Case Study on Gender, Crime and Violence Assignment 2 CULT3013
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Assignment 2: Case study
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CULT3013 Gender, Crime and Violence
Assignment 2: Case study
Team/Individual task:Individual
Word limit:500 words (+/- 10%)
Weighting:10%
Due date:5pm AEST Monday 1 July 2024(Week 7)
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Assignment overview
To pass this subject of study, you must achieve an aggregated grade of at least 50%. Although this assignment is not a mandatory submission, completing this assignment will give you the best chance of achieving this minimum requirement.
This is a case study, in which you will investigate the key issues surrounding your chosen inquiry topic forAssignment 3: Professional task. The aim of this assignment is for you to start the process of researching and conceptualising relevant issues that relate to your final assignment. You are to research and prepare a case study and critical comment. This task will use one of the topics set for as the basis. The inquiry topic selected for this assignment will be the same inquiry topic that you will respond to inAssignment 3: Professional taskwhen you write the full submission so please choose carefully.
This assignment supportsSubject Learning Outcomes 1 and 2.
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Assignment details
The aim of this assignment is to get you to begin conceptualising, researching, reading, and preparing ideas that will help you to write a well-researched and planned submission forAssignment 3: Professional task. The case study is a preparatory task that feeds into your parliamentary inquiry submission.
The purpose of this case study is to:
- describe an individual case in detail
- relate this to broader issues and identify how it relates toat least oneterm of reference for Assignment 3
- begin to conceptualise the case and issue using relevant theoretical concepts and research.
Note that you don't need to know all the answers as of this point. You can develop your ideas further in the final assignment using feedback from this task.
Read through the following steps to understand and meet the requirements of this assignment:
Step 1: Choose a topic
You will need to begin by choosing the inquiry that is to be your focus forAssignment 3: Professional task,as well as this case study. If you have not already done so, take the time now to read through the details of Assignment 3.
Select the headings to see the topics you have to choose from which are broad and encompass multiple issues. For this assignment, you need to pickat least one of the 'terms of reference'(or subquestions) for the issue you want to focus on.
Topic 1: Parliamentary inquiry into sexual assault and justice
Topic 2: Parliamentary inquiry domestic and family violence
Topic 3: Police and judicial responses to gay and transgender hate crime murders (19702010)
Topic 4: Missing and murdered first nations women and children
Topic 5: Abuse and suicide in the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
An assignment briefcase has been created with information and resources regarding each inquiry topic. You do not need to review all of this information; however, you may find it beneficial to help you contextualise each topic before choosing one to focus on for Assignment 2 and Assignment 3:
Step 2: Find a case study
Once you have selected a topic, you will need to find a case from the media detailing a real-life example to use as a case study. A case study is usually based on a person that relates to the topic you have chosen. It is not just a news article about your broad topic.
Your case study should:
- be a real-life story that you can use as an example of the issue
- relate tooneof the 'terms of reference' (or sub-questions) for your topic.
The case study can be sourced from either one of more:
- news media
- scholarly research
- legal cases.
Step 3: Write the facts and identify the key issues
Review and write up the facts of the case. Make sure that you consider whatkey issuesit raises. You must relate the case study toat least oneof the 'terms of reference'. You will need to show how the case study relates to a broader issue/problem.
Step 4: Briefly analyse the case and issues by using theory and research
Once you have reviewed the case and identified which of the terms of reference it might relate to, you will need to relate this to:
- onekey concept or theory from the unit
- onekey scholarly research source.
You will need to write a short explanation outlining how the theory and the research relate to the case study and the issue. You don't need to know the answer to your problem/question yetyou can develop this inAssignment 3: Professional task. Assignment 2 should just get you thinking about how you might analyse the issue through the application of ideas to a single case study.
Example casestudy:A2 Case study sample (PDF 187 KB)Download A2 Case study sample (PDF 187 KB)this is an edited and anonymised version of a previous student submission. It should not be copied.
Assignment tip
View the marking guide under 'Assignment criteria' to see a detailed breakdown of how your work will be assessed. This is an excellent place to start your preparations for this assignment.
Refer back to the marking guide frequently to make sure you are meeting the requirements.
Supporting documents
Supporting resources
- Harvard WesternSydU referencing style guide (PDF 199 KB)(Western Sydney University Library 2019).
Submission details overview
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Please allow a 24-hour turnaround for an originality report to be generated.
Assignment support
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Assignment criteria
- Case study and key issues: ability to identify and describe a relevant case study and relate it to at least one of the terms of reference for the parliamentary inquiry (Assignment 3).
- Conceptual development: ability to demonstrate clear engagement with the unit's core concepts that comment on the issue.
- Research development: ability to demonstrate clear engagement with at least one relevant piece of scholarly research or writing that comments on the issue.
- Academic literacy: expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing.
Your work will be assessed using the following marking guide:
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Assignment 2 marking guide |
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Criteria |
Fail |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction |
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Case study and key issues:Ability to identify and describe a relevant case study and relate it to at least one of the terms of reference for the parliamentary inquiry (Assignment 3). (20%) |
No case study was identified. |
Relevant case study identified. Correctly describes relevant facts. |
Correctly and proficiently describes relevant facts from the case study. |
Clearly and succinctly describes the relevant facts of the case study. |
Professionally describes the relevant facts of the case study. |
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Conceptual development: (30%) |
Does not clearly relate the theory or concepts to the issues or case evidence. |
Demonstrates an emerging understanding of key course concepts and relevant research. |
Demonstrates accurate understanding of relevant course concepts. Draws on at least one key concept/theory. Makes correct and obvious connections between the theory/ concept to the issue or case study, but may have scope for more critical development (for example, ignores broader conceptual implications). |
Demonstrates a developed understanding of relevant course concepts. Identifies relevant theoretical frameworks and correctly describes relevant parts of the theory. |
Demonstrates an exceptional understanding of relevant course concepts. Identifies relevant theoretical frameworks and proficiently describes relevant parts of the theory. Critically comments on the usefulness of the theory/ framework for addressing the issues raised in the case study. |
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Research development:Ability to demonstrate clear engagement with at least one relevant piece of scholarly research or writing that comments on the issue. (30%) |
Little evidence of research. Inappropriate or irrelevant research. |
Some evidence of research, simple or obvious associations between issues or case study and relevant research, athough research may not have been critically chosen. |
Good research and documented associations between issues or case study and key course concepts and relevant research. |
Excellent research with clearly documented associations between issues or case study and key course concepts and relevant research, which have been critically and selectively chosen. |
Excellent research with clearly documented associations between issues or case study and key course concepts and relevant research, which have been expertly chosen. |
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Academic literacy:Expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing. (20%) |
Central claims not clearly expressed. Grammatical errors and spelling mistakes make the short answers difficult to comprehend. |
Claims are sufficiently expressed. There may be some minor grammatical and spelling errors, but the work is readable. Most references cited correctly in-text and in reference list. |
Claims are clearly articulated. Few to none grammatical errors and spelling mistakes are present. All references cited correctly in-text and/or in reference list. |
Claims are exceptionally well written and reads professionally. |
Claims are presented with the use of outstanding written expression. Having a logical flow from start to finish. |
References
Western Sydney University Library 2019,Harvard WesternSydU referencing style guide, viewed 15 July 2022,
Western Sydney University Library 2020,Harvard WesternSydU Style In-text citation, 26 June, online video, viewed 15 July 2022,
Western Sydney University Library 2021,Library study smart, viewed 15 July 2022,
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