Academic Writing Skills and Exploring Health and Disease 1 Assignment YHS243
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YHS243
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Access to HE Diploma |
Health Science Professions |
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Academic Writing Skills/Exploring Health and Disease 1 |
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YHS243 |
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LEARNING OUTCOMES Academic Writing
- Be able to interpret specific questions.
- Be able to structure a written response.
- Be able to present the response appropriately for audience and purpose
- Understand how to organise and apply information in their academic writing.
LEARNING OUTCOMES Exploring Health and Disease
- Understand the variation in disease patterns in society.
Assessment Criteria - you will address these criteria by completing the Assignment Task |
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Academic Writing |
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1.1 |
Interpret the requirements of at least two different assignment briefs or essay titles considering the following: |
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2.1 |
Develop and use a plan for a written response to a brief |
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Demonstrate the development of a structured response which maintains a logical and consistent argument, following a plan. |
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Demonstrate the use of academic conventions in a written piece: |
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Demonstrate the use of an appropriate referencing style for citations and reference lists |
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4.2 |
Explain the concept of academic integrity |
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4.3 |
Identify the consequences of malpractice with reference to your college policy |
Exploring Health and Disease |
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Analyse the incidence and prevalence of a named disease. |
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Explain how the pattern of the disease relates to changes in society. |
If you intend to use Grammarly to help with proof-reading, ensure you save an original draft.
Assignment Tasks
2 Essay Plans and 2 Essays
Task 1
Essay Title:
Explain the concept of academic integrity and identify the consequences of malpractice (for example plagiarism, the use of essay mills and artificial intelligence) according to the AOLL malpractice and plagiarism policies.
- a) In the title above, highlight the instructional/command words in blue and the topic/subject words in green.(AW1.1a, AW1.1b)
- b) Create adetailed essay plan for the above title. You can use the template provided on the VLE or you can use your own format (bullet-points, mind-map etc).(AW1.1c, AW2.1)
Plan:
- c) Develop your plan into an academic essay of 400 words (AW 4.2, AW 4.3).
Your essay should:
- Have a clear introduction, main body and conclusion(AW1.1c, AW2.2)
- Be written in formal, academic English with the correct terminology for the subject(AW3.1)
- Use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar(AW3.1)
- Use the Harvard referencing system (in-text citations and bibliography)(AW4.1)
Essay:
Task 2
Societal factors are things such as wealth, lifestyle, diet, education level, family dynamic, population density, technological advances.
Explore how society, and the ways in which people live, have changed over time in the UK and how these changes relate to the changes in the incidence and prevalence of heart disease.
Your essay should:
- Include definitions of both incidence and prevalence
- Include statistics to show how the incidence of heart disease has changed in the UK over time
- Include climate change.
- Consider how societal factors have impacted on the changing statistics
In response to the title above, highlight the instructional/command words in blue and the topic/subject words in green.(AW1.1a, AW1.1b)
- b) Create adetailed essay plan for your above title. You can use the template provided on the VLE or you can use your own format (bullet-points, mind-map etc). (AW1.1c, AW2.1)
Plan:
- c) Develop your plan into an academic essay of 600 words. (EH&D1.1, EH&D1.2)
Your essay should:
- Have a clear introduction, main body and conclusion(AW1.1c, AW2.2)
- Be written in formal, academic English with the correct terminology for the subject(AW3.1)
- Use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar(AW3.1)
- Use the Harvard referencing system (in-text citations and bibliography)(AW4.1)
Essay:
Word count guideline for whole assignment: 1000 words (excluding plans)
Sanctions apply for graded assessments that are over/under the allocated word limit by more than 10% - please see Student Handbook for details.
