Program Overview

Course Profile

The course profile for LLAW3254 provides an overview of the program details, learning outcomes, assessment, and learning activities.

General Course Information

1.1 Course Details

• Course code: LLAW3254
• Course name: Law, Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship: Tech Startup Law
• Programme offered under: LLB Programme
• Semester: First
• Designated research course: Not applicable
• Specialization: Commercial, corporate and financial law
• Prerequisites / Co-requisites: No
• Course offered to non-law students: Yes
• Credit point value: 6 credits

1.2 Course Description

This course introduces the entrepreneurial and legal journey of tech startups and social entrepreneurs, covering applicable laws and cutting-edge areas of frontier technologies. It employs an interdisciplinary approach, welcoming law students and students from other faculties. The course features blended learning, experiential learning through simulated legal information service startups, and digital artifacts as final deliverables.

Learning Outcomes

2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

• CLO 1: Students will be able to describe and explain core issues facing entrepreneurs and tech startups in Hong Kong and elsewhere, and the legal, regulatory, and/or policy issues arising from these.
• CLO 2: Students will learn to appreciate and contribute to the pervasive role of law in the context of technology and business models.
• CLO 3: Students will be able to apply knowledge and understanding of tech startup and entrepreneurial legal, regulatory, and/or policy issues to real-world situations.
• CLO 4: Students will demonstrate creativity and teamwork in approaching challenging legal, regulatory, and/or policy issues for entrepreneurs and tech startups.

2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

Please refer to the LLB Programme Learning Outcomes.

2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be Achieved in this Course

| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F
---|---|---|---|---|---|---
CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓

Assessment

3.1 Assessment Summary

• Assessment task:
  • Classroom attendance and participation (5%)
  • Final presentation (5%)
  • Peer assessment and review (10%)
  • LITE Lab@HKU website project (team-based) (30%)
  • Final deliverable (individual; team-based upon approval by course instructor) (50%)

3.2 Assessment Detail

To be advised by the course convenor(s).

3.3 Grading Criteria

Please refer to the grading criteria.

Learning Activities

4.1 Learning Activity Plan

• Seminar: 3 hours/week for 12 teaching weeks
• Private study time: 9.5 hours/week for 12 teaching weeks

4.2 Details of Learning Activities

To be advised by course convenor(s).

Learning Resources

5.1 Resources

• Reading materials: posted on Moodle
• Core reading list: TBA
• Recommended reading list: TBA

5.2 Links

Please refer to the learning resources.