Assignment Type:Essay
Assignment Type:Essay
Assignment Description:Contemporary Topic
Weighting:50%
Team or Individual:Individual
Word count:1750 words (plus or minus 10%). Use headings provided below.
Format:MS Word documents only. No PDFs. No Table of contents.
Ensure appropriate use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander terminology as perSNM guidelinesDownload SNM guidelines.
Minimum 10 references, 10 years old or less, from a mixture of journal articles, books and credible websites (e.g. Australian Indigenous health info net). Your unit text is an edited book so reference the separate chapters that you use appropriately.
Do not reference unit lectures or tutorial activities for this assignment. Make sure your sources are credible.
Format as per the SMN Assessment Guidelines (found on the undergraduate community site) and ECU Referencing Guide.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
ULO 3,4,5
Feedback:
via Canvas > Turnitin (Grades will appear in gradebook eventually but I want you to look at your feedback and grade in Turnitin so go to your inbox once the marking has been finalised)
Moderation
All unit assessments are subject to a robust moderation process. Note that results are not final until they are released at the end of semester.
If you have any questions relating to this assessment task, please go to the discussion board and post your questions there.
Watch the following documentary about RHD (goes for about an hour)
https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/heart-failure:-an-investigation-into-the-hidden/13787308Links to an external site.There are a lot of examples from the documentary that you can use to illustrate your understanding of the concepts below. You will simply have to choose which elements/examples/people/situations you want to use. For example there are three women who's stories are told in this documentary but also the families and communities and the perspectives of health staff. You might focus on only one of these perspectives and you should describe which one in the introduction so the marker knows what you are talking about.
Reference the video in-text in the introduction but after that you can just refer to the "documentary" or "case study" no need to repeatedly cite the video throughout.
I expect we will have some discussion about this documentary in the tutorials and also on the discussion board to clarify your queries. Please do not leave watching the documentary to the last minute! You might even have to watch it twice in order to write this essay well.
Frame your essay around key concepts in this unit (outlined in the study schedule on the last page and in the week 9 tutorial) such as:
Race/culture/ethnicity/identity
Privilege/Equality/Access to health services/intersectionality
Unequal power/ Enculturation
Colonisation/ Australian Historical events
Stereotyping/racism
Victim blaming
Communication/health literacy
Cultural safety/ Cultural competence
Social Determinants of Health
Codes and Standards of Nursing and Midwifery practice
TIP: Remember that you need to demonstrate that you understand the concepts above, so start your paragraphs with a topic sentence that introduces the concept, then relate the concept to the case study documentary in a way that shows you understand how the concept can be applied in real life. Discussion of at least three concepts in depth is expected as a minimum. You should be able to refer to several other concepts as well (the more the better).Linking the Access to medical services and strategies for culturally safe care to the case study is another way to pick up some extra critical thinking marks.
Headingsunderlinedmust be used (sub-headings may be used of your choice):
Introduction(150 words):Brief overview of the topic/case study and structure of the essay
Concepts that relate to the case study(600 words)
Demonstrate your understanding of the concepts by applying at least 3 to the case study.Avoid "Cultural safety" or "Access" in this section as you should be talking about these concepts in the following two sections.
Access to health services.Include the maindifferencesbetween Aboriginal medical health services and mainstream services as well as other potential issues that may impact on the communities access to health services (400 words)
Strategies to manage health issues in a culturally safe way(500 words)
Demonstrate your understanding of cultural safety and focus on practical strategies to make mainstream services (in this case a small primary health care clinic or rural hospital) more culturally safe.
Conclusion(100 words)summary of key points
Assessment 2 Workshop
The senior learning advisor and librarian will run an online assignment workshop for this assignment onTuesday 4th October at 12.30 online (link in calendar).A a link to the recording of this session will be placed here.
Assignment Criteria/Rubric
The rubrics for assignment 1 and 2 are based on the standard school rubric with a few minor changes. Please make sure you review the rubric whilst preparing your assignments.Rubric adjustments: Content 45 (15 for Access, 15 for concepts, 15 for strategies). Critical thinking (20 marks - links to the case study) Structure/pres (15 - 5 intro, 5 conclusion, 5 formatting and paragraph structure) Ref (10) ELP (10)
Generic Rubric-2018 (2).docDownload Generic Rubric-2018 (2).doc
Resources
Guidelines for use of Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples related terminology.docx FINAL 201 (1).pdfDownload Guidelines for use of Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples related terminology.docx FINAL 201 (1).pdf
SNM Program Requirements and Assessment Presentation Guide 2021
Library Referencing GuideLinks to an external site.Academic Integrity
