COMMERCIAL LAW 100

WEEK 1 - ADMIN SLIDES

23 JULY 2019
WELCOME TO COMMERCIAL LAW 100
DR. S HUNEBERG
OFFICE: ARING 629A
EMAIL ADDRESS: SHUNEBERG@UJ.AC.ZA
CONSULTATION HOURS: TUESDAY 10:00 -12:00 AND 14:00 -15:00
THURSDAY 11:30 - 14:30
TUTORS:
SENIOR TUTOR: NJABULO NGWENYA
TUTOR: SHAAWN LEGODI
TUTOR: ABDUL VARYANA

THEIR CONTACT DETAILS ARE ON BLACKBOARD AS WELL AS THEIR

CONSULTATION HOURS.

PLEASE CONSULT WITH TUTORS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE WEEKLY TO ASSIST

YOU WITH THIS COURSE.

STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DIVIDED AND ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC TUTORS. THIS

INFORMATION WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO YOU. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON
BLACKBOARD UNDER TUTOR AND LECTURER INFORMATION.
COMPOSITION OF SEMESTER MARK:
TEST 1: 40%
TEST 2: 30%
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: 20%
TUTORIALS: 10%

YOU NEED A SUB-MINIMUM OF 40% FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE EXAM AND AN OVERALL
MARK OF 50% TO PASS THE COURSE.
IMPORTANT DATES:
TEST 1: MONDAY 26 AUGUST
TEST 2: SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: 12 OCTOBER
YOU WILL HAND IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHEN YOU WRITE TEST 2.
SICK TEST APPLICATION PROCEDURE
STUDENTS MUST APPLY FOR THE SICK TEST AT THE LAW
APPLICATION. THERE IS A FORM WHICH MUST BE FILLED IN AND
YOU MUST ATTACH PROOF. E.G. DOCTORS NOTE. STUDENTS HAVE
4 WORKING DAYS OF THE MAIN TEST TO APPLY FOR THE SICK
TEST.

AN AFFIDAVIT IS NOT SUFFICIENT PROOF FOR A SICK TEST.

STUDENTS MUST HAVE A VALID REASON FOR MISSING A TEST
AND APPLYING FOR THE SICK TEST.

THE FACULTY WILL REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION AND THE

DECISION LIES WITH THE FACULTY.
• LECTURE SLIDES ARE POSTED ON BLACKBOARD WEEKLY -
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES AND UTILISE THESE SLIDES FOR
STUDYING PURPOSES
• TUTORIALS FOR EACH STUDY UNIT WILL BE POSTED ON BLACKBOARD.
• THESE TUTORIALS MUST BE COMPLETED AND HANDED IN ON THE DUE DATES (WHICH WILL
BE COMMUNICATED TO YOU WEEKLY VIA BLACKBOARD AND IN CLASS).
• TUTORIALS COUNT TOWARDS YOUR SEMESTER MARK SO IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU
COMPLETE AND HAND IN TUTORIALS AS THESE WILL COUNT. THEY WILL ALSO ASSIST YOU
IN ANSWERING TYPICAL TYPES QUESTIONS FOR YOUR TESTS AND EXAMS.
• TUTORS ARE AVAILABLE WEEKLY TO ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR TUTORIALS AS WELL AS THE
CONTENT OF THE COURSE.
• MAKE USE OF THE TUTORS TO ASSIST YOU WITH THE WORK IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING OR
NEED CLARIFICATION OF ANY LEGAL TERMS.

• YOU MUST CHECK BLACKBOARD DAILY FOR ALL UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS. THIS IS
OUR PLATFORM OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOU SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK
BLACKBOARD AS ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING THE COURSE WILL BE POSTED ON THERE.

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PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK
• NAGEL COMMERCIAL LAW 5TH EDITION

• IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU STUDY FROM THE TEXTBOOK AS WELL AS FROM YOUR SLIDES
AND CLASS NOTES.

• STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE DOWN NOTES IN CLASS.

• TUTORIALS WILL ALSO ASSIST YOU IN PREPARING FOR TESTS AND THE EXAM.

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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
• YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAND IN A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT AS PART OF YOUR SEMESTER MARK.
• THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE HANDED IN ON 12 OCTOBER AT TEST 2.
• THIS MEANS YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
• THE ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN POSTED ON BLACKBOARD.
• TUTORS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH YOU WITH THE WRITING OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
THE ASSIGNMENT COUNTS 20% TOWARDS YOUR SEMESTER MARK AND THEREFORE, IT IS
ESSENTIAL TO CONSULT WITH THE TUTORS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
• YOU MUST WORK ON A DRAFT OF THE ASSIGNMENT AND THEN TAKE IT TO YOUR TUTORS TO
HELP YOU WITH IMPROVING IT. THEN YOU MUST TAKE THE TUTORS ADVICE INTO
CONSIDERATION AND HAND IN A FINAL COPY ON THE DUE DATE.
• WHEN HANDING IN YOUR FINAL COPY, YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO ALSO HAND IN THE DRAFT
ASSIGNMENT. THIS DRAFT WILL COUNT TOWARDS YOUR MARK FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.
• THEREFORE, CONSULTING WITH THE TUTORS WILL ACTUALLY COUNT TOWARDS THE
ASSIGNMENT MARK.
• THE TUTORS ARE THERE TO HELP YOU AND ENSURE THAT YOU DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.
• ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL ALSO BE UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD TO ASSIST YOU WITH THE
ASSIGNMENT.

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PLAGIARISM
• Plagiarism is the verbatim, word for word, copying of someone else’s work or ideas or passing them
off as one’s own.
• DO NOT COMMIT PLAGIARISM IN ANY OF YOUR TUTORIALS OR THE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.
• THIS IS A SERIOUS OFFENCE AND THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR COMMITING
PLAGIARISM.
• ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IF A STUDENT COMMITS PLAGIARISM.
• CHECK WITH THE TUTORS IF YOU ARE UNSURE.

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CLASS ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY
• WE HAVE TWO DOUBLE PERIODS OF
LECTURES A WEEK. YOU MUST ATTEND EVERY
SINGLE CLASS.
• TUESDAY: 12:10 - 13:45
• AND THURSDAY 14:40 - 16:15
• VENUE: BLES 100

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