Assignment title: Information

1. No introduction or conclusion necessary. Get straight to the point, starting with the first paragraph, first bit of information, and stating your position with supporting evidence (i.e. relevant ethical regulation and/or legal provision). 2. Use plain language and concise sentences – avoid descriptive passages about the ethical and legal provisions. It is safe to assume that your markers know these. 3. Marks will be deducted for descriptive rather than analytical content. You have 2000 words to show us you know the material. Description shows us that you don't. 4. Number your paragraphs then give the analysis we need to allocate marks. Look at the Marking Rubric to see where the marks are distributed and why. 5. Do NOT rely on Google to conduct research. This does not mean we are discouraging you from doing extra research. If you want to learn about appropriate research methods for university assignments, attend a library research workshop. 6. Google will return American material on American law, which is not the same as Australian law. Marks will be deducted for use of American sources to support Australian points of legal principle or rule. 7. Law students: remember that the assignments are meant to be addressed from a professional communication perspective so you will need to think about them from the journalist/PR person's point of view and not only from the legal reasoning perspective. Go beyond IRAC and use IRAP = Issue Rule Application Position (yours). 8. Please ensure you devote enough time to doing the assignment if you are shooting for a particular WAM across your course. Do NOT ask teaching staff to change marks because you want to get a higher WAM. They are not authorised to do so, and requesting it/doing so breaches University Policy. Marks allocated at Cloud Deakin assessment boxes are final & all marks are awarded in whole numbers, not fractions. 9. Use either Harvard OR AGLC referencing method. NO footnotes are to be used if Harvard is selected. NO Reference List is required if AGLC is selected. You will find a Guide to Harvard Referencing in the Resources tab. 11. Word count has to be 10% above or below 2000 words only. Exceeding this leeway will result in marks deducted as this is a professional communication unit. 12.Anysuspectedplagiarism,collusionorcontractcheating(commercial outsourcing of assignments) will be reported to the Faculty Academic Progress and Discipline Committee. Staffcannot communicatefurther withstudentsregarding marking on that assessmentitem. Possible outcomesofanAPDChearingfindingacademicdishonestyarezeromark for the assignment, fail grade for unit, exclusion from course. 13. No extensions will be granted or considered on either assignment without a Medical Certificate and a completed Assignment Extension Application form submitted to your tutor. Forms can be found at