Faculty of Law

Assignment December 2015 Examination Series

DIPLOMA IN LAW [DIL]

Contract Law I
SUBJECT CODE: LAW113
Assignment release date: 25 September 2015(Friday)
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.

Assignment Questions consists of two (2) questions:

Assignment Question No.1 (based on English Law)
15 Marks

Assignment Question No.2 (based on Malaysian Law)

15 Marks
Total Assignment Marks
30 Marks

2.

Both assignment questions (Questions No.1 and No.2) must be combined into ONE (1)
booklet, attached with Assignment Submission Form as the front cover enclosed
with the Marking Criteria;typed double spacedusing Times Roman (Size 12).
Submitted assignment booklet must be stapled (single staple only on the top left
corner).Submission of assignment answers which failed to comply in the prescribed
format will be REJECTED resulting in a FAIL grade.

3.

Students will need to UPLOAD their assignments to TURN-IT-IN (a plagiarism website)

at http://www.turnitin.com to check spelling, grammar and citation. Upon uploading,
a TURN-IT-IN REPORT will be generated and students must print and submit this report
together with their assignment answers. Submission of assignment without the Turn-itin report will be REJECTED.Any discrepancy regarding the submission of Assignment to
Turn-it-in must be reported at least 72 hours before the due date of submission.
No extension will be granted for students failure to generate and/or print the
Turn-it-in Report.

4.

This subjects TURN-IT-INCLASS IDis 10762630and the TURN-IT-IN PASSWORDis

123456.

5.

Students are to submit their assignment booklet ON or BEFORE 12.00 noon.,30

October2015 (Friday)to the Centre of Continuing Education (CCE).
NO
EXTENSION WILL BE GRANTED. A penalty of 5 marks per day will be deducted
from the total marks of the assignments for each day, or part of a day, of late
submission.

6.

Group discussions are encouraged but answers must not give the Examiners reasons to
believe that copying of each others works and/or plagiarism has occurred. Copying
and/or plagiarism are a serious offence and will result in a FAIL grade. Originality will be
one of the key factors in the awarding of points and grades. A good answer should be
appropriately structured in accordance with the structure or order of the Marking
Criteria for the assignment question [See Marking Criteria attached herewith].

7.

The answer to each assignment question must include a bibliography and suitable
referencing. Answer without a bibliography will be deemed as work of PLAGIARISM and
will result in a FAIL grade.

8.

Assignment submission must observe the Order of Pages as shown below. Submission
of assignment which failed to comply with the set order will be REJECTED and/or
resulted in a FAIL grade.

ED/CW/LAW102/052013

CONTRACT LAW II / MAY 2011

ORDER OF PAGES

Bibliography for
Question No.2

Assignment
answer for
Question No.2

Turn-it-in
report for
Question No.2

Bibliography for
Question No.1

Assignment
answer for
Question No. 1

Turn-it-in
report for
Question No.1

Assignment
Question Marking
Criteria

Assignment
Submission Form.

Fasten
assignment
booklet with
a single staple
only here
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Assignment Question DECEMBER 2015 Examination Series

DIPLOMA IN LAW [DIL]
LAW 113 Contract Law I

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
TURNITIN: 10762630

PASSWORD:123456
Remarks

Assignment Question No.1[Based on English Law]

The doctrine of consideration in UK Contract Law is highly uncertain.

Judges seem to find consideration according to their whim and fancy.
Discuss.

Assignment Question No.2 [Based on Malaysian Law]

The doctrine of consideration in Malaysian Contract Law is exactly

identical to UK Contract Law.
Discuss.

END OF ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

ED/CW/LAW113/122015

Total of 15 Marks
for assignment
questions answer.
Answer is based
on English law.
Length: 1.000
1,200 words
(excluding
Bibliography).

Remarks

Total of 15 Marks
for assignment
questions answer.
Answer is based
on Malaysian
law.
Length: 1.000
1,200 words
(excluding
Bibliography).

