Program Bachelor of Applied Social Science
Subject Introduction to community services
Subject code WEL101A
Name of assessment Assessment 2: Research based essay
Length 1500 words
Learning outcomes addressed by this assessment:A, B, C, D, E
Assessment brief summary:The Australian community service and healthcare systems have developed within particular historical, professional, policy and organizational contexts. Discuss the historical development of community services in Australia today.
WEL101 A Community Services Research Based Essay-Jansen Newman Institute AU.
Assessment Description:
With reference to the course material and independently-researched academic resources, your paper should attempt to briefly discuss each of the following relevant areas:
- The historical development of community services in Australia (with examples of early human service workers and organisations). Here, also consider the types of community service organisations which have developed.
- Compare and contrast non-government with government organisations over time giving brief examples of each, and of the kind of services they deliver/ed.
What we want to see:
This essay i will incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion; as this is an essay,the introduction and conclusion, as well as individual paragraphs addressing different issues should not be flagged with subheadings, but incorporated in the essay.
The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with your Academic Writing Guide to ensure that you reference correctly. You will find a link to this document on the main page of every unit, under the ‘Assessments’ section. Correct academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you need to learn. We recommend a minimum of ten references.
Referencing: 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 lecture notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable
of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original.
WEL101 A Introduction To Community Services Research Based Essay-Jansen Newman Institute AU.
Researching: You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Reputable news sites such as The Conversation online dictionaries and online encyclopedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic. Government departments, research institutes such as the National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC), international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local not for profit organisations such as the Cancer Council are also good resources.
Formatting: The assessment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in Word.
What we don’t want to see:
Plagiarism: All sources of information need to properly be acknowledged. Please refer to the plagiarism website on black board ii. By clicking the ‘Upload this file’ button you acknowledge that you have read, understood and can confirm that the work you are about to submit complies with
the Flexible and Online plagiarism policy as shown in the JNI Student Handbook. Like other forms of cheating plagiarism is treated seriously. Plagiarising students will be referred to the Program Manager.
Word Count: Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.
WEL101 A Introduction To Community Services Research Based Essay-Jansen Newman Institute AU.
Late Submissions: Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10% penalty per day, calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 30 will incur 3 marks penalty per day.
No submission: Students must attempt all tasks to be eligible to pass the unit.