Program Bachelor of Applied Social Science
Subject Understanding Societies: An Introduction to Social Analysis
Subject code SOC102A
Name of assessment Assessment 2: Report
Length 1500 words
Learning outcomes addressed by this assessment:This assessment addresses the following subject learning outcomes:A, B, C.
Submission Date: Week 7
Assessment brief Summary:Students are expected to use relevant theory to write a report about one type of inequality in Australian society.
Weighting 30%
SOC102 Social Analysis Report-Jansen Newman Institute AU.
In “The Meritocracy Myth”, Mc Name e and Miller identify several ‘non-merit’ factors which“suppress, neutralize, or even negate the effects of merit and create barriers to individual mobility”.
Discuss the argument that meritocracy is a myth in relation to the education system in Australia. In doing so, explain the ‘non-merit factors’ which can influence a student’s educational outcomes. Use research to support your discussion.
For an understanding of Mc Name e and Millers’ work, please use the articles provided by the teacher for this purpose. These articles will be uploaded on the Portal under “assessment 3”.
Marking Criteria:
Notes for Essays: Students must attempt all tasks in the unit to be eligible to pass the unit.
This report will incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion; as this is a report, the introduction and conclusion, as well as individual sections addressing different issues can be flagged with subheadings. The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with the APA 6th Edition to ensure that you reference correctly.
We recommend a minimum of ten references, unless instructed differently by your lecturer/tutor. Unless specifically instructed otherwise by your lecturer, any paper with less than ten references may be failed. Essays which include sources that are not properly referenced according to the APA 6th Edition Referencing Guide will not meet a level 200 requirement and will be penalized.
References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the Study Guide and lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research.
SOC102 A Understanding Societies:An Introduction To Social Analysis Report -Jansen Newman Institute AU.
Before submitting your assignment, please review this video by clicking on the following link, on why sources of information need to be acknowledged: Plagiarism Man (thanks to Swinburne for this video).
You must search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Wikipedia, online dictionaries and online encyclopedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic, but should not be overused – these should constitute no more than 10% of your total list of references/sources. Additional information and literature can be used where these are produced by legitimate sources, such as government departments, research institutes such as the NHMRC, or international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO). Legitimate organisations and government departments produce peer reviewed reports and articles and are therefore very useful and mostly very current. The
content of the following link explains why it is not acceptable to use non-peer reviewed.
Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you may go over or under by 10% of the stated length.
SOC102 A Understanding Societies:An Introduction To Social Analysis Report -Jansen Newman Institute AU.
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