Company and Business Law

Code:

EIG0041

Acronym:

DE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Engineering and Industrial Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIG	52	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	2	28	52

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The purpose of this subject is to give our students, who do not have any preparation or knowledge on juridical matters, a complete training about the interference of law in the companies and in commercial business.Therefore the enterprise is observed under a juridical point of view on different aspects, concerning its activities, contracts and the problems that may occur when applying the law. Although the intention and purpose is not, and can not be, to give a complete preparation in business and company law the subject intends to make the students understand some of the problems that may emerge when starting and developing commercial activities and to prepare them to be aware of those problems and have the knowledge to take the right and lawful decisions.

Program

COMPANY AND ENTERPRISER: company owner; Commercial Company: types of societies, legal system of limited and public limited company; COMPANY AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: legal transaction, declaration and will; guarantee pay; Notions of civil liability, giving a special emphasis to the legal system of civil liability; The most common agreements: sale and purchase agreement, commercial lease, financial leasing, factoring, agency agreement, franchising, technical support agreement and technologic transference agreement; THE COMPANY AND MEANS OF PAYMENT: cheque, negotiable instrument, promissory note, cash-card; international payments; THE COMPANY AND LABOUR RELATIONSHIPS: Individual employment contract

Teaching methods and learning activities

The program of this course unit is extensive and the time to discuss it is not long. The themes will be presented based on practical cases and students will be asked to participate in the analysis of solutions, by applying the laws.
The classes aim to familiarise students with the laws that they will have to apply, namely the Civil Code, Code of Labour Practice and legislation related to agreements.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students will be asked to actively participate in class, by carrying out assignments about real themes.

Observations

This course unit lasts 4 hours per week. Although it is not enough, since the program is very extensive, it is more reasonable than last year.