Law for Business

For the individual assignment, you will have to choose a current business issue and discuss the case in terms of the relevant legal issues. As an example, not too long ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired their GM and their interim coach. Firing employees requires attention to a number of legal issues. What are the issues? What does the law tell us about these issues? What actions were taken? How did they apply the law? Based on what youíve learned in the course, did they overlook any legal issues? If so, explain. If not, explain. Provide recommendations to improve the legal aspects of management of the situation.

COMM 4716

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Law for Business

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Individual 

Assignment Rubric

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Winter 2016

)

For 

the

individual assignment, you will have to choose a current business issue and discuss the case in terms of the 

relevant legal issues.  As an 

example, not too long ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired their GM and their interim 

coach.  Firing employees requires attention to a number of legal issues.  What are the issues?  What does the law tell 

us about these issues? 

What actions were taken?  How

did they apply the law?  Based on what youíve learned in the 

course, did they overlook any legal issues? If so, explain.  If not, explain.

P

rovide recommendations to improve the 

legal aspects of management of the situation. 

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OOR

AVERAGE

GOOD

EXCELLENT

R

eport format 

sections 

are   

all re

quired sections

all required sections

all required sections

& organization   

poorly organized

are included, but 1 or

are included but one

are included; each

some sections are

2 are poorly 

needs to be better

is effectively 

organized;

missing; some     

organized; one 

organized; no format

no formatting errors

formatting errors

formatting error

errors

exist

Introduction

does not convey

Introduction is

Introduction is

Introduction is 

clear,

p

urpose or form

adequate but

clear, professio

nally

engages reader

, tells

o

f report

n

eeds develop

–

developed

reader 

exactly 

what to expect

Process

does not explain

explains process

process is clearly

process is explained and

p

rocess; 

process

but needs clarity

written

and complete

;

covered exceptionally 

u

sed for project

and elaboration

reader can

well; reader questions

Is unclear;

description

so reader can

follow

easily 

follow and

are anticipated and 

I

s

incomplete

and 

under

stand easily

understand

answered

Content

report shows

report shows

report shows

reports shows excellent

poor understanding

basic understanding

good understanding

understanding of

Law

o

f 

Law

content; 

of 

Law

concepts;

of 

Law

course concepts;

cours

e concepts; excellent

course 

material is

basic application

good application

application of concepts 

poorly 

u

sed or is

of course concepts

of course concepts

to all 

questions

in

project

missing

;

not all

t

o most

questions

to all 

questions

in

including excellent

questions are 

in 

project

;

project

recommendations

address

ed

Grammar

numerous grammatical

some grammatical

few grammatical 

no grammatical errors exist

;

e

rrors exist, impede

errors exist but

errors exist; donít 

meaning is 

very clear to 

m

eaning

generally donít

impede meaning

reader

i

mpede meani

ng

Mechanics

report has numerous

report has some

report has few

report has no punctuation,

p

unctuation, spelling

punctuation, spelling

punctuation, spelling

spelling errors

errors

errors

errors

Sentences &

sentences contain

sentences contain

se

ntences contain

sentences contain no

Style

numerous errors &

some errors but

few errors that donít

errors

, and 

are diverse

i

mpede meaning;

donít impede

impede meaning;

and sophisticated. Style

style is not concise

meaning; style is

style is concise & 

is concise and professional

or professional

generally concise & 

professional; both

report appears to have been 

professional but some

sentences & style

well proofread and edited

additional editing is

are good

and is appropriate for a

needed

report 

in an organization

Report format should follow APA or MLA style. 

As per the course outline, the paper should be edited to a 

professional business standard

ó

it could be submitted to your supervisor at work

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