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[choco]

hi there..just wanted to know if this is the only book we need for busl250:
Gillies, Business Law, 11th edition Federation Press, 2003,

cos on co-op if said we need this other book...

oh and also do you think the 9th ed would be extremely diff from 11th ed?

thanks

 

[GoodToGo]

hi there..just wanted to know if this is the only book we need for busl250:
Gillies, Business Law, 11th edition Federation Press, 2003,

cos on co-op if said we need this other book...

oh and also do you think the 9th ed would be extremely diff from 11th ed?

thanks

Hmm...the co-op only has summer school up on the website. Where did u get the text list from?

 

[Skittled]

...to the best of my knowledge they don't change the courses over the summer, so the summer text list is probably a good indication. Last semester I used a text list from a year earlier, and after emailing the course coordinator, bought the books before the list had been released...

 

[choco]

yeah i wouldn't think that the texts for each unit would change from semester to semester...either

 

[GoodToGo]

yeah i wouldn't think that the texts for each unit would change from semester to semester...either

Happens more than you think. Usually editions, but I remember a certain subject where in 3 successive semesters they changed the textbook 3 times.

 

[choco]

so when do textlist become avail?

 

[Skittled]

..watch this space, I suppose.

*subscribes*

 

[MaryJane]

oh and also do you think the 9th ed would be extremely diff from 11th ed?

thanks

If I were you, I'd purchase the 11th edition. There might only be minor changes (eg. page numbers), but then its a bitch when your in your tute trying to find the equiv. page in your book to what the rest of the class is looking at.

And its two editions old; lots could have changed re: legislation in busl over the past few years.

Buy the new one, and then sell it next semester

 

[Skittled]

...There might only be minor changes (eg. page numbers), but then its a bitch when your in your tute...

That's very unladylike of you, MJ... where'd you pick up that verbal habit from?

(Sorry... not to steal the thread...)

 

[*hopeful*]

is busl250 easy enough, like all theory ?

 

[MaryJane]

is busl250 easy enough, like all theory ?

In my opinion, law theory is harder than practical... so hope that its prac. Theory is just more dry and uninteresting whereas with practical, you can apply it to everyday life, which makes it easier to comprehend.

That's very unladylike of you, MJ... where'd you pick up that verbal habit from?

Hmm... let me think...

 

[Skittled]

I must admit I don't quite understand the definition of theory vs prac, in the context of law, (to me, everything would be theory short of standing in a courtroom (or equivalent) and carrying it out...), however this is business law: prac would be in the application toward Businesses... I think there'd be an element of examples to add meaning to the wordy legislation, but actual "practical" content...? I can't imagine (given my definition) there'd be much...

 

[MaryJane]

I must admit I don't quite understand the definition of theory vs prac, in the context of law, (to me, everything would be theory short of standing in a courtroom (or equivalent) and carrying it out...), however this is business law: prac would be in the application toward Businesses... I think there'd be an element of examples to add meaning to the wordy legislation, but actual "practical" content...? I can't imagine (given my definition) there'd be much...

ok darling , what I meant in regards to practical vs theory is this:

Theory, to me, refers to the philosophy behind it all, sometimes the legislation (but this comes into play in practical applications too), but just the general history of it all... why such and such a business can be sued for such and such a reason, but not another.

And practical refers to you actually taking the knowledge that you have learned through legislation and precedent cases and seeing them apply in everyday life. Eg. If you worked in, lets say retail, you could take the information that you've learnt from busl250 and apply it at your workplace (thus slowly destroying the company you work for from the inside)

...Well, thats my understanding...

 

[Skittled]

...so they don't teach prac, per se?

 

[MaryJane]

No, chicken.

But you're a smart cookie: you can practically apply it all by yourself, independent of assignments and lecturers

 

[Skittled]

In my opinion, law theory is harder than practical... so hope that [they teach] prac.

Just heckling, sweetheart

 

[cr in accg]

i did BUSL25o semester 2 2004 and the prescribed text was gillies which was way too thick, and my tutor juliette told us to buy Gibson which is much more concise, ofcourse i was the only one who did by that book and it helped me heaps. i ended up getting a Distinction even though i used a recommended book. definetly get gibson

 

[choco]

just gibson or both gibson and gillies?

 

[cr in accg]

just gibson or both gibson and gillies?

Hell No! Just Gibson (way too expensive to buy both of them). U wont use it much but Gibson has some good case studies and is easier to read!

 

[choco]

ok thanks..