Healthcare Ethics Argumentative essay

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ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
  Assessment Title   Argumentative essay
    Purpose The purpose of this assessment is for students to demonstrate the capacity to develop an ethical argument/s based around the four bio-ethical principles: autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. Students will use their chosen topic to develop a sound ethical argument.
  Due Date   Monday 6th September, 2021
  Time Due   0900hrs (09:00am)
  Weighting   50%
  Length   1500 words +/- 10% (includes intext citations, excludes reference list)
  Assessment Rubric   Refer to Extended Unit Outline Appendix A
  LOs Assessed   LO1, LO2
    Task Three topics will be available for you on LEO. You will select one of these topics and construct an argumentative essay. You are encouraged to choose a topic that you feel is important to you and that you feel passionate about.
Target Audience Healthcare professionals
  Submission   Via the Turnitin link in the LEO
  FORMATTING
  File format   Please submit as a .doc or .docx (not .pdf files)
  Margins   2.54cm, all sides
  Font and size   Use 11-point Calibri, Arial or Times New Roman
  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 or Arial)
  Level 2 Headings   Not to be used
          Structure Introduction: Provides an introduction and brief background to the topic and ethical discussion, identifies the ethical stance to be argued. Body: Provides the content of the ethical arguments incorporating the bioethical principles and relevant ethical theories and concepts. Conclusion: identifies the key ethical points argued and re-iterates the ethical stance taken. Does not introduce new ideas. Reference List: Includes all the sources identified within the essay.
    Direct quotes   Always require page number. No more than 10% of the word count should be direct quotes.
Header Page number top right corner (9-point Calibri or Arial)
    Footer   Name _ Student Number_ Assessment _ Unit _ Year (9-point Calibri or Arial)
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 10-12 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.
  List Heading   “References” is centered, bold, on a new page (14 point Calibri or Arial).
  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 09:01am on the 6th September, 2021, 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 or extended 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.   Penalty Timeframe                                                Penalty                        Marks Deducted 9:01 am Tuesday to 9 am Wednesday        5% penalty                                                      5 marks 9:01am Wednesday to 9am Thursday         10% penalty                                                      10 marks 9:01am Thursday to 9am Thursday            15% penalty                                                      15 marks Received after 9:01 Friday                         No mark allocated n/a
    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 your campus LEO forum.
    Final Assignment   Marks for the final assessment (assessment two) of this unit will be withheld until after grade ratification and grade release on 3rd of December, 2021.
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