Business and Commercial Law
Assignment Guidelines
Deadline: Saturday, November 27, 2021
(Submission is complete when student upload the work in word file on Moodle page using the Turnitin link)
Your Task:
Businesses’ confidential information, such as trade secrets, client and supplier information, market strategies, price lists and other financial information are major strategic assets. That is because they provide businesses with a competitive power and can take long-term to develop. Businesses try to protect these assets against misappropriation by former employees is therefore of crucial importance. Employers should take time to consider what information is of value to the business, who has access to that information and whether that information is secure.
In this project, according to the UK Business Law, discuss:
How UK businesses can be protected against employees leaving as lockdown eases?
How UK businesses minimise the risks to their client, supplier and other relationships, confidential information, and other assets if those employees move to a rival or start up on their own in?
What Steps employers can take to reduce the risk of workers leaving, or taking colleagues and/or confidential information with them?
General Instructions & Format:
This is an individual assignment that you should be writing on your own.
The word limit for this assignment is 1500 words (+/- 10%); excluding graphs and tables.
Assignments submitted after the deadline will be penalised by deducting 5% of the overall mark for each day up-to 6 days; assignments will not be graded or accepted after 6 days.
If you face any problem, please make sure to contact your lecturer before the due date.
You are expected to support your work with sources from the literature and use Harvard referencing style as appropriate, in text and in the list of references at the end of your assignment.
Format:
Font: Times New Roman
Use double spacing and sufficient margins (3-4 cm)
Headings & subheadings font size: 14 points; the rest of the text: 12 points
All pages should be numbered; include a table of content
Grading:
The assignment will count for 20% of your final grade for this module.
Academic Integrity:
By uploading your work on TURNITIN, you confirm that:
The work is your own, and that you have not copied another’s work or allowed anyone to copy your work, and that you have referenced the work of others in an appropriate way.
You have read and understood the BIBF guidelines on Plagiarism and abided with the necessary practice
Students who are suspected to have encountered any form of academic dishonesty will face further investigation.
Grading Scheme
Category
Grade
Primary Marking Criteria
Secondary Marking Criteria
Distinction
70% and over
Outstanding
Comprehensive knowledge
Detailed understanding of the subject area
Extensive background study
Highly focussed answer and well structured
Logically presented and defended arguments
No factual/computational errors
Original interpretation
New links between topics are developed
New approach to a problem
Excellent presentation with very accurate communication
Exceeds expectations for most primary criteria
Complete command of subject and other relevant areas
Ideas/arguments are highly original
Excellent
Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria
Complete command of subject
Ideas/arguments are highly original
Good
Meets all primary criteria
Command of subject but with minor gaps in knowledge
Ideas/arguments are mostly original
Meets requirements of Class
Meets most but not all primary criteria
Command of subject but with some gaps in knowledge
Ideas/arguments are mostly original
Credit
60-69%
Good within the Class
Knowledge of key areas/principles
Understands the main elements of the subject area
Limited evidence of background study
Answer focussed on question but also with some irrelevant material and weaknesses in structure
Arguments presented but lack coherence
Has several factual/computational errors
No original interpretation
Only major links between topics are described
Limited problem solving
Some weaknesses in presentation and accuracy
Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria
Strong factual knowledge with some weaknesses in understanding
Ideas/arguments are limited but are well presented
Mid-Level
Matches all primary criteria
Moderate factual knowledge with some weaknesses in understanding
Ideas/arguments are limited with weaknesses in logic/presentation
Meets requirements of Class
Matches most but not all primary criteria
Moderate factual knowledge with several weaknesses in understanding
Ideas/arguments are limited with weaknesses in logic/presentation
Pass
40-59%
Good within the Class
Knowledge of key areas/principles only
Weaknesses in understanding of the subject area
Limited evidence of background study
Answer only poorly focussed on question and with some irrelevant material and poor structure
Arguments presented but lack coherence
Several factual/computational errors
No original interpretation
Only major links between topics are described
Limited problem solving
Many weaknesses in presentation and accuracy
For PGT – Insufficient to fulfil the associated learning outcomes
Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria
Moderate factual knowledge with several weaknesses in understanding
A few ideas/arguments are presented but with weaknesses
Mid-Level
Matches all primary criteria
Limited factual knowledge with several weaknesses in understanding
Very few ideas/arguments are presented
Meets requirements of Class
Matches most but not all primary criteria
Limited factual knowledge with many weaknesses in understanding
Very few ideas/arguments are presented and with errors in logic/presentation
Fail
0-39%
Good within the Class
Insufficient to fulfil the associated learning outcomes
No evidence of relevant knowledge or understanding
No evidence of background study
Answer relies on irrelevant material and lacks a coherent structure
No arguments presented or arguments are not relevant to the assessment
Many factual/computational errors
No attempt at interpretation
No links between topics are described
No attempt to solve problems or to address the assessment brief
The presentation is very weak containing many inaccuracies
Exceeds expectations for most primary criteria
No evidence of knowledge/understanding
Only limited evidence of an attempt to answer the question
Mid-Level
Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria
No evidence of knowledge/understanding
Very limited evidence of an attempt to answer the question
Meets requirements of Class
Matches all primary criteria
No evidence of knowledge/understanding and/or evidence of misunderstanding
No attempt to answer/address the question