Assessment 2: Assignment Marking Rubric (Weight 30%)
Assessment 2: Assignment Marking Rubric (Weight 30%)
The assignment will require a thorough critical analysis of a 'real world' commercial law problem. The assignment is designed to assess your knowledge of the law, identification of legal issues, application of the law and conclusion.
Levels of Achievement
Criteria Excellent
85 to 100 % Very Good
75 to 84.5 % Good
65 to 74.5 % Satisfactory
49 to 64.5 % Unsatisfactory
0 to 48.5 %
Questions 1 and 2 Excellence in application of the law to the question. Arguments are excellent in terms of persuasiveness. High standard of application of the law to the question. Arguments are generally persuasive. Reasonable standard of application in applying the law to the question. Some arguments lack persuasiveness. Satisfactory standard in applying the law to the question. Arguments often lack persuasiveness. Failure to demonstrate a satisfactory standard in applying the law to the question. Arguments are or not persuasive.
Application of Law: Apply each legal principle to resolve the issues identified in the question
Conclusion:
Give a conclusion which resolves the issues in the questions.
Accurate, clear and concise links are established between the application of law and the conclusion. Accurate and clear links are established between the application of law and the conclusion. Accurate links can be identified, with some difficulty, between the application of law and the conclusion. Links are established between the application of law and the conclusion, but they are ambiguous. No links are established between the application of law and the conclusion.
Question 3
Criteria Excellent
85 to 100 % Very Good
75 to 84.5 % Good
65 to 74.5 % Satisfactory
49 to 64.5 % Unsatisfactory
0 to 48.5 %
Identification of legal issue/s: Identify the legal issues in the question. Separate major issues into a number of sub-issues where appropriate
Accurately and succinctly identified all of the issues and sub-issues confronting the parties so as to resolve the problem. Identification of all of the issues and sub-issues confronting the parties so as to resolve the problem. Identification of most but not all of the issues and sub-issues confronting the parties so as to resolve the problem. Identification of some of the issues and sub-issues confronting the parties so as to resolve the problem. Failure to identify any of the issues and sub-issues confronting the parties so as to resolve the problem.
Identification and understanding of relevant law: Identify and understand the law which applies to the issues identified
Identification and understanding of all of the relevant law to resolve the legal problem. Extensive evidence of research to identify relevant cases and/or legislation. Identification and understanding of largely all relevant law to resolve the legal problem. Substantial evidence of research to identify relevant cases and/or legislation. Identification and understanding of most of the relevant law to resolve the legal problem. Some evidence of research to identify relevant cases and/or legislation. Identification and understanding of some of the relevant law to resolve the legal problem. Some evidence of research to identify relevant cases and/or legislation. Very limited identification and understanding of the relevant law to resolve the legal problem. Very limited or no evidence of legal research beyond the course materials.
Application of law: Apply each legal principle to resolve the issues identified in the question
Excellence in application of the law to the question. Arguments are excellent in terms of persuasiveness. High standard of application of the law to the question. Arguments are generally persuasive. Reasonable standard of application in applying the law to the question. Some arguments lack persuasiveness. Satisfactory standard in applying the law to the question. Arguments often lack persuasiveness. Failure to demonstrate a satisfactory standard in applying the law to the question. Arguments are or not persuasive.
Levels of Achievement
Criteria Excellent
85 to 100 % Very Good
75 to 84.5 % Good
65 to 74.5 % Satisfactory
49 to 64.5 % Unsatisfactory
0 to 48.5 %
Conclusion: Conclusion provides a clear, well thought out resolution to the legal problem. Clear links are established between the issues, law, application and overall conclusion.
The assignment provides a detailed and focused summary of the ideas presented; drawing clear and well thought-out conclusions. Accurate, clear and concise links are established between the issue, law, application and the conclusion. The assignment provides a fairly detailed and focused summary of the ideas presented; drawing fairly clear and well thought-out conclusions. Accurate and clear links are established between the issue, law, application and the conclusion. The assignment provides a somewhat detailed and focused summary of the ideas presented; providing some evidence of conclusions. Accurate links can be identified, with some difficulty, between the issue, law, application and the conclusion. The assignment provides limited detail with no clear summary of the ideas presented, drawing limited conclusions. Links are established between the issue, law, application and the conclusion, but they are ambiguous. The assignment fails to provide any clear evidence of the ideas presented; drawing no clear conclusions. No links are established between the issue, law, application and the conclusion.
Presentation/written style: High quality legal writing, including clear expression, very good use of sentence structure, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Quality of writing at a very high standard, including clear expression, good use of sentence structure, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Quality of writing is of a high standard, providing mostly clear expression and good use of sentence structure. Few grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes. Quality of writing is of a good standard, with some problems in expression and sentence structure. Few grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes. Some problems with sentence structure and presentation. Frequent grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes. Use of inappropriate language. Quality of writing is at a very poor standard so barely understandable. Sentence structure and expression poor. Numerous spelling mistakes. Little or no evidence of proof reading.
