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HI6027 Business and Corporate Law Group Assignment T2 2020

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Trimester T2 2020

Unit Code HI6027

Unit Title Business and Corporate Law

Assessment Type Group Assignment

Assessment Title Case Studies of Business Law and Business Structures

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping)

The purpose of the Group Assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to

work in a collaborative environment in solving two case problems by citing the relevant

legal rules and cases and applying these to the facts of the case.

In this Group Assignments, students are required to:

- Critically analyse the ethical implications of legal decisions and how they impact on

the business environment. (ULO 2)

- Assess the obligations, rights and remedies available to parties in particular

commercial relationships. (ULO 3)

- Critically examine the foundations of Australian company law. (ULO 4)

- Critically discuss and apply contract and tort law in business circumstances. (ULO 5)

- Critically discuss and apply the legal framework that regulates a company’s dealings

with outsiders. (ULO 7)

Weight 40% of the total assessments

Total Marks 40%

Word limit Group Written Report of maximum 2,000 words

Due Date Week 10

Submission Guidelines

• All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.

• The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers.

• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using the AGLC style.

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HI6027 Business and Corporate Law Group Assignment T2 2020

Assignment Specifications

Purpose:

The Group Assignment aims to provide students with an opportunity to work in a collaborative

environment in solving two case problems by citing the relevant legal rules and cases and applying

these to the facts of the case.

Students are to form groups, with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 students per group. The

assignment consists of a 2,000-word written report.

Instructions: Please read and re-read carefully to avoid mistakes.

Group Report

1. This group assignment consists of 2 parts. Part A is a question on Contract Law, and Part B is a

question involving Business Structures. Both questions must be answered. Each question is worth

20 marks.

2. The total word limit for the group report is 2,000 words (+/- 10% allowed) with each part having a

maximum word count of 1,000 words. Word count limits are strictly enforced. A deduction of two

(2) marks will be imposed for every 50 words over the word count for either part of the report.

Anything over the word count will not be read by your lecturer.

3. The total word count for the report as well as each part must be clearly written on the cover sheet

of the assignment. A paper will not be marked if the word counts are not written on the cover

sheet.

4. The group report is worth 40% of total marks in this unit.

Important Reminders:

• You must form your groups by self-enrolment in Blackboard. Please refer to the document “Group

Assessment Self Enrolment Tutorial” that has been posted in Blackboard (under announcements

and also in “Assessments” folder). This document will assist you with the process of self-enrolling

in a group to undertake an assessment task in Blackboard Ultra.

• All group report submissions must be de done online and run through SafeAssign. No hard copies

are to be submitted. Only one group member needs to submit for the whole group.

• You must attach as the official Holmes Institute cover sheet to your grou