mrkt vi course outline

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COURSE OUTLINE CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAWS

Course: PGDM-Marketing Semester: 1st Term (6th batch students)

Facilitator: Mrs. P.S. Swathi

Mobile: 9701933361E-Mail: [email protected]

Contemporary Business laws is a supportive course in PGDM. It helps students to

understand the legal implications of their decisions and also equip them to take necessary

precaution in the business to avoid litigation.

Moreover, students, after entering into corporate world, have to fulfill legal requirements

on their personal as well as professional front. The course Contemporary Business laws

equip students with necessary skills to deal with this.

It covers Business as well as Corporate Laws. The course will be taught through different

methods of teaching. The pedagogy includes Lectures, Student Presentations,Discussions, Case discussion, mock legal proceedings.

Since this is a half credit course, the entire syllabus will be taught within 16 sessions.

Pre-Read: Students are expected to come to class with necessary preparation. Concerned

text book/Material will be supplied to students

Syllabus

Unit -1

Introduction to Law-The Indian Contract Act 1872-Essentials of a valid contract-

Discharge of a Contract-Breach and Remedies for Breach of Contract -Law of Agency-

Sale of Goods Act of 1930- Sale and agreement to sell conditions and warranties.

Unit -2Company Law- Formation of a Company-Board composition and Powers-

Meetings-Membership- Directors- Shares & debentures. Company Management

prevention of oppression and mismanagement, - Winding up of the company

Unit 3Consumer Protection Act 1986-Constitution and Powers of Forums and

councils-Deficiency of Service and Remedial Measure for Deficiency of

Service.Competition Act of 2002, Information Technology Act of 2000- The ForeignExchange Management Act of 1999- Alternate dispute resolution system (ADR)

Arbitration & conciliation Act of 1996- Latest Supreme Court Decisions.


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Basic text book:

Business law Legal Aspects Of Business, Ravinder Kumar ,Cengage Learning

Reference Books

Mercantile law N.D.Kapur, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi, 2006

Business Laws and Economic Legislations-V.R.K.Raju, Himalaya Publishing house,New Delhi, 2005

A Manual of Business laws-DR. S.N.Maheswari and Dr. S.K.Maheswari, Himalaya

Publishing House, New Delhi, , 2008Business law for Managers-Prof. P.K.Goel, Biztantra New Delhi, 2008

Business Law S.S.Gulshan Excel Books, New Delhi, 2006

Legal aspects of business; Akhileshwar Pathak, TMH 2007Journals:

All India ReportAll India Legal Decisions

Andhra Pradesh Law JournalLaw Reports

Session Plan

Session Topic Pedagogy

01 Introduction to Law and course

out line

Faculty Presentation

and Discussion

02 Essential elements of a Valid

Contract

Faculty Presentation,

Discussion Q & A,

Student Presentations03 Performance of a contract,

breach and remedies for breach

of a contract


Group Discussion by

the students

04 Law of Agency- rights andduties of principal and agent creation and termination of

agency.

Faculty presentation,

discussion,

05 Sale of Goods Act of 1930-

Sale and agreement to sell

conditions and warranties.


Student Presentations

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Formation of a Company-

Necessary Documents (MOA,

AOA, Prospectus) and theirimportance, Differences

between: Public and Private

Limited Companies, Company

Students shall

download from

websites differentcompanies

MOA, AOA,

Prospectus and


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and partnership, Company,

Partnership, Sole Proprietaryconcern.

discuss in the class

07 Meetings, Membership-

Directors- Shares & debentures


Discussion Q & Aand Studentpresentations

08. Winding up of the Company Faculty Presentation

Discussion Q & A

and Student

presentations

09Quiz Test

10 Consumer Protection Act:Important Definitions,

Constitution and Powers of

Councils and Forums.Deficiency of Service and

grievances redressal.

Faculty PresentationDiscussions

Selected Case Lawwill be supplied to

the students and

the students haveto make

presentations on

Case Laws

11 Competition Act of 2002, Faculty Presentation

Discussion Q & Aand Student

presentations

12. Information Technology Act of

2000


Discussion Q & Aand Student

presentations

13. The Foreign Exchange

Management Act of 1999-


Discussion Q & A

and Studentpresentations

14 Quiz Test

15 Alternate dispute resolutionsystem (ADR) Arbitration &

conciliation Act of 1996.

Faculty PresentationRole Play by the

Students


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16 Latest Supreme Court

Decsions

Continuous Evaluation Pattern:

1. Quizzes: Two Quiz tests will be conducted and the performance is evaluated for20 Marks

2. Student Presentations: Students are asked to make presentation/submit

assignements on some of the topics and their performance is evaluated for 10

marks

3. Case Presentations: Case Laws will be discussed which carry 10 marks.4. Student participation in the class room: Class Room participation is evaluated

from the beginning of the course and performance will be evaluated for 5 Marks

Students are required to adhere to the deadlines, failing which proportionately marks will

be reduced.

GUEST LECTURES:

Two Guest Lectures will be arranged during the above sessions depending upon the

convenience of the guest.

Work Set outside the Class Hours:

Students have to spend required time for preparing the topic, power point

presentation and most importantly for discussion and Q & A sessions. The

Pedagogy is student centric learning. The role of the faculty is that of a facilitator

and students have to learn on the basis of self study, through interaction with thepeers and with the guidance of the faculty.