HLSC220: Healthcare Ethics
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| ASSESSMENT INFORMATION | |
| Assessment Title | Written Reflection |
| Purpose | The purpose of this assessment is to enable students to engage with a structured reflective consideration of their ethical perspective on health, health as a ‘human good’, and how ethical perspectives may differ within society. |
| Due Date | Refer to HLSC220 EUO |
| Time Due | Refer to HLSC220 EUO |
| Weighting | 20% |
| Length | 800 words +/- 10% As a general guide allow an approximate word count for each section of the reflective cycle as follows: • ‘What?’ 200 words • ‘So What?’ 450 words • ‘What now?’ 150 words |
| Assessment Rubric | Refer to Extended Unit Outline Appendix 1 |
| LOs Assessed | LO1 |
| Task | You are required to develop a written reflection in which you examine your perspectives on health, health as a ‘human good’, and how ethical perspectives may differ within a society or across societies. The reflection needs to draw from and directly reference Ashley’s case study from Weeks 1-3. Identify one point of interest from the case study as the focal point for your reflection Use Driscoll’s ‘What, So what, What now’ reflective cycle to structure the reflection Ensure you use scholarly sources to support the evaluation and analysis sections and include all sources in the reference list (see information on reference style below). |
| Target Audience | Healthcare professionals |
| Submission | Via the Turnitin link in the HLSC220 LEO site. |
| FORMATTING | |
| File format | Please submit as a word document i.e.doc or .docx (not .pdf files) |
| Margins | 2.54cm, all sides |
| Font and size | Use 11-point Calibri, Arial or Times New Roman |
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| Spacing | Double spacing |
| Paragraph | Aligned to left margin, indent first line of each paragraph 1.27cm |
| Title Page | Not to be used |
| Level 1 Heading | Centered, bold, capitalize each word (14-point Calibri, Arial or Times New Roman) |
| Level 2 Headings | Left justified, bold, sentence case, italicized (12-point Calibri, Arial or Times New Roman) |
| Structure | Structure according to Driscoll’s ‘What, So what, What now’ reflective cycle. |
| Direct quotes | Always require a page number. No more than 10% of the word count should be direct quotes. |
| Header | Not required |
| Footer | Not required |
| REFERENCING | |
| Referencing Style | APA 7th Edition. It is recommended that you download ENDNOTE referencing software free from ACU https://libguides.acu.edu.au/endnote |
| Minimum References | There is no set number of references that must be used as a minimum for this task, but as a rough guide only, if you have utilized less than 3-5 unique quality peer-reviewed sources then you have not read widely enough. All arguments must be supported using a variety of high-quality primary evidence. Avoid using any one source repetitively. |
| Age of References | Most references for this task should be published within the last 5 years, however the appropriate use of older evidence sources (e.g. seminal theoretical ethical work) is acceptable. |
| Alphabetical Order | References are arranged alphabetically by author family name |
| Hanging Indent | Second and subsequent lines of a reference have a hanging indent |
| DOI or URL | Presented as functional hyperlink |
| Spacing | Double spacing the entire reference list, both within and between entries |
| ADMINISTRATION | |
| Late Penalties | Late penalties will be applied from 02:01pm on the 25thMarch 2023, incurring 5% penalty of the maximum marks available up to a maximum of 15% in total. Assessment tasks that are submitted more than three calendar days after the due date or extended due date will not be allocated a mark. Example: An assignment is submitted 12 hours late and is initially marked at 60 out of 100. A 5% penalty is applied (5% of 100 is 5 marks). Therefore, the student receives 55 out of 100 as a final mark. |
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| Return of Marks | Marks will generally be returned in three weeks of the submission due date; if this is not obtainable, you will be notified via the campus LEO forum. |
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| Final Assignment | Marks for assessment two of this unit will usually be made available after three weeks from your due date of submission. |
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| Assessment template project informed by ACU student forums, ACU Librarians and the Academic Skills Unit. |