INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Management
2013-2014

SYLLABUS
Code Name Level Year Semester
BUS 203 Business Law Undergraduate 2 Fall
Status Number of ECTS Credits Class Hours Per Week Total Hours Per Semester Language
4 0 English

Instructor Assistant Coordinator
Esad ORUC, Assist. Prof. Dr. Serkan BAYRAKTAROĞLU, Prof. Dr.
[email protected] no email

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The subject of Business Law will cover basic knowledge and understanding of following: basics understanding of Law, business law and sources of business law; subjects involved in business transations and relationships; basics of obligations law and business contracts; formation of business organisation and their structures, bodies, securities and shares; international business practices and their regulation; competition law and understanding of other legal issues important to understand in every day business activities.

COURSE CONTENT
Week
Topic
  1. Importance of Company/Business Law
  2. Key Aspects of Bosnian Business Law
  3. Types and Legal Forms of Businesses
  4. Company Identifiers
  5. Limited Liability Company
  6. Joint Stock Company
  7. Partnerships
  8. Public Sector Enterprises
  9. Mid-term
  10. Formation of Company
  11. The Corporate Organization and Decision Making
  12. The Directors and Officers Liability
  13. Business ethics and corporate social responsibility
  14. Winding Up of Companies

LABORATORY/PRACTICE PLAN
Week
Topic

    TEACHING/ASSESSMENT
    Description
    • Lectures
    • Presentation
    • Case Studies
    Description (%)
    Method Quantity Percentage (%)
    Quiz30
    Midterm Exam(s)20
    Presentation10
    Final Exam140
    Total: 100
    Learning outcomes
      TEXTBOOK(S)
      • 1.PhD Veljko Trivun and group of authors, Applied Business Law, (School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo 2009.) ISBN: 978-9958-25-030-9
      • 2.Peter Nayer, Business Law in the Global Marketplace, (Oxford, Elsvier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006) ISBN: 0 7506 60005 8
      • 3.Alix Adams, Law for Business Students, fourth edition, (Essex, Pearson Education Limited, 2006) ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-3262-5, ISBN-10: 1-4058-3262-2

      ECTS (Allocated based on student) WORKLOAD
      Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Work Load
      Lecture (14 weeks x Lecture hours per week)450
      Laboratory / Practice (14 weeks x Laboratory/Practice hours per week) 0
      Midterm Examination (1 week) 0
      Final Examination(1 week) 10
      Preparation for Midterm Examination 10
      Preparation for Final Examination50
      Total Workload: 0
      ECTS Credit (Total workload/25): 0