LAW2446 Commercial Law

Rubrics for fact-based problems in 2016 final exam

Marking HD D C P N
Criteria for 2
fact-based
problems

1.Identification Comprehensive Identification Majority of Limited relevant Little or no relevant

of legal issues identification of of most relevant issues identified issues identified and
in factual all relevant relevant legal issues and discussed. discussed.
scenario legal issues. issues. identified and
discussed.
10%

2.Knowledge Comprehensive Thorough Identification Identification and Misstatement or

and identification identification and discussion discussion of the minimal statement
understanding: and discussion and of most of main legal rules of the rule; no
statement of a of the discussion of main legal supported by discussion of case
legal rule; applicable legal the rules some analysis of law or legislation.
citation of rules supported applicable supported by the case law
appropriate by appropriate legal rules some analysis
case law and analysis of supported by of the case
legislation relevant case analysis of law
law the case law
40%

3. Analysis & Excellent Very good Good Satisfactory Mistaken application

Argument: application of application of application of application of law of law to the fact
application of law to the fact law to the law to the to the fact scenario; little or no
the law to the scenario; fact scenario; fact scenario; scenario; some discussion and
facts comprehensive accurate appropriate discussion and analysis.
and accurate discussion discussion and analysis.
discussion and and analysis. analysis.
40% analysis.

4.Conclusion; Comprehensive Very good Adequate Limited analysis Mistaken or absent

analysis of legal and accurate analysis and analysis and and assessment analysis and
consequences analysis and assessment of assessment of of possible legal assessment of
or outcome assessment of possible legal possible legal outcomes, possible legal
possible legal outcomes, outcomes, consequences outcomes,
10% outcomes, consequences consequences and alternatives. consequences and
consequences and and alternatives.
and alternatives. alternatives.
alternatives.

Rubrics for the MCQs in 2016 final exam

Marking criteria HD D C P N
for Multiple Choice
Questions
Correctly Correctly Correctly Correctly Correctly answers
Identifying the answers answers answers answers 4 or fewer
correct answer out of 8 10 7 questions 6 questions 5 questions questions
4 options in each of questions
the 10 MCQs.