MARKING CRITERIA
Marking Criteria

Marks Allocation Criteria

Examiners Marks

Moderators Marks

Question No.1 [15Marks] [Based on English Law]

Criteria 1: Identifying the legal issue(s) in the assignment question.
Identifying the significance or importance of the legal
issue(s) in the assignment question.
Providing an introduction to the legal issue(s) in the
assignment question.
Criteria 2: Stating and explaining the legal principles or provisions of
the law pertaining to the legal issue(s) in the assignment
question.
Providing authorities (case law & statute law) in support of
the legal principles or provisions of the law.
The case law or statute law authorities must include proper
citation and underlined.
Criteria 3: Application of the legal principles or provisions of the law to the
facts in the assignment question (for application question); or
Providing an analysis and critical discussion on the legal
issue(s) in the assignment question (for essay question).
Criteria 4: Providing a conclusion and own opinion on the application of
the legal principles or provisions of the law to the facts in the
assignment question (for application questions); or
Providing a conclusion and own opinion on the analysis and
discussion on the legal issue(s) in the assignment question (for
essay question).
Criteria 5: Proper usage of English language (vocabulary, grammar and
spelling).
Assignment question answers overall structure &
presentation.
Proper and appropriate referencing methodology.

[0: None/Wrong]
[0.5: Poor/Incomplete]
[1: Fair]
[2:Good]

/2

/2

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[2:
[3:
[4:

None/Wrong]
Poor/Incomplete]
Fair]
Good]
Complete]

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/4

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None/Wrong]
Poor/Incomplete]
Fair]
Good]
Complete]

/4

/4

[0: None/Wrong]
[0.5: Poor/Incomplete]
[1: Fair]
[2: Good]

/2

/2

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[1:
[1:
[3:

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/3

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[0: None/Wrong]
[0.5: Poor/Incomplete]
[1: Fair]
[2: Good]

/2

/2

[0:
[1:
[2:
[3:
[4:

None/Wrong]
Poor/Incomplete]
Fair]
Good]
Complete]

/4

/4

[0:
[1:
[2:
[3:
[4:

None/Wrong]
Poor/Incomplete]
Fair]
Good]
Complete]

/4

/4

[0: None/Wrong]
[0.5: Poor/Inappropriate]
[1: Fair]
[2: Good]

/2

/2

[0:
[1:
[1:
[3:

/3

/3

Sub-Total [Assignment Question No.2][Based on Malaysian Law]

/ 15

/ 15

Total Marks for Assignment Question No.1 [English Law] & No.2 [Malaysian Law]

/ 30

/ 30

Inappropriate]
Poor]
Fair]
Good]

Sub-Total [Assignment Question No.1] [Based on English Law]

Question No.2 [15Marks] [Based on Malaysian Law]
Criteria 1: Identifying the legal issue(s) in the assignment question.
Identifying the significance or importance of the legal
issue(s) in the assignment question.
Providing an introduction to the legal issue(s) in the
assignment question.
Criteria 2: Stating and explaining the legal principles or provisions of
the law pertaining to the legal issue(s) in the assignment
question.
Providing authorities (case law & statute law) in support of
the legal principles or provisions of the law.
The case law or statute law authorities mustinclude proper
citation and underlined.
Criteria 3: Application of the legal principles or provisions of the law to the
facts in the assignment question (for application question); or
Providing an analysis and critical discussion on the legal
issue(s) in the assignment question (for essay question).
Criteria 4: Providing a conclusion and own opinion on the application of
the legal principles or provisions of the law to the facts in the
assignment question (for application questions); or
Providing a conclusion and own opinion on the analysis and
discussion on the legal issue(s) in the assignment question (for
essay question).
Criteria 5: Proper usage of English language (vocabulary, grammar and
spelling).
Assignment question answers overall structure &
presentation.
Proper and appropriate referencing methodology.

Inappropriate]
Poor]
Fair]
Good]

Less Penalty [If Any].

COURSEWORK FINAL MARKS
Remarks from Examiner:

/ 30

Remarks from Moderator: