a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations). b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 10%.

20-29% No learning outcomes fully met. Little attempt to engage with the module materials or ideas. 10-19% Little attempt to engage with assignment brief and has not met learning outcomes. Inadequate demonstration of knowledge or understanding of key concepts, theories or practice.

30-39% Retrievable fail Some learning outcomes and / or assessment criteria not met. Questions not answered fully. Content not wholly relevant. Little or no evidence of understanding of relevant theory. Very repetitive of taught input – no development or application. The use of extensive quoted passages evident. Evidence of sufficient grasp of learning outcomes to suggest that the participant will be able to retrieve the module on resubmission.

40-49% Basic Satisfactory attempt to address question/issues with some content relevant to assignment topic. Material engages with relevant module materials, but largely repeats taught input and lacks development or personal interpretation. Some general understanding of topic theory and concepts. Lacks coherence.

50-59% Competent Main issues addressed and solid attempt to answer question. Some relevant content applied. Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant theory and concepts and identification of main issues Some repeated errors in referencing or grammar or syntax as appropriate.

60-69% Good Answers most if not all detailed aspects of the question. Content mainly relevant. Good knowledge and understanding of relevant theory and concepts and application of theoretical models. Evidence of a developing appreciation of contextual issues.

70-79% Very good Full response to the assignment with all content relevant and focused. Very good understanding of relevant theory, concepts and models. Application of appropriate theory to examples/practice, demonstrating a rigorous approach to a variety of ideas, contexts and frameworks. Few errors in referencing or grammar or syntax as appropriate.

80-89% Excellent Very full, independent response to the assignment with totally relevant material which is well beyond any module input, demonstrating independent study. Excellent understanding of relevant theory, concepts and models. Very clear logical structure. Very few errors in referencing or grammar or syntax as appropriate.

90-100% Outstanding Exceptionally detailed and original response to the assignment, with critical use of independently sourced contextual material. Outstanding demonstration of linked understanding of relevant theory, concepts and models. Extremely well structured with high level of analysis. No obvious errors in referencing or grammar or syntax as appropriate.

• All assessments shall be evaluated out of 100 and then scaled down to the corresponding assessment weightage as given in the assessment matrix. However, the complexity of the assessment shall remain as per that weightage. For e.g.: Q.P. for the Individual in-class closed book test having a weightage of 20 will be set out of 100 marks and the corresponding answers will be evaluated out of 100 marks. If the student scores 75 marks for this test, then his/her actual mark for this assessment component will be 15 out of 20.

Use of relevant scholarly citations, correct citation and formatting. 15 Correct referencing. 5 You must interview a human resources manager of a company of your choice in Oman, and ask him/her five questions about his experience with issues to do with unfair labour practices

Q2. Discuss utmost good faith and disclosure in insurance law, quoting relevant Oman Royal Decree. Critically explain why it is important to have insurance cover. (16 marks) Explaining utmost good faith and disclosure will attract 8 marks and critically explaining why it is important to have insurance cover attracts 8 marks 16 Q3. Critically explain unfair labour practice how Oman labour law prevents unfair labour practices, quoting relevant Oman Royal Decree and Article of Oman Labour Law? You must interview a human resources manager of a company of your choice in Oman, and ask him/her five questions about his experience with issues to do with unfair labour practices and record and critically analyse those answers. The interview script must be attached at the end of the assignment. You are required to mention in your assignment who was interviewed and the name of the company. (16 marks) Critically 16

Evaluation Criteria Marks Q1. (a) Critically explain the objectives and importance of agency law and why it is important for the Oman economy, quoting relevant Oman Royal Decree. (8 marks) Critically explaining the objectives and importance of agency law and why it is important for the Oman economy, quoting relevant Oman Royal Decree attracts 8 marks. (b) Analyse the structure and contribution of the Oman Court and Legal System, quoting relevant Royal Decree. (8 marks) An analysis of the structure and contribution of the Oman Court and Legal System, quoting relevant Royal Decree attracts 8 marks. 16

Journal articles: Students are required to use a minimum of ten (10) relevant scholarly articles in the body of the assignment and reference them correctly under Reference section. Any assignment without the required journal articles will not qualify for A Grade as a rule and gets less than 70% marks.

4. The assignment should have a cover page, table of contents, introduction, and answers to the questions, conclusion, and appropriate references. Remember to credit all sources of information that you use, in your text and in the references. Please use Coventry Harvard style of referencing. 5. Appendices. You may attach appendices to your work, if you think them necessary – they will not be included in the word-count. 6. Last date of submission: 7th week of the semester. 7. The assignment should be submitted on time through Moodle. Late submission shall be penalised as per the norms of MEC mentioned in the Module Information Guide. 8. Plagiarism Policy. As per MEC policy on last section in this assignment. 9. Student feedback will be given on moodle two weeks from submission deadline.

Instructions for the assignment: 1. This is an Individual Project. All set books, journals and internet sources should be used for adequate answers. Thorough analysis will be highly rewarded. 2. Total words count should be a minimum of 2000 words and better if even longer. Annexure(s) will not be considered for number of words. State number of words on cover page. 3. The report should be done in Word, font size 12, font style Times New Roman, text colour black, colours can be used ONLY in appendices; main body of the report should be black and white.

Instructions to Student: Students should answer all questions. Students should complete the assignment individually. Individual report need to be generated and each student has to submit one report only. Relevant Oman statutes should be quoted and Oman examples used right through. Submission date: Week 7. Assessment is subject to MEC viva policy. This assignment would be weighted to 40% after marking as per MEC policy. MEC Integrity Policy applies in all assessments This assignment is subject to viva as per MEC Policy