ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES The following guidelines are based on a review of common errors made in Business Law and Ethics assignments. Students are asked to read these guidelines carefully as they will be...

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES


The following guidelines are based on a review of common errors made in Business Law and Ethics assignments. Students are asked to read these guidelines carefully as they will be taken into account in marking your papers.



The information to follow is presented under the headings of:
•    Content and analysis
•    Structure and style
•    Referencing
•    Formatting
•    Assessment criteria.


CONTENT AND ANALYSIS
Your work in this task is assessed according to three main criteria. These are:


•    Knowledge of relevant business law and ethical principles and sources
•    Analysis and reasoning to generate conclusions
•    Structure, written expression and presentation


In order to demonstrate knowledge of the law for this assignment, you need to state the relevant legal principles accurately and reference them appropriately by citing case law and legislation.


In order to demonstrate analysis and reasoning, you need to apply the relevant legal principles to the facts of the case study in order to reach a conclusion.


You need to adopt a logical structure (you may use headings), avoid spelling and grammatical errors (see further under ‘Structure and Style’ below) and present your arguments in a coherent and convincing manner.


Note that the use of footnotes, or endnotes, is the preferred method of referencing for legal writing (you can use the ‘insert’ function in word).