Case law analysis: contract law

CRITERIA 

NON-PERFORMANCE 

BASIC 

PROFICIENT 

DISTINGUISHED 

Exhibit information literacy skills as applied to business law.

Does not exhibit any information literacy skills as applied to business law.

Exhibits inconsistent information literacy skills as applied to business law, or uses sources of questionable credibility. 

Exhibits information literacy skills as applied to business law.

Exhibits information literacy skills as applied to business law, and supports statements with legal research from credible legal research databases and online resources. 

Summarize the facts and ruling of a legal case.

Does not summarize the facts and ruling of a legal case.

Lists facts of the ruling, but omits key elements or does not summarize the ruling.

Summarizes the facts and ruling of a legal case.

Summarizes the facts and ruling of a legal case, and clearly explains the business context and relevance. 

Analyze how a legal case could impact businesses.

Does not analyze how a legal case could impact businesses.

Discusses a legal case in the context of business, but does not explain the relationship or significance to businesses.

Analyzes how a legal case could impact businesses.

Analyzes how a legal case could impact businesses, including both positive and negative impacts. 

Explain how a legal case could impact a specific organization.

Does not explain how a legal case could impact a specific organization.

Discusses a legal case in the context of a specific organization, but does not explain the relationship or significance to a specific organization.

Explains how a legal case could impact a specific organization.

Explains how a legal case could impact a specific organization such that an executive team will understand the implications of the legal decision.