Must be 1500 word essay, on either topic 1 or 2. Harvard referencing with in text and reference list at the end. Minimum 10. Require Distinction quality paper, it is weighted at 40%. Please adhere to strict Rubic.
18/06/2020 Assignment 2: Essay or Digital Narrative - CNA149 Professional and Discipline Studies in Nursing https://mylo.utas.edu.au/d2l/le/content/347838/viewContent/3279205/View 1/3 Print/Download this page Assignment 2: Essay or Digital Narrative This assignment requires you to develop and extend your skills in sourcing scholarly information to answer a question on a specific topic. You may submit your assignment as either a traditional essay or a recorded powerpoint presentation. Whichever you choose, we encourage you to upload your assignment into your ePortfolio once complete. Assignment length: 1500 words (essay) / 15 minute recorded presentation (NB this must include a slide setting out references used). The assignment is due on Friday 1st May 2020, by 3pm. Extension requests must be made prior to the due date and time, and should be sent directly to the unit coordinator. Assignment topics Please choose one topic from the choices below. 1. There are eight National Safety & Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in 2017. Choose three (3) of these Standards and discuss how they relate to nursing. Your discussion should explain why it is essential that nurses are aware of the quality and safety frameworks that govern nursing practice. 2. Nursing research generates disciplinary knowledge, which underpins and informs nursing practice. Drawing on the Standards and Codes of nursing and the scholarly literature, discuss the ways in which nurses can use research to inform their practice and improve patient care. You may use the work of one or more influential nursing theorists to illustrate your argument. 3. Social media has brought enormous changes to the way in which we communicate with each other, both professionally and personally. Drawing on unit content and the scholarly literature, discuss the benefits and dangers of social media in the clinical setting, and the appropriate behaviour that nurses must observe when using these. 4. You may choose another topic based on extended unit content that you would like to explore more deeply. If you choose to do this, you MUST have your topic approved by the unit coordinator prior to commencing work, to ensure that it will address the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) for this unit appropriately. Marking criteria 1. The essay or presentation clearly addresses the main points of the chosen question, develops a logical argument, and displays understanding of the topic. 2. Structure, formatting and written expression are clear and correct. If illustrations are used in the presentation, they are appropriate and credited to the source. 3. There is evidence of in-depth engagement with appropriate academic literature and other resources, using a minimum of six scholarly sources. 4. The essay or presentation is referenced correctly using Harvard style both in-text and in the reference list. A rubric for this assignment can be downloaded here: Assessment 2 Rubric https://mylo.utas.edu.au/content/enforced/347838-AW_CSN_20S1_22148_0_0_0_1_1/Task%202%20Rubric%20CNA149%202020.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=WbCki62lcLprjwjxiVoikogoT&ou=347838 18/06/2020 Assignment 2: Essay or Digital Narrative - CNA149 Professional and Discipline Studies in Nursing https://mylo.utas.edu.au/d2l/le/content/347838/viewContent/3279205/View 2/3 Essay option: How to structure an essay To write a correctly structured essay, your paper needs three sections: an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. For your assignment, these sections might look like this. 1. The introduction The introductory paragraph to your essay should set out the topic of the paper and how you are planning to address it. This sets the context for the rest of the essay, so the reader knows what to expect, and it should clearly address the assignment requirements. For an assignment of 1500 words, four or five sentences should be sufficient, In academic writing you should use the third person. Introductions do not usually contain references; if you are using a definition (and therefore a reference), this should be included in the first paragraph of the body of your paper rather than in the introduction. For example: "This essay will explore some of the characteristics that a professional nurse should exhibit and the professional behaviour that is appropriate to the role, in order to fulfil the responsibilities of our social contract with society. I will be concentrating on the characteristics of XXX and YYY, and describing how they can be demonstrated by a professional nurse." 2. The body This is where you discuss the topic in detail. It should consist of a number of paragraphs, each of which focuses on a particular aspect of the discussion. The first sentence of each paragraph (known as the topic sentence) should explain the context of that paragraph, and the rest of the paragraph will expand on this. (Please note a single sentence is NOT a paragraph - you need to expand on the idea in the sentence, or merge it with the previous or following paragraph.) It is a good idea to plan your paper around these topic sentences - use them to set out the structure of your discussion, then fill in the details. Ideas should flow from one paragraph to the next, with clear links between ideas so the flow is logical and the reader can follow your argument. Ideas and opinions should be supported by references as they are expressed (ie don't leave the references to the end of the paragraph, use them at the end of sentences in which the idea is used). Remember to use references whenever you use somebody else's ideas, and to support your own ideas to produce a stronger argument. 