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ML1115 Civil and Commercial Law for Engineers, Minor Course 6.5 credits

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus ML1115 (Spring 2017–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus ML1115 (Spring 2017–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • The legal system
  • Legal concepts and principles of Swedish legislation
  • General property law: Personality of laws, Contract law and Sale of goods legislation
  • Bankruptcy and liquidation
  • Labour law - Co-determination Law (MBL), Employment Law (LAS), and Law of Work Environment (AML); The Equal Opportunities Act
  • Association law – (company types)
  • Intellectual property right – protection of intellectual achievements within the industry with e.g. patent law, design protection and trademark law
  • Market law –  the Marketing Act, the Competition Act
  • IT law

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • describe the structure of the legal system
  • describe the fundamental features of the legislation process
  • explain the implication of basic legal concepts within the fields that are studied
  • interpret legal text in the statute book
  • solve simple legal problems by using the statute book
  • identify and analyse and apply adequate civil laws to solve legal problems

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

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Literature

Meddelas senast 10 veckor innan kursstart.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Written examination, 5.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Other requirements for final grade

Approved examination
Approved Assignment

The final grade is based on the grade of the examination

Examiner

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Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ITM/Production Engineering Södertälje

Education cycle

First cycle