| Dozent/in |
PD Dr. Gordon Millar |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Vorlesung |
| Code |
HS191367 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2019 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Nichtjuristische Wahlfächer |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Do, 19.09.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B55
Do, 26.09.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, HS 4
Mo, 07.10.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, HS 3
Do, 17.10.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B55
Do, 31.10.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B55
Do, 14.11.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B55
Do, 28.11.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, HS 12
Do, 05.12.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, HS 12
Do, 12.12.2019, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B55 |
| Umfang |
Blockveranstaltung |
| Inhalt |
The nine sessions will be allocated to the following topics. Each topic will be exemplified with the help of a case/cases or an appropriate document.
Session 1: Legal Research (knowledge of precedent, court hierarchy and records)
Session 2: Legal Analysis and Argument (identifying and formulating legal issues, synthesising legal arguments, criticizing legal arguments)
Session 3: Presenting Legal Arguments (presentation language and skills, the debating society culture, separating self and role)
Session 4: Legal Ethics (the language of ethics and policy)
Session 5: Business and the Law I (the language of tort and contract)
Session 6: Business and the Law II (the language of trusts)
Session 7: Management thinkers in English
Session 8: Creative Destruction: innovation and change
Session 9: Creative Construction: business strategy and design
Information about the assessment, a take-home activity, will be given in Session 8. |
| E-Learning |
https://lms.uzh.ch/url/repositoryentry/16620028142 |
| Lernziele |
n order to make the best out of an exchange semester, a double degree or an LLM in an Anglo-American context, preparation and acclimatization is of great benefit. The same goes for a job start in an English-speaking context. This course aims to familiarise students with the legal and business English concepts, lexis and communication skills necessary to an effective start into an English-speaking experience. |
| Voraussetzungen |
English from at least level B2; no native speakers admitted |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Assessment, passed/failed / 3 Credits (für alle Module ohne anderslautende Angabe)
Written exam, passed/failed (StuPO 2016) / 3 Credits (für Modul English for Law and Business (Advanced))
Written exam, passed/failed (StuPO 2011) / 6 Credits (für Modul English for Law and Business (Advanced))
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| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
gordon.millar@doz.unilu.ch |
| Literatur |
Legislation required for the exam
• None. |