1. Assignment (2,000 words) – case study evaluating potential liability in a visitor attraction scenario (100%) assessing learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

Formative assessment will be built into workshop sessions and students will receive supervision sessions for assignment and reflection.

This module introduces students to the specific aspects of business and tort law contextualised to the visitor attraction and resort management sector. Indicative content includes:

- the nature of the English legal system and legal claims
- business organisation and structures
- the form of business liability, directors' duties and the relevance of corporate liability for harm caused
- issues relating to contractual and commercial commitments, for example, sale of goods
- negligence
- understanding vicarious and employers’ liability
- understanding an occupiers’ liability for harm arising from ‘premises’
- nuisance and statutory nuisance
- liability for environmental harm, for example, noise pollution, waste and water pollution
- the role of health and safety
- Child protection
-Data Protection
- Accessibility

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal systems which regulate visitor attraction and tourism resorts.
Knowledge & Understanding

2. Demonstrate application of relevant legal principles of case studies and ‘real life’ scenarios. Application
Reflection

3. Be an effective communicator with the confidence to interact with a range of colleagues. Effectively communicate your skills and abilities to employers through the contextualisation of your own experiences in work-related situations
Application
Knowledge & Understanding
Problem Solving
Reflection
Communication

The learning strategy for this module is based around contextualised and problem-based learning. Learning will be organised into a series of sessions where students will be required to participate (36 hours). Each session will be based around a problem or issue, and students will work towards a range of solutions by specifying objectives, identifying constraints, obtaining background information, applying related theory and knowledge based around the subject matter.

Large group sessions seek to establish an overview of the legal framework to be examined which will be followed by a number of exercises in small groups which aim to verify and consolidate knowledge and understanding and will engage in more detailed exposition of selected legal rules, application and risk issues.

Guided independent learning will incorporate a mixture of activities. The learning will be facilitated by use of the VLE platform and discussions/interactions between students and tutors.

Students will be expected to be familiar with contemporary issues in this area, and to bring a range of ideas to such discussions. Thus, although there will be a framework of knowledge and understanding, students will be actively, rather than passively, engaged in the process of both learning about, and increasing understanding of, the subject matter.

The module will use a blend of teaching methods to enable different styles of learning to be facilitated. The differing methods will also be a platform for the development of essential skills such as intellectual skills, communication skills and problem solving, as well as research, teamwork, negotiation, presentation, referencing, argument, judgement and appropriate use of IT.

Access to legal databases and Blackboard

Kelly, D., Hammer, R. & Hendy, J. (2014) Business Law, Second edition. Routledge.