851-0735-14L Seminar Business Law: Contracts for Projects by Mechanical Engineers
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | P. Peyrot |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 20 Particularly suitable for students of D-MAVT |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0735-14 S | Seminar Wirtschaftsrecht: Projektverträge für Maschineningenieure Am 18.03.2021, bei MAN Energy Solutions AG (Zürich) | 32s hrs |
| P. Peyrot |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This seminar provides an introduction into the legal aspects of projects in the machine and plant construction industries. The seminar has specific practical focus as a real life case of an industry company will be studied. |
| Objective | In practice, students will invariably have to assume responsibility for project management. This will also include dealing with legal issues. The seminar offers an introduction into the legal basis and the legal issues of managing projects. |
| Content | Topics: - law of contracts for sales, work and mandate - specifics of project contracts: definition of scope, distribution of risk and opportunities, warranties, liability - typical contract clauses, sample agreements - specific agreements used in the case study - contracts and claims management The students will be introduced into the original agreements of the real life case and the responsible persons will give introductions into the legal issues encountered during the completion of the project |
| Lecture notes | The script will be provided on the moodle platform. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | The seminar is not an introductory course. Students are required to have attended an introductory lecture (e.g. Business Law by Dr. Paul Peyrot, Introduction to Law by Prof. Dr. Stefan Bechtold). For the successful completion of the seminar and for obtaining the grade, all parts of the seminar must be attended. All participants are required to participate in a group effort which has to be presented on the last day of the seminar. The grade will be a wheighted average of an individual paper based on questions out of the materials (1/3) and the group presentation (2/3). The seminar will take place on the following days: Block I: 25. Februar 2021 16:15 bis 20:00 Block II: 4. März 2021 16:15 bis 20:00 Block III: 11. März 2021 16:15 bis 20:00 Block IV: 18. März 2021 extern bei MAN Energy Solutions AG (Zürich), 8:00 bis 18:00 Block V: 15. April 2021 16:15 bis 20:00 Block VI: 22. April 2021 16:15 bis 20:00 |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | P. Peyrot |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | 20 at the most |
| Waiting list | until 07.03.2021 |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESS Science in Perspective | Law | W |  |
| GESS Science in Perspective | D-MAVT | W | |