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Modul EC4010-KP04, EC4010

Commercial Law (WirtRecht)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


4
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Master Computer Science 2019 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2020 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Master Medical Informatics 2019 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, 1st or 2nd semester
  • Master Interdisciplinary Courses (optional subject), Interdisciplinary modules, Arbitrary semester
  • Master MES 2014 (optional subject), no specific field, Arbitrary semester
  • Bachelor MES 2014 (optional subject), no specific field, 3rd semester at the earliest
  • Master Medical Informatics 2014 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, 1st or 2nd semester
  • Master Computer Science 2014 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2014 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Commercial Law (lecture, 2 SWS)
  • Commercial Law (exercise, 1 SWS)
Workload:
  • 15 Hours exam preparation
  • 45 Hours in-classroom work
  • 60 Hours private studies
Contents of teaching:
  • The importance of legal aspects in entrepreneurship especially in the high-tech sector
  • legal acts
  • contract law
  • technology protection and intellectual property (know how, patents, trademarks, designs, with license rights)
  • labor law
  • corporate law
  • enforcement of legal claims
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • The objective of the course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of legal subjects relevant for scientists, medical doctors, engineers and computer scientists in technology-driven enterprises or in research at a university.
  • Students will gain an understanding of legal reasoning to help them avoid pitfalls and exploit to the fullest extent opportunities in R&D projects and startup companies.
Grading through:
  • written exam
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
  • Institute for Entrepreneurship and Business Development
  • Dr. Carsten Richter
Literature:
  • Carsten Richter: Kurshandout - -
  • Ann/Hauck/Obergfell: Wirtschaftsrecht kompakt - München 2012
  • Meyer: Wirtschaftsprivatrecht - Heidelberg 2012
  • -: BGB Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - Beck-Texte, neuste Auflage
  • Schönfelder: Deutsche Gesetze – Textsammlung - neuste Auflage
Language:
  • offered only in German
Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- none

Prerequisites for participation in module exam(s):
- none
- Prerequisites for admission to the (written) examination may be scheduled at the beginning of the semester. When prerequisites are defined, they should be completed and positively evaluated before the initial (written) examination.

Module exam(s):
- EC4010-L1: Commercial Law, written exam, 60 min, 100 % of module grade

Letzte Änderung:
23.8.2022