c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case. d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide detailed comments/remarks to justify the case.

D. Amount of similar material 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%.

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.

Q5. Critically examine the concept of copyright law and protection of 15 intellectual property and its objectives, quoting relevant Royal Decree. (15 marks) Examining the concept of copyright law and protection of intellectual property law and Royal Decree will attract 15 marks. Use of journals and scholarly citations, correct citation and formatting. 20 Correct referencing. 5 Total 100

Q3a. Critically explain the requirements for discharging contracts (10 marks) . Critically explaining the requirements for discharging contracts and quoting Relevant royal decrees attracts 10 marks. Q3b. Critically discuss the remedies for breaching contracts in courts in Oman And citing relevant royal decrees and appropriate references applicable to The subject. ( 5 marks ). Critically discussing the remedies for breaching Contracts in courts in Oman and citing relevant royal decrees attracts 5 marks 15Q4. Define a contract of employment and what information should be in every contract of employment. Discuss the circumstances or situation in which an employer can dismiss a worker without notice and without compensation as per Oman Labour Law, quoting relevant Royal Decree. (15 marks) Defining a contract of employment and what information should be in every contract of employment attracts 10 marks, and discussing the circumstances or situation in which an employer can dismiss a worker without notice and without compensation as per Oman Labour Law, quoting relevant Royal Decree attracts 5 marks. 15

Evaluation Criteria Marks Q1. Critically analyze the Oman legal and court system and its objectives 15 quoting relevant Royal Decree and What are the implications of these system towards an orderly business environment ? (15 marks). Critically analyzing the Oman legal and court system and its objectives attracts 10 marks. Explaining what are the implications of these system towards an orderly business environment attracts 5 marks. Q2. Investment is the lifeline of Oman or any other country. What can be done to improve the investment rules, regulations and incentives as well as procedures and easy of doing business and attract more investors to Oman in competition with other GCC countries? To answer the question you should interview any officer from one of the following institutions in Oman and do an analysis of those answers:- ASYAD, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), Ithraa, Ministry of Industry and Commerce or Duqm Port Authority (Muscat Office), Port Services Corporation, Khazaen City, Al

6. Last date of submission: 9th 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 module two weeks from submission deadline. Journal articles: Students are required to use a minimum of ten (10) relevant journal 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.

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 2500 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. 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.

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 9.