Description
Produce a short (5-10 minute) video using any form you choose (eg powerpoint is the easiest but there are other video programs available.) which identifies business law around you.
TAKE A WALK/READ A PAPER/WATCH YOU TUBE
You are to make a 5-10 minute video identifying 3 business legal aspects and the laws that are relevant.
Locations you can use – but you can choose anything you believe has a business legal aspect.
– Coffee shop (for example are there government signs i.e. Covid)
– Where you work (for example work health & safety/policies and procedures) – You do not need to identify the actual work place
– Cinema or Theatre (for example what does the ticket say)
– Article in newspaper relating to business
– News story on television/YouTube – relating to business
– Retail/Shopping Centre – (for example hours of operation)
WHAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS IN YOUR VIDEO
What law you think the item relates to?
In relation to the law you have identified can you find the legal authority for it?
How did you find the law (if you could not find it where did you look and fail)
Were you surprised at its source?
Did you learn anything you did not know before?
PART B – VIDEO PRESENTATION will be assessed on the following (unequally weighted) criteria:
i) Identification and understanding of how the relevant laws relate to business
ii) Ability to research and use key relevant sources, including relevant publications, cases and legislation to identify the relevant law.
iii) Communicates ideas in a clear and logical way
iv) Overall quality of presentation, including visual aesthetics, formatting, structure, effort and attention to detail
v) Referencing- Referencing needs to be a reference list on your final slide.
Are the 1-3 business legal aspects that we are supposed to identify relate to one law and one law only? (For example, 3 identified points should be all under the Australian consumer law) or can it be (1 point is covered by the Australian consumer law, point 2 can be covered by the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 and the 3rd can be covered by the Liquor Licensing Act 1997i)
There are very few restrictions on what you can discuss in Assessment 2 – Video Presentation. All that I ask that you explain a couple of “laws” in the assessment. You can choose to examine 1 place and look at different laws that affect that place. And all those laws may be from different Acts (legislative instruments).
For example, if you look at a supermarket, there are many different “laws” that affect the Supermarket. These include the need for Emergency Exits in case of an emergency (where does that law come from?) or the need to store perishable foods (meats, dairy products, etc.) at a certain temperature (where does that law come from?) to the need for the store to pay their workers at a certain pay rate (where does that law come from?) to the need to close the store at a certain time and open at a certain time (where does that law come from?).
Or you can choose to examine different laws that affect your commute. For example, what law says I have to pay to ride the bus? What law says how long a traffic light has to stay on for certain places, such as the intersection of Morphett and Hindley? What laws regulate Baristas and how they make coffee?
Or you can focus on 1 Act and explain 3 different “laws” from that Act. For example, you can examine Liquor Licensing at a pub. That could include Responsible Sale of Alcohol, Licensing for the venue, operating hours, security and so on.
Basically, the assessment is open for the students to explain to the markers what laws (regulations, statutes, codes) affect their everyday life.
Is it possible to use past workplaces?
Absolutely, yes. The reason I mention that students should examine their workplace is because those are highly regulated environments. It would be easy for a student working at McDonalds or KFC (for example) to see all the laws that affect the handling, cooking and delivery of food.
Could I still use the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 if my workplace for example no longer uses covid-check ins or no longer have to practice social distancing BUT have carried out all of these procedures in the past?
I would be a bit wary of doing your assessment on COVID-19 restrictions. Just last week, the Prime Minister completely did away with Isolation rules if you are sick. So, there is no more “COVID” rules from the government. If you covered those “laws”, then you would be speaking of what “used to be” and not what “actually is”.
So, don’t do COVID. But, look around and find other rules that affect your life. That might make the research interesting.
Am I able to use past events as business legal aspects or would it be better to spot out current/on-going items to talk about?
I would say that it is better to examine current issues. That would help to keep the assessment relevant and ensure that your assessment is not discussing laws that have been “repealed” or that have “expired”.
Also, by researching current topics that are affecting you now, it ensures the research stays interesting and that you have fun while finding the laws.
