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MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE:

MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS MELE6221

ASSESSMENT TYPE: ASSIGNMENT 1 (PAPER ONLY)

TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 100 MARKS

TOTAL HOURS: A minimum of 10 HOURS is suggested to complete this assessment

By submitting this assignment, you acknowledge that you have read and understood all the rules as
per the terms in the registration contract, in particular the assignment and assessment rules in The
IIE Assessment Strategy and Policy (IIE009), the intellectual integrity and plagiarism rules in the
Intellectual Integrity Policy (IIE023), as well as any rules and regulations published in the student
portal.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. No material may be copied from original sources, even if referenced correctly, unless it is a
direct quote indicated with quotation marks. No more than 10% of the assignment may
consist of direct quotes.
2. Make a copy of your assignment before handing it in.
3. Assignments must be typed unless otherwise specified.
4. All work must be adequately and correctly referenced.
5. Begin each section on a new page.
6. Follow all instructions on the assignment cover sheet.
7. This is an individual assignment.

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Referencing Rubric

Providing evidence based on valid and referenced academic sources Markers are required to provide feedback to students by indicating
is a fundamental educational principle and the cornerstone of high- (circling/underlining) the information that best describes the
quality academic work. Hence, The IIE considers it essential to student’s work.
develop the referencing skills of our students in our commitment to
achieve high academic standards. Part of achieving these high Minor technical referencing errors: 5% deduction from the
standards is referencing in a way that is consistent, technically overall percentage – the student’s work contains five or more
correct and congruent. This is not plagiarism, which is handled errors listed in the minor errors column in the table below.
differently.
Major technical referencing errors: 10% deduction from the
Poor quality formatting in your referencing will result in a penalty of overall percentage – the student’s work contains five or more
a maximum of ten percent being deducted from the percentage errors listed in the major errors column in the table below.
awarded, according to the following guidelines. Please note,
however, that evidence of plagiarism in the form of copied or If both minor and major errors are indicated, then 10% only (and
uncited work (not referenced), absent reference lists, or not 5% or 15%) is deducted from the overall percentage. The
exceptionally poor referencing, may result in action being taken in examples provided below are not exhaustive but are provided to
accordance with The IIE’s Intellectual Integrity Policy (0023). illustrate the error

Required: Minor errors in technical correctness of Major errors in technical correctness of referencing
Technically correct referencing referencing style style
style Deduct 5% from percentage awarded Deduct 10% from percentage awarded
Consistency Minor inconsistencies. Major inconsistencies.
• The referencing style is generally • Poor and inconsistent referencing style used in-
• The same referencing format consistent, but there are one or two text and/or in the bibliography/ reference list.
has been used for all in-text changes in the format of in-text • Multiple formats for the same type of referencing
references and in the referencing and/or in the bibliography. have been used.
bibliography/reference list. • For example, page numbers for direct • For example, the format for direct quotes (in-text)
quotes (in-text) have been provided for and/or book chapters (bibliography/ reference
one source, but not in another instance. list) is different across multiple instances.
Two book chapters (bibliography) have
been referenced in the bibliography in
two different formats.
Technical correctness Generally, technically correct with some Technically incorrect.
minor errors. • The referencing format is incorrect.
• Referencing format is • The correct referencing format has been • Concepts and ideas are typically referenced, but a
technically correct throughout consistently used, but there are one or reference is missing from small sections of the
the submission. two errors. work.
• Concepts and ideas are typically • Position of the references: references are only
• The correct referencing format referenced, but a reference is missing given at the beginning or end of large sections of
for the module’s discipline has from one small section of the work. work.
been used, i.e., either APA, OR • Position of the references: references • For example, incorrect author information is
Harvard OR Law are only given at the beginning or end of provided, no year of publication is provided,
every paragraph. quotation marks and/or page numbers for direct
• For example, the student has incorrectly quotes missing, page numbers are provided for
presented direct quotes (in-text) and/or paraphrased material, the incorrect punctuation is
• Position of the reference: a book chapters (bibliography/reference used (in-text); the bibliography/reference list is
reference is directly associated list). not in alphabetical order, the incorrect format for
with every concept or idea. a book chapter/journal article is used, information
is missing e.g. no place of publication had been
• For example, quotation marks, provided (bibliography); repeated sources on the
page numbers, years, etc. are reference list.
applied correctly, sources in
the bibliography/reference list
are correctly presented.

Congruence between in-text Generally, congruence between the in- A lack of congruence between the in-text
referencing and bibliography/ text referencing and the bibliography/ referencing and the bibliography.
reference list reference list with one or two errors. • No relationship/several incongruencies between
• There is largely a match between the the in-text referencing and the
• All sources are accurately sources presented in-text and the bibliography/reference list.
reflected and are all accurately bibliography. • For example, sources are included in-text, but not
included in the bibliography/ • For example, a source appears in the in the bibliography and vice versa, a link, rather
reference list. text, but not in the bibliography/ than the actual reference is provided in the
reference list or vice versa. bibliography.
In summary: the recording of In summary, at least 80% of the sources In summary, at least 60% of the sources are
references is accurate and are correctly reflected and included in a incorrectly reflected and/or not included in
complete. reference list. reference list.