Referencing Checklist (failure to do any of the following could result in your assignment being returned to you)
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Have you included your full bibliography (all sources you have used) |
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Is your bibliography formatted in the Harvard Style? |
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Are your sources all listed in alphabetical order according to the author? |
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Are all questions/responses fully cited for both direct quotesandparaphrased information? |
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Do your citations include the author and year only, e.g. (NHS, 2012)? |
Yes/No |
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Are your citationsbeforethe full stop, if used at the end of a sentence/paragraph? |
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THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU WOULD BE GRADED IF GRADE DESCRIPTORS WERE APPLIED This is only here to prepare you for graded units and give you some indication of how the grade descriptors work.
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Grade Descriptor 4 - Use of Information |
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For Merit work should: d.showa very goodgrasp of the meaning and significance of new information |
For Distinction work should: d.showan excellentgrasp of the meaning and significance of new information ? |
Task 2/3: Your points/arguments will be well supported by evidence which you fully explain/analyse. |
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Grade Descriptor 5 - Communication and Presentation |
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For Merit work should showvery goodcommand of:? structure ? language (including technical or specialist language) ?? spelling ? punctuation ? referencing ? |
For Distinction work should showexcellentcommand of:? structure ? language (including technical or specialist language) ?? spelling ? punctuation ? referencing ? |
Task 2/3:Your essays will be written with accuracy in relation to spelling, punctuation and grammar and use an appropriate academic style. Referencing will include a bibliography and in-text citations in the Harvard Style. The structure of your work will be logical with a clear introduction and conclusion. |
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Grade Descriptor 7 - Quality |
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For Merit work should: b.put forward arguments or ideas which aregenerallyunambiguous but which are in a minor way limited or incomplete ? |
For Distinction work should: b.put forward arguments or ideas which areconsistentlyunambiguous and cogent ? |
Task 2/3: The work should be written in a clear and concise style and shoulddiscussthe arguments and analyse evidence in detail, considering a range of factors. |
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Reflections Were the materials and assessment clear? If not, can you identify areas for improvement? |
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Instructions: Include word count where appropriate. |
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Deadline: Please upload resubmitted work on a separate document titled Resubmission. |
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Tutor Feedback
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Academic Writing Skills |
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1.1 |
a)Interpret the requirements of at least two different assignment briefs or essay titles considering the following: |
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2.1 |
Develop and use a plan for a written response to a brief |
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2.2 |
Demonstrate the development of a structured response which maintains a logical and consistent argument, following a plan. |
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3.1 |
Demonstrate the use of academic conventions in a written piece: |
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4.1 |
Demonstrate the use of an appropriate referencing style for citations and reference lists |
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4.2 |
Explain the concept of academic integrity |
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4.3 |
Identify the consequences of malpractice with reference to your college policy |
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Exploring Health and Disease |
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Analyse the incidence and prevalence of a named disease. |
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Explain how the pattern of the disease relates to changes in society. |
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Strengths: Areas for Development: |
Referencing Feedback:
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THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU WOULD BE GRADED IF GRADE DESCRIPTORS WERE APPLIED. GD4 P/M/D In order to improve in this area in future assignments you should. GD5 P/M/D In order to improve in this area in future assignments you should. GD7 P/M/D In order to improve in this area in future assignments you should. |
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GI = Grade Indicator
Grade Descriptor 4 - Use of Information |
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For Merit work should: d.showa very goodgrasp of the meaning and significance of new information ? |
For Distinction work should: d.showan excellentgrasp of the meaning and significance of new information ? |
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Grade Descriptor 5 - Communication and Presentation |
GI |
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For Merit work should showvery goodcommand of:? structure ? language (including technical or specialist language) ?? spelling ? punctuation ? referencing ? |
For Distinction work should showexcellentcommand of:? structure ? language (including technical or specialist language) ?? spelling ? punctuation ? referencing ? |
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Grade Descriptor 7 - Quality |
GI |
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For Merit work should: b.put forward arguments or ideas which aregenerallyunambiguous but which are in a minor way limited or incomplete |
For Distinction work should: b.put forward arguments or ideas which areconsistentlyunambiguous and cogent ? |
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Recommended Grade: Pass/Merit/Distinction |
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Recommended Achieved: YES/NO |
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Ouriginal score: Checked by: Date: |
