Commercial and Corporations Law Assignment

This article is related to the Commercial and Corporations Law Assignment.

Internationalization of regulations would benefit countries in Trade and Commerce Assignment. In other words, creation of a set of rules that could be applied and enforced regardless of jurisdiction of a country.

Length: 2500 words (max.) excluding citations and quotations, footnotes and

Bibliography.

1. There is one short essay as part of the progressive assessments. It is worth 20% of the final mark. More information about the assignment will be given with the question.

2. In this unit you are required to use legal citation and referencing not Harvard referencing style which is used in most of your other units.

The Bibliography should include all books, articles and reports consulted including cases or legislation. Correct footnoting should be used. Note that end notes should not be used. Please note that the file cannot be printed. It can however be bought online or ordered at the Unitext bookshop at your campus. The styles as set out in the Guide must be complied with and this will be taken into account in marking.

Check the Language and Learning website for the document ‘Referencing using law style’ which gives you an introductory overview of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation required by the Deakin Law.

3. The Short Essay may be based on a Chapter which has not been covered in class before the due date. Therefore, it is expected that you do your own research on the topic beforehand.

4. You should select only seven (7) academic sources: articles or chapters from books.You should cite them appropriately in your Bibliography. Prescribed text book/s are not considered as reference material. The statutes and cited cases should not counted academic sources.

5. The title page must include:

   Your name and student number

   Word count

6. Please refer to the Rubric (marking guide). Make sure that you follow the guidelines carefully to avoid losing marks for unnecessary mistakes and omissions. The mark will reflect an assessment of style, structure and the content.

7. Both assessments are required to be submitted online via CloudDeakin ONLY.

8. The CloudDeakin submission area will be opened from one week before the due date.

9. The results and feedback will be released within 15 working days from the scheduled submission date.

Submission policy

1. The Short Essay is to be submitted online in CloudDeakin in the area provided.

2. It should be typed and presented in a professional manner. The typed assignment MUST only be in ‘WORD’ format (no PDF or any other format).

3. No extensions will be considered for both submissions unless a written request is submitted to and approved by the designated Unit Chair. Late submissions will be marked subject to a penalty – 1.5 marks will be deducted for each day. Any work submitted more than 10 days overdue will not be marked. If you are given an extension, the 10 days will run from the last day of your extension. Submissions after 10 will not be marked.

4. Any submissions sent by fax or email will not be marked.

5. The late submissions (with or without permission) will not be marked along with the other papers.

6. Late submissions (with or without permission) will be marked at the time of finalization of the final results.

7. Late submission of an assessment occurs when not due to a fault of the Cloud Deakin system a student submits an assessment after the due date and time without a prior permission for an extension from the Unit Team.