COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: BUSINESS LAW

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
LAW 203	A	3	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Eglantina Farruku
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Business Law: The titles of the subjects are; Commercial undertaking, commercial affairs and results, merchant, trade register, unfair competition, classification of companies, Stock Corporation, negotiable instruments.
Course Objectives:	The objective of the subject "Business Law" is equipping the student with legal knowledge on business practices. The student should be knowledgeable and understand the various legal problems faced by business organizations, various commercial transactions and propose solutions to them. At the same time, the student must be able to communicate, argue and analyze the information before audiences, legal experts and non-experts in this field.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the Module and Course Requirement
2	Definition and sources of business law. Key aspects of legal framework on commercial companies
3	General Partnership. Limited Company
4	Limited Liability Company
5	Joint Stock Company. Stocks and Bonds
6	Independent Audit of commercial companies, Groups and Re-organisation of Commercial Companies
7	The invalidity regime of commercial companies and their acts. Dissolution and liquidation
8	Midterm Exam
9	Criminal Law on commercial companies
10	Project Presentation
11	Business Contracts
12	Intellectual Property
13	Procurement, the main principles, procedures
14	Labor Law

Prerequisite(s):	-None
Textbook:	Ligji i ri mbi shoqëritë tregtare: Interpretuar sipas burimeve të tij në të drejtën Evropiane - Thomas Bachner, Edmund Philip Schuster, Martin Wineer - Shkurt 2009 "E drejtatregtare" Dr. ArgitaMalltezi 2011 "E drejta e biznesit" Argita Malltezi, Jonida Rustemaj, Leabla Pelinku 2013 Leksione te pedagogut Ligji nr.10475 date 27.10.2011 "Per disa ndryshime ne Ligjin 9901 date 14.4.2008 "Per tregtaret dhe shoqerite tregtare", Ligji 9723 "Per Qendren Kombetare te Regjistrimit", Ligji nr. 9879 dt. 21.02.2008 "Per Titujt", Ligji nr.10 091 dt.05.03.2009 "Per Auditimin Ligjor, Ligji nr. 9228 dt 29.04.2004 "Për Kontabilitetin dhe Pasqyrat Financiare", Kodi Civil i Republikes se Shqiperise (i azhornuar), Udhezimi Nr.24 date 02/09/2008 "Per Procedurat Tatimore ne Republiken e Shqiperise", Ligji 9735 "Tatimi mbi te ardhurat" Ligji 9632 "Per sistemin e Taksave Vendore" LIGJI 61/2012 Per akcizat ne Republiken e Shqiperise Ligji nr. 7764 dt. 02.11.1993 "Per investimet e Huaja", Ligji per "Pergjegjesine Penale te Personave Juridik", Ligji nr.9643 datë 20.11.2006 "Per Prokurorimet Publike
Other References:	"Business Law" fifth edition David Kelly; Ann Holmes; Ruth Hayward
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Gain knowledge on possible legal problems in commercial companies
2	Effective communication, argumentation and analysis of legal issues in general
3	The acquisition of ethical principles in business and those involved in business
4	Recognition of relations between stakeholders in business
5	Gain knowledge on legal actions in the field of business, in particular sales contract and agency

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Economics (3 years) Program
1	Students define the fundamental problems of economics	4
2	Students describe key economic theories	4
3	Students critically discuss current developments in economics	4
4	Students appropriately use software for data analysis	4
5	Students critically contextualize the selection of an economic problem for research within scholarly literature and theory on the topic	4
6	Students apply appropriate analytical methods to address economic problems	4
7	Students use effective communication skills in a variety of academic and professional contexts	4
8	Students effectively contribute to group work	4
9	Students conduct independent research under academic supervision	4
10	Students uphold ethical values in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination	4
11	Students critically engage with interdisciplinary innovations in social sciences	4
12	Student explain how their research has a broader social benefit	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	5	5
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5