MRL2601/101/3/2021
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
ENTREPRENEURIAL LAW
MRL2601
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Mercantile Law
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE ............................................................................................ 4
1.1 Transformative constitutionalism ................................................................................................... 5
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................... 6
3.1 Lecturers....................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 8
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 9
5.1 Study groups ................................................................................................................................. 9
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 10
7 PRACTICAL WORK.................................................................................................................... 11
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 11
8.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 11
8.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 12
8.3 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................. 12
8.3.1 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 12
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers ...................................................................................................... 12
8.4 Assignment due dates ................................................................................................................ 12
8.5 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.6 The assignments ........................................................................................................................ 15
8.6.1 General approach to answering problem-type questions:............................................................ 18
8.6.2 Comments on assignments ........................................................................................................ 19
8.7 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 19
8.8 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 20
8.8.2 Admission to the examination ..................................................................................................... 20
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ......................................................................................... 20
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10 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 20
11 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 21
ADDENDUM A: COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................. 21
ADDENDUM B: TIME SCHEDULE FOR STUDYING MRL2601…………………………………………….28
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, Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Entrepreneurial Law (MRL2601). We hope that you will find it
both interesting and rewarding. We shall do our best to make your study of this module
successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester
and resolve to do the assignments properly.
This tutorial letter contains important information about this module. We urge you to read it
carefully, and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, completing the
assignments, preparing for the examination, and when asking your lecturers questions.
In this tutorial letter, you will find the two assignments for both of the semesters, and
assessment criteria as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the
assignments. This tutorial letter also provides all the information you need with regard to the
prescribed study material. In addition, the tutorial letter contains certain general and
administrative information regarding the module. Please study this information and try to get
hold of the prescribed study material as soon as possible. In addition to this tutorial letter, you
will also receive other tutorial letters in the course of the semester. These tutorial letters are not
necessarily available upon registration. They will be sent to you as soon as they are available or
necessary. You can also access the study material on myUnisa.
We encourage you to register on myUnisa – this is an aid that makes it possible to
communicate with other students and your lecturers, to submit assignments online and to
access library and study material. You can access myUnisa at http://my.unisa.ac.za. For further
information regarding myUnisa and other administrative matters please consult the publication
myStudies@Unisa. Please read Tutorial Letter 301 with this tutorial letter as it provides
information of general pertinence to distance students.
Addendum B of this tutorial letter contains a time frame to help you plan your study time for this
module. Please remember that this is a semester module of twelve (12) credits for second-year
students. This means that you need to spend ten (10) hours per week on this module. A
semester is twelve (12) weeks long, and you therefore have 120 hours to study for this module.
The last three to four weeks of the semester are for revision purposes.
It is extremely important that you read all tutorial letters that you receive in the course of the
semester immediately and thoroughly. They always contain important, and sometimes urgent
information. Your study material for MRL2601 consists of a study guide and tutorial letters that
you will receive from Unisa, as well as a prescribed textbook that you must purchase yourself.
Please be very careful when using any other study material, for instance notes with summaries,
or exam papers that are not provided by Unisa directly. They are not compiled with our co-
operation. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information
contained therein.
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Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
ENTREPRENEURIAL LAW
MRL2601
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Mercantile Law
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE ............................................................................................ 4
1.1 Transformative constitutionalism ................................................................................................... 5
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................... 6
3.1 Lecturers....................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 8
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 9
5.1 Study groups ................................................................................................................................. 9
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 10
7 PRACTICAL WORK.................................................................................................................... 11
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 11
8.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 11
8.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 12
8.3 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................. 12
8.3.1 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 12
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers ...................................................................................................... 12
8.4 Assignment due dates ................................................................................................................ 12
8.5 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.6 The assignments ........................................................................................................................ 15
8.6.1 General approach to answering problem-type questions:............................................................ 18
8.6.2 Comments on assignments ........................................................................................................ 19
8.7 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 19
8.8 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 20
8.8.2 Admission to the examination ..................................................................................................... 20
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ......................................................................................... 20
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10 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 20
11 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 21
ADDENDUM A: COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................. 21
ADDENDUM B: TIME SCHEDULE FOR STUDYING MRL2601…………………………………………….28
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, Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Entrepreneurial Law (MRL2601). We hope that you will find it
both interesting and rewarding. We shall do our best to make your study of this module
successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester
and resolve to do the assignments properly.
This tutorial letter contains important information about this module. We urge you to read it
carefully, and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, completing the
assignments, preparing for the examination, and when asking your lecturers questions.
In this tutorial letter, you will find the two assignments for both of the semesters, and
assessment criteria as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the
assignments. This tutorial letter also provides all the information you need with regard to the
prescribed study material. In addition, the tutorial letter contains certain general and
administrative information regarding the module. Please study this information and try to get
hold of the prescribed study material as soon as possible. In addition to this tutorial letter, you
will also receive other tutorial letters in the course of the semester. These tutorial letters are not
necessarily available upon registration. They will be sent to you as soon as they are available or
necessary. You can also access the study material on myUnisa.
We encourage you to register on myUnisa – this is an aid that makes it possible to
communicate with other students and your lecturers, to submit assignments online and to
access library and study material. You can access myUnisa at http://my.unisa.ac.za. For further
information regarding myUnisa and other administrative matters please consult the publication
myStudies@Unisa. Please read Tutorial Letter 301 with this tutorial letter as it provides
information of general pertinence to distance students.
Addendum B of this tutorial letter contains a time frame to help you plan your study time for this
module. Please remember that this is a semester module of twelve (12) credits for second-year
students. This means that you need to spend ten (10) hours per week on this module. A
semester is twelve (12) weeks long, and you therefore have 120 hours to study for this module.
The last three to four weeks of the semester are for revision purposes.
It is extremely important that you read all tutorial letters that you receive in the course of the
semester immediately and thoroughly. They always contain important, and sometimes urgent
information. Your study material for MRL2601 consists of a study guide and tutorial letters that
you will receive from Unisa, as well as a prescribed textbook that you must purchase yourself.
Please be very careful when using any other study material, for instance notes with summaries,
or exam papers that are not provided by Unisa directly. They are not compiled with our co-
operation. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information
contained therein.
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