Contract law in the cultural field
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KMAKS |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Leikkari, Esa |
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| Teacher Team: | Salonen, Marja |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| KUMU-2014 |
1 autumn |
3.0 |
2014-09-01 |
2014-12-31 |
| KUMU-2015 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
| KUMU-2016 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will learn to define essential legal concepts required in explaining legal texts. They will learn to seek legal information from relevant sources and apply the information in practical situations. Students will learn how to act as contract parties. They will learn to draw up unambiguous contracts. They will also become familiar with economic and moral rights as regulated by copyright law.
Student's Workload
- lectures, assignments on legal cases and information seeking assignments 30 hours
- independent study 51 hours
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies required
Contents
- legal systems in Finland and in the EU; legal concepts
- drawing up contracts as regulated by Contracts Act
- rights covered by copyright, main points
- seeking information from the Finlex database
Recommended or Required Reading
Students will be informed at the beginning of the course
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
- lectures
- assignments on legal cases
- information seeking assignments
Assessment Criteria
Grade excellent (5)
Students know how to present essential legal concepts required to explain legal texts. They know how to seek legal information from relevant sources and apply it to solve practical problems. They know how to act as contract parties and how to draw up unambiguous contracts. They are able to explain author's economic and moral rights.
Grade good (4-3)
Students know how to define essential legal concepts. They know how to independently seek legal information from relevant sources. They know how to act as contract parties and how to draw up contracts that contain the essential elements. They are able to explain author's economic and moral rights.
Grade passable (2-1)
Students recognise essential legal concepts. They know how to use relevant sources of legal information. They are aware of the contract parties' rights and responsibilities. They know how to draw up a contract.
Assessment Methods
- exam
- assignments on legal cases and information seeking assignments
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