WEL304A-Bachelor of Applied Social Science

Assessment Brief Summary

This assessment requires the student to conduct research to identify information relating to specific areas of professional practice in palliative care. The assessment requires a focus on practice within Australia although references to practice in other countries will be accepted. The research data is to be compiled in the form of a critical literature review and be presented in the relevant format of an academic literature review of no more than 1500 words 

Assessment Task

Conduct a critical literature review that encompasses the following 3 key areas of palliative care practice with a focus on the Australian context:-

a) Defining palliative care including its goals, principles, and philosophies

b) The challenges of providing palliative care to Australians

c) The medicalisation of death, dying and bereavement Your review should include a discussion of the person centred approach to palliation and the issues this raises for professional palliative care practitioners.

What we want to see:

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 six 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 capablenof conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understandingn 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.

Researching: You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the onlinenjournal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Reputable news sitesnsuch as The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/au/health), online dictionaries and onlinenencyclopedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic. Governmentndepartments, research institutes such as the National Health and Medical Research Counciln(NHMRC), international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local notnfor 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 nformats 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 blackboardi . 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.

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.