3. The conclusion A conclusion is not a summary of what you have done step-by-step through your essay (eg 'I started by defining the concept, then I discussed it using references to support my argument, and now I'm concluding'). Instead, the conclusion draws together the threads of your discussion and demonstrates to your reader that you have addressed the topic you outlined in the introduction, and shows how you have proven your argument/supported your viewpoint. Again, in a paper of this length it will be quite short. (You don't need to start it with 'In conclusion', as the fact that it is at the end of the essay will let your reader know that.) This is also another good opportunity to use the first person, to finish the paper strongly in your own voice. For example: "I have shown how XXX and YYY are essential characteristics for a nurse, as they allow the nurse to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently by [behaviour]. By behaving in this manner, nurses display professionalism and gain the trust and confidence of their patients and from society." 18/06/2020 Assignment 2: Essay or Digital Narrative - CNA149 Professional and Discipline Studies in Nursing https://mylo.utas.edu.au/d2l/le/content/347838/viewContent/3279205/View 3/3 Presentation option: How to prepare and submit a presentation If you choose to prepare a presentation rather than an essay, there are two ways in which you can submit your work. 1. You can record yourself delivering the presentation, and provide us with the video of this and a copy of the slides and transcript or just the transcript that you have used. Follow the Guide to uploading a video to MyMedia and submitting the link for assessment . 2. You can submit a PDF of the slides and transcript that you would use if delivering the presentation live. In either case, ensure that you include the references you have used in your presentation; this should be done in the transcript as you would in an essay. You can also include a final slide in your presentation that lists these, as is done in your weekly lectures. Generally each minute of speaking is 125 words, 15 minutes would be approximately 1875 words. Template provided by the Digital Innovation Team (mailto:
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[email protected] CNA149: Assignment 2, Semester 1, 2020 Criteria HD DN CR PP NN Clearly addresses the main points of the question, develops a logical argument and displays understanding of the topic (50%) Key points are clearly identified and explored to demonstrate a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the topic. Argument is logical and consistent, showing significant insight. Key points are clearly identified and explored to demonstrate a good understanding of the topic. Argument is logical and consistent and demonstrates good insight. Key points are identified and explored to demonstrate some understanding of the topic. Argument is consistent and shows some insight; parts of the paper could be further developed to provide clarity. Some key points of the topic are identified. There is some logical argument that relates to the question and shows a surface understanding; some parts of the paper remain undeveloped. Key points are absent or identified/explained poorly OR Paper does not present a logical argument that relates to the question. Structure, formatting and written expression are clear and grammatically correct (20%). Consistently communicates in fluent academic language with coherent, concise and cohesive sentences and logically flowing paragraphs, in a full essay structure that includes introduction, body and conclusion. Consistently uses appropriate paraphrasing and summarising. Essay is virtually free from punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors. Mainly communicates in fluent academic language with coherent, cohesive sentences and logically flowing paragraphs, in a full essay structure that includes introduction, body and conclusion. Uses mostly appropriate paraphrasing and summarising. Some minor spelling, punctuation and/or grammar errors. Mostly communicates in fluent academic language with coherent sentences and paragraphs in a full essay structure that includes introduction, body and conclusion. Attempts to paraphrase and summarise. Formatting, spelling, punctuation and/or grammar errors are present. Communicated in mainly academic language with coherent sentences which may include colloquialisms or extraneous details OR in a partial essay structure. Attempts to paraphrase but may be over-reliant on quotes. A number of formatting, spelling, punctuation and grammar errors are present. Uses a casual writing style throughout with colloquialisms and/or extraneous details OR there is no clear structure OR there are multiple errors in punctuation, sentence structure and formatting which make the paper hard to read and understand. Evidence of in-depth engagement with appropriate academic literature and other resources, using a minimum of 6 scholarly sources (15%). Excellent evidence of wide reading and integration of recent and relevant literature beyond unit resources, which demonstrates engagement with the subject matter and strongly supports discussion. Very good integration of recent and relevant literature beyond unit resources, which demonstrates engagement with the subject matter and supports discussion well. Integration of recent and relevant literature,