Topic: Critically analyse a legal case relevant to the study of Business Law.
Assessment type: Report and presentation - group assignment. Each member of the group will assessed individually on their input to the presentation (see Marking below).
Purpose: To allow students to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills acquired in the subject. It also allows student to further develop team working skills that are expected in a modern professional legal practice. This assessment relates to learning outcomes a, b, c and d.
Value: Group report (Group mark) 20%
Group presentation (Individual mark) 10%
Total value 30%
Due Date: Report Week 11
Presentation Video/PowerPoints or suitable format – Week 11 – all groups - hard copy to the lecturer / tutor at beginning of class.
Presentation Weeks 11 and 12 – specific times will be allocated in class.
Submission: Group report – One copy per group
Task Details: Group task - Groups are to identify and analyse current theories and models in accounting, analysing how they apply to the given situation. Specific research supported recommendations need to be provided.
Research requirements – students need to support their analysis with references from the text and a minimum of 8 suitable, reliable, current and academically acceptable sources – this should include at least 6 academic journal articles. Please check with the lecturer/tutor for what is considered an acceptable source.
Group Presentation: Using the group report content, groups are to present their analysis and findings/ conclusions in a professional 5 (five) minute oral presentation supported with appropriate visual aids e.g. a PowerPoint presentation of a suitable length. All group members must participate in the presentation.
Presentations should be a “sales pitch” covering the main elements of the report – not just a reading of the report – detail should be contained in the report. Information can be covered in any order in the presentation, but should contain all main elements of the Report.
It is strongly recommended that groups prepare their presentations well in advance of the presentation date, and make some effort to practice their presentation. This will improve the presentation overall, and give groups a chance to improve and time manage their presentations.
Presentation
Group Report 2500 + 10% word report format – Word .doc or .docx.
Title page, executive summary, table of contents, appropriate headings and sub-headings, recommendations/findings/conclusions, in-text referencing and reference list (Harvard – Anglia style), attachments if relevant. Single spaced, font Times New Roman 12pt, Calibri 11pt or Arial 10pt.
Oral Presentation 5 minute oral presentation in class supported by appropriate visual aids.
Presentations will be timed – groups going over 5 minutes will be asked to stop.. All group members must participate.
Marking Guide: Group report:
Analysis 30%
Research – extent and application 30%
Recommendations/conclusions 20%
Report presentation 20%
Total mark will be scaled to a mark out of 20 subject marks.
Group Presentation: An individual mark will be given for each student’s component of the presentation and a mark will be scaled to a mark out of 10 subject marks.