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MLC707 Commercial and Corporations Law
Short Essay
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 endnotes should
not be used.
The Australian Guide to Legal Citation is available online at
<http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/files/dmfile/FinalOnlinePDF-2012Reprint.pdf>.
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 School http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/handouts/lawstyle.php
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.
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8. Due date:
? Online submission via CloudDeakin must be received by 11:59pm of Friday
September 12, 2014.
9. The CloudDeakin submission area will be opened from one week before the due
date.
10. 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
finalisation of the final results.
7. Late submission of an assessment occurs when not due to a fault of the CloudDeakin
system a student submits an assessment after the due date and time without a prior
permission for an extension from the Unit Team.