Class participation (10%): Students will lead the class discussion for 1 class, which will be completed by being on-call for the duration of the class. Students will be expected to have read all of the prescribed readings and be ready to discuss issues raised from those readings in class. Students who are on-call can be called upon at any point to answer questions about the class materials. On-call allocations will be made by the Lecturer and published on Canvas at least 1 week before the first class. Students who are unable to attend their on-call session due to illness must seek special consideration and notify the Lecturer by email. Failing to attend the on-call session may lead to an Absent Fail grade.

This assessment will satisfy the Unit Learning Outcomes as follows. Learning Outcome 1 will be satisfied by requiring students to demonstrate an understanding of how the law and regulation adapt and respond to technological innovations. Learning Outcome 2 will be satisfied by students critically evaluating different regulatory approaches to dealing with novel business models based on technological innovations in class discussions. Learning Outcome 3 will be satisfied by students demonstrating a critical assessment of the role of corporate law and corporate regulation in facilitating new and emerging businesses centred on technological innovation in their class discussions.

Online participation (10%):

Students will submit at least 2 posts (approximately 150 words each) for each of the 4 class days. These posts must be uploaded before the start of each class. Students will write a short post that may include personal reflections on the reading for that class and/or questions or comments on topics arising from material in that lecture. Students may post about recent cases or news stories of relevance to the lecture materials but will need to ensure that the post includes reference to what topics/cases and/or legislation are relevant for the story in the post. Contributions that build on posts by other students will also count for this assessment. Failing to contribute 2 postings to each class online may lead to an Absent Fail grade.

This assessment will satisfy the Unit Learning Outcomes as follows. Learning Outcome 1 will be satisfied by requiring students to demonstrate an understanding of how the law and regulation adapt and respond to technological innovations in their online postings. Learning Outcome 2 will be satisfied by students critically evaluating different regulatory approaches to dealing with novel business models based on technological innovations in online discussions. Learning Outcome 3 will be satisfied by students demonstrating a critical assessment of the role of corporate law and corporate regulation in facilitating new and emerging businesses centred on technological innovation in their online discussions.

Case study presentation (20%):

Students will present a case study drawn from one of the suggested case study topics or on a case study approved by the Lecturer. The case study presentation will discuss the particular case study by reference to the topics to be covered in the class that the case study is being presented in. Case studies will be allocated by the Lecturer at least 1 week before the first class. Students must also provide a short written summary of their case study (maximum 1,000 words) at the start of the class and by email to the Lecturer for posting on Canvas. Students who are not present for their case study presentation must seek special consideration. Failing to present the case study may result in an Absent Fail grade.

This assessment will satisfy the Unit Learning Outcomes as follows. Learning Outcome 1 will be satisfied by requiring students to demonstrate an understanding of how the law and regulation adapt and respond to technological innovations in their case study. Learning Outcome 2 will be satisfied by students critically evaluating different regulatory approaches to dealing with novel business models based on technological innovations in their case study. Learning Outcome 3 will be satisfied by students demonstrating a critical assessment of the role of corporate law and corporate regulation in facilitating new and emerging businesses centred on technological innovation in their case study. 

Research essay (60%):

Students will undertake a 4,500 word research essay on a topic drawn from a list of potential essay topics available on Canvas. The essay topics will be released by the start of the first class on Canvas and will be due on 4 November 9am. The extension of time that may be granted by Special Consideration is the period up to 14 November 9am. Any special consideration applications granted for time periods beyond this date will result in an alternate assessment being given, which may include a viva voce oral exam or a different essay topic being set. 

This assessment will satisfy the Unit Learning Outcomes as follows. Learning Outcome 1 will be satisfied by requiring students to demonstrate an understanding of how the law and regulation adapt and respond to technological innovations in their essay. Learning Outcome 2 will be satisfied by students critically evaluating different regulatory approaches to dealing with novel business models based on technological innovations in their essay. Learning Outcome 3 will be satisfied by students demonstrating a critical assessment of the role of corporate law and corporate regulation in facilitating new and emerging businesses centred on technological innovation in their essay.

Assessment requirement to pass a unit of study

A student must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks set out in this Unit of Study in order to obtain a Pass mark and grade (or above); otherwise an Absent Fail grade will be recorded as the student’s result for this Unit of Study.