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Business & Finance for Lawyers Last Updated Date: 9 June 2009 4 Credits, Semester 1 Course Description: To provide law students who intend to read commercial law electives with a foundation in accounting, finance and other related business concepts. It covers topics such as interpretation and analysis of standard financial statements, the types of players and instruments in the financial markets and the basic framework of a business investment market. The course will employ a hypothetical simulation where lawyers advise on several proposals involving the acquisition and disposal of assets by a client. The issues covered in the hypothetical will include asset valuation models, financing options and techniques, and compliance with accounting and regulatory frameworks. Course Convenor: A/P Stephen Phua Co-teacher(s): Adjunct A/P James Leong Chan Foo Module Codes: LL4063 / LL5063 / LL6063 Contact Hours: 3-hr continuous weekly seminar Workload: 3 hours Mode of Assessment: 5 Assignments - 90%; 1 oral presentation - 10%. Preclusions: Students who have done Law & Accounting [Module code: L53.3001] under the NYU@NUS Summer Session are precluded. The following students are not permitted to enrol in this module: (1) those who have completed, or who intend in the current or a future semester to subscribe for, modules relating to finance or accounting offered in other universities or faculties in NUS (2) those who are graduates of, or are currently enrolled in other programmes leading to professional qualifications in, accountancy or finance. Prerequisites: (a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law [LLB2008/LC2008] or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently). Examination Date: 100% Continuous Assessment Click here to go Back |
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