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Assignment 1 (Marks: 100)

In order to successfully complete this assignment, you will need to make use of your prescribed
material as well as being familiar with the content on Learn. You may need to do independent
research to fully answer certain questions. Be sure to reference accordingly, and include a
bibliography right at the end of your assignment, which indicates a list of all the sources you have
made use of.

The links below are additional sources that will be helpful in completing this assignment. You are
recommended to make use of these.
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/write-a-how-to-article-in-6-easy-steps
http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/tips.htm

The legal profession has become obsessed with the glamorised courtroom litigation, that the
primary aim of conflict resolution it is often overlooked. An amicable solution that is cost effective
benefits both parties in many ways, especially where the relationship between parties is
maintained. Trials often end up being an adversarial competition, where there can ultimately only
be one winner. This is unlike alternative dispute resolution, where both parties emerge victorious.

Though court litigation has generally been viewed as the conventional, accepted method for dispute
resolution, many deficiencies of the adversarial system have prompted the use of alternative
dispute resolution methods, particularly arbitration, mediation and conciliation.

In Dexgroup (Pty) Ltd v Trustco Group International (Pty) Ltd and Others (687/12) [2013] ZASCA 120;
2013 (6) SA 520 (SCA); [2014] 1 All SA 375 (SCA), the Supreme Court of Appeal, as per Wallis J, stated
the following:
“The advantages of arbitration over litigation, particularly in regard to the expeditious and
inexpensive resolution of disputes, are reflected in its growing popularity worldwide. Those
advantages are diminished or destroyed entirely if arbitrators are confined in a straitjacket
of legal formalism that the parties to the arbitration have sought to escape. Arbitrators
should be free to adopt such procedures as they regard as appropriate for the resolution of
the dispute before them, unless the arbitral agreement precludes them from doing so.”

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Arbitration is but one of the many processes of alternative dispute resolution available for South
Africans to use. Critically examine the above statement. In your answer, ensure that you cover the
following:
• Discuss the court system and its hierarchical structure.
• Discuss the doctrine of stare decisis.
• Discuss the different methods of alternative dispute resolution.

As this is an academic essay, proper formatting must be used, including an introduction (5 marks)
and a conclusion (5 marks).

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Appendix A

Assessment Sheet (Marking Rubric)

Please note: Tear off this section and attach it to your work when you submit it.

MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE:

MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS MELE6221

STUDENT NAME:
STUDENT NUMBER:

Question 1
Does not meet required minimum Meets some of the required minimum
Exceeds the required standards
Marking Criteria standards standards Mark (5)
(4—5)
(0—1) (2—3)
Student has not introduced the topic Student has included an introduction in which Student has introduced the essay question
at all and has proceeded straight to some and not all key points have been with key points and the focus areas. The
Introduction
the discussion points. focused on. The reader is left having an idea reader is able to identify the points to be
what the essay is about but lacks direction. discussed.
Does not meet required minimum Meets some of the required minimum
Exceeds the required standards
Marking Criteria standards standards Mark (15)
(11—15)
(0—5) (6—10)
Academic/ • Discussion: Student has not • Discussion: Student has made reference • Discussion: A very good understanding
Theoretical made any or has made poor to legal concepts, however, not of legal concepts and the questions.
Content reference to legal concepts. sufficiently for the given quotation. • Examples: Relevant examples have
1. Discussion • Examples: Have not been used. • Examples: Examples and application to been drawn on and related to the
2. Examples • Limitations: Has not been the questions have been used but lacks question.
3. Limitations discussed. focus and linking the examples
4. Conflict concretely to the quotation.

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Does not meet required minimum Meets some of the required minimum
Exceeds the required standards
Marking Criteria standards standards Mark (15)
(11—15)
(0—5) (6—10)
• Conflict: This area has not been • Conflict: Conflict within legal practices • Conflict: Conflict of legal practices have
discussed. has been discussed, but the student has been discussed and argued. Opinion is
• General: Discussion of topic is not related this to the question/ has argued with examples and case law.
Academic/
too brief and does not cover been discussed but does not apply this Inclusion of own opinion and
Theoretical
the majority of the topical to a context. Student has generalised. substantiated. Reference is made to
Content
points. • General: Discussion of the topic has incidents or examples that are in line
1. Discussion
been covered on an average scale. Not with the topic and applicable under the
2. Examples
all key areas have been discussed. Effort circumstance.
3. Limitations
has been applied but lacks focus and • General: Exceptional ability to provide
4. Conflict
relevant examples. fair criticism. Overall a good attempt at
[Continued]
discussing the topic as all the required
points are well and methodically
addressed in the essay.
Does not meet required minimum Meets some of the required minimum
Exceeds the required standards
Marking Criteria standards standards Mark (5)
(4—5)
(0—1) (2—3)
Student has not concluded the essay, Student has included a conclusion, summing Student has included a conclusion and
tying up final points. New ideas have up key points. The conclusion lacks some summed up all relevant key points. No new
Conclusion been introduced in the conclusion. focus and tends to introduce new ideas/ ideas have been introduced.
The conclusion is not focussed and points.
lacks academic soundness.
Question 1 Total /25
Multiply Marks by 4 to record a score out of 100 /100

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Comments to student

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