• Introduction to company law and commercial law
• Overview of corporate law with cross-references to general business administration (legal form, location choice, business combinations, etc.)
Recommended specialist literature
• Jung, P.: Handelsrecht, Beck Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• Fischer W.; Rosenberger, S.: Wirtschaftsrecht für Studium und Praxis, Linde Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• Perner, S.; Spitzer, M.; Kodek, G.: Bürgerliches Recht, Manz Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• Barta, H.; Dellinger, D.: Wirtschaftsprivatrecht kompakt, Manz Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• 1-2 Fachartikel
• Fischer W.; Rosenberger, S.: Wirtschaftsrecht für Studium und Praxis, Linde Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• Perner, S.; Spitzer, M.; Kodek, G.: Bürgerliches Recht, Manz Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• Barta, H.; Dellinger, D.: Wirtschaftsprivatrecht kompakt, Manz Verlag (aktuelle Aufl.)
• 1-2 Fachartikel
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2