Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts
School of Law
LLB1115 Legal Skills, Autumn 2021
Assessment: Communication Skills Assignment – Research Essay
(40%)
Due date: Wednesday 2 June, 4pm (week 13)
Weight: 40% of your final mark
Length: 4 pages (not including the bibliography)
Submission: Turnitin via the subject Moodle site
INSTRUCTIONS
The essay question is on the next page.
All pages should be in black type, with 2.54 cm margins on all sides (left, right, top,
bottom). The font size must be 12 point using the ‘Times’ font, with footnotes and
indented quotations in size 10. Line spacing must be ‘double spaced’. Pages must be
numbered. Please see ‘Format of Work’ on page 3 of the School of Law General
Advice guide for further information.
The assessment task will be checked by Turnitin, a tool for checking if it has
unreferenced content. You can submit your assessment task to Turnitin prior to the
due date and Turnitin will give you an originality report. You can then make any
changes that may be required and re-submit your final version by the due date.
This is an individual assignment and must be entirely your own work.
Any submissions received after 4pm on the due date will receive a 5% daily penalty.
If the task is not submitted within 7 days of the due date it will be given a mark of
zero. Please review the information about submission and late penalties on page 15
of the Subject Outline.
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School of Law
LLB1115 Legal Skills, Autumn 2021
Assessment: Communication Skills Assignment – Research Essay
(40%)
Due date: Wednesday 2 June, 4pm (week 13)
Weight: 40% of your final mark
Length: 4 pages (not including the bibliography)
Submission: Turnitin via the subject Moodle site
INSTRUCTIONS
The essay question is on the next page.
All pages should be in black type, with 2.54 cm margins on all sides (left, right, top,
bottom). The font size must be 12 point using the ‘Times’ font, with footnotes and
indented quotations in size 10. Line spacing must be ‘double spaced’. Pages must be
numbered. Please see ‘Format of Work’ on page 3 of the School of Law General
Advice guide for further information.
The assessment task will be checked by Turnitin, a tool for checking if it has
unreferenced content. You can submit your assessment task to Turnitin prior to the
due date and Turnitin will give you an originality report. You can then make any
changes that may be required and re-submit your final version by the due date.
This is an individual assignment and must be entirely your own work.
Any submissions received after 4pm on the due date will receive a 5% daily penalty.
If the task is not submitted within 7 days of the due date it will be given a mark of
zero. Please review the information about submission and late penalties on page 15
of the Subject Outline.
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