Course syllabus
Overview
The course EKR112 Commercial Law builds on the knowledge that was introduced during the course EKR111 Introduction to Commercial Law (3 credits). Covering a spectrum of subjects, the course includes national and international sales, payments, trade financing, principles of insurance law, and insolvency.
Course Coordinator: Trisha Rajput
Student Course Representatives: to be decided. You can contact the student representative by using the messaging function in Canvas. For alternative means of contact and further information, see the course evaluation and development page.
Course Administrator: Lisa Sutton (be@handels.gu.se)
Course Details
EKR112 is a 12 credits course offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included at the third semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. It is not offered as a single subject course. EKR112 is a full time course, lectured in English.
Course dates: 20 November 2024 - 19 January 2025
Course registration in LadokLinks to an external site. opens 13 October. Registration is required for programme students and students on freestanding course. Please register for the course as soon as possible.
Schedule EKR112 (preliminary until 14 days prior to course start)
Study guide EKR112 (available upon registration)
Assessment
Learning outcomes are assessed in the following way:
• an individual oral presentation through group work at seminars
• an individual written exam
• an individual essay
Exam dates
|
Exam |
Date |
Type |
|
Regular Exam |
20 December |
E-exam in examination hall (DISA) |
|
Re-Exam 1 |
8 February |
E-exam in examination hall (DISA) |
|
Re-Exam 2 |
20 August |
E-exam in examination hall (DISA) |
Please note: Exam registration (sign up) in Ladok is required for all exams. The registration deadline is 10 days prior to each exam date. You can find information regarding start time and location of the exam under the tab Examinations (Examinationstillfällen) on Ladok.
The Student Portal has comprehensive information about e-exams in the university's examination halls. Please note that you, as a student, are responsible for complying with the rules for written examinations at the University of Gothenburg. It is therefore important that you read through this information well before your exam.
Some aspects of undertaking an e-examination are different from those of writing a paper-based exam. For example, a brought computer must meet specific system requirements, be able to connect to the eduroam network and have the Safe Exam Browser client installed. All necessary information can be found on the Student Portal. If you want to borrow a computer, it must be reserved in the TimeEdit system no later than five working days prior to the exam.