Critically evaluate service users’ expectations of provision and delivery of Health and Social Care, and the impact this has on practice. Assignment Brief - Undergraduate Academic Year 2023-2024
(September 2023 Semester)
ACADEMIC YEAR | SEMESTER |
2023-24 | 1 |
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SUBJECT |
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Health and Social Care |
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PROGRAMME(S) |
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BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care |
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LEVEL | MODULE CODE | MODULE TITLE | CREDITS | ECTS CREDITS |
6 | HSC60120 | Individuality and Diversity – Meeting Everyone’s Needs | 30 | 15 |
COMPONENT | WEIGHTING | UNISTATS CATEGORY | ASSIGNMENT TYPE | |||
2 | OF | 2 | 60% | Coursework | Essay | |
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ANONYMOUS MARKING | ||||||
This assignment will be marked anonymously | YES | |||||
TASK DESCRIPTION |
Write a 3,000-word essay •Identify an area of health and social care practice you are interested in •Using knowledge of local, national, and global service provision, critically analyse service users’ expectations. •Critically discuss strategies that practitioners utilise to manage these expectations. |
MODULE OUTCOMES |
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WORD COUNT |
3000 |
If you submit an assignment which exceeds the prescribed word or time limit, marking will cease at the point at which the limit has been exceeded by a margin of 10% and the mark will be awarded based on the extent to which the criteria for assessment have been met up to that point.
SUBMISSION METHOD |
Turnitin |
DATE/TIME OF SUBMISSION *Please see guidance below on application of late penalties* |
Final Submission date: 08 – 11 Jan 2024, 4pm Late Submission date: 11 – 12 Jan 2024, 4pm Resubmission deadline - To be announced |
DATE/TIME OF SUBMISSION IF EXTENSION AUTHORISED |
To be announced |
SUBMISSION GUIDANCE |
Your submission folder will open 5 days before the submission deadline and we recommend you take advantage of the originality reports generated after your submission. You can resubmit your file up until the deadline. You can submit as many times as you like. Each resubmission will overwrite the previous one, and your tutor will only ever see the last submission. If you submit through Turnitin YOU MUST ONLY SUBMIT ONE FILE (if you have several documents, please combine them into one to upload). You can submit an electronic copy through Turnitin in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) or PDF. You must have twenty words on your first page of your submission to avoid a Turnitin error or submit your work as a PDF to avoid this. Please allow sufficient time for your submission to upload, large files with audio/video take longer. Please ensure you review your submission after upload. Make sure you download and keep your digital receipt as proof of submission. If you submit using a Blackboard submission you will not receive a receipt, but you will see a ‘Success’ notice on your screen which you can screenshot and save as evidence of submission. |
RETURN DATE |
To be announced |
FEEDBACK METHOD |
Turnitin - VLE |
FEEDBACK
Feedback will be available on the VLE. If you have any specific questions relating to the comments on the feedback sheet, please contact your Module Tutor and arrange a tutorial with them. Tutor details are provided in the ‘Contact Details’ section on Blackboard.
Marking Scheme
The mark scheme (found at the end of this assignment brief) is used in conjunction with the module outcomes (above) to award appropriate marks for the assignment.
All the main criteria headings are equally weighted and assessed, but a single overall mark is awarded.
You will receive comments under the main criteria headings, which will help you to identify your strengths and weaknesses in the different areas.
All marks are subject to the confirmation of the Board of Examiners
GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT
You must ensure that you familiarise yourself with the Code of Practice for the Assessment for Students which governs all Bishop Grosseteste University assessments:- Code of Practice for the Assessment for Students.
COMPLETING YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Your tutor will be available to answer any questions you have regarding the assignment and you should check their availability to access their support.
You can get support with your academic practice from Learning Development. This support includes online resources, workshops, drop-in sessions and one to one appointments. You can also get support for any technical aspects of your submission from Digital Learning. Please visit the CELT (Centre for Enhancement in Learning and Teaching) course on Blackboard to find out more. Additional help is available from the CELT Centre.
Please also make use of support available from the Library, either through their Blackboard and LibGuides sites or by visiting the Cornerstone building.
To get the most from the support available, please access it at the earliest opportunity.
REFERENCING
The University uses APA (American Psychological Association) 7th as its referencing standard as laid out in the Handbook for Written Coursework (APA7th). We strongly recommend you familiarise yourself with this document which can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13E5eppxk1iodiZGHHaqgyyoFloENq4Xl/view?usp=sharing.
PLAGIARISM
Your attention is drawn to the University’s Code of Practice for Academic Misconduct covering plagiarism. Penalties for work found to be plagiarised can be severe and can include the withdrawal of the right to resubmit work and/or termination of studies. On submission of the assignment, you will be required to declare that the work is your own and that all sources have been properly acknowledged.
ORIGINALITY CHECK
The University uses originality software to check student work. Occasionally, requests will be received from other institutions to see student work where the software has noted potential high levels of duplication. In these instances, the University reserves the right to share the work anonymously with the institution concerned.
PRESENTATION OF WORK
General information on layout, referencing and presentation can be found in the Handbook for Written Coursework (APA7th). Please see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13E5eppxk1iodiZGHHaqgyyoFloENq4Xl/view?usp=sharing
Unless your assignment is submitted by the deadline indicated above, penalties will be applied in accordance with the Code of Practice for the Assessment of Students. Please Note: if work is submitted more than 24 hours after the deadline, it will receive a mark of zero.
If you require any advice or support with making your submission please contact the Digital Learning Team at digitallearning@bishopg.ac.uk or by calling 01522 563866.
EXTENSIONS
All requests for extensions must be submitted to Registry on the e-form available here https://sharepoint.bishopg.ac.uk/eforms/_layouts/15/FormServer.aspx?XsnLocation=https://sharepoint. bishopg.ac.uk/eforms/assignmentextend/Forms/template.xsn&SaveLocation=https%3A%2F%2Fsharepoi nt%2Ebishopg%2Eac%2Euk%2Feforms%2Fassignmentextend&ClientInstalled=false&DefaultItemOpen=0 &OpenIn=Browser at least 1 working day BEFORE the published deadline. Such requests must be submitted with corroborating evidence if appropriate. Individuality and Diversity
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Following the date of submission, requests may be made for the Board of Examiners to take extenuating circumstances for non-submission into account. All such requests must be made in accordance with the Code of Practice for Extenuating Circumstances and be submitted on the Extenuating Circumstance Request Form. They must be accompanied by corroborating evidence. Further guidance is available at the end of the standard pro-format
Mark Range | Understanding of Issues | Development of theme/argument | Selection and Analysis of Sources | Quality of Communication |
90-100 | An extremely confident and perceptive account, showing great assurance when discussing the issues. An account, which offers sustained, high quality independent insights into the issues. | Very considerable evidence of independent thinking in a coherent, wellformulated structure, which draws key strands together making a coherent whole. Writing which is likely to show a very considerable degree of originality in its argument throughout. | Exceptionally scholarly use and evaluation of a wide range of sources. Very considerable evidence of originality in obtaining, handling and deploying a wide range of sources and in the critical judgements they support. | Excellent communication, containing no or almost no errors, and demonstrating very considerable stylistic elegance, sustained use of an appropriate register and great precision. |
80-89 | A very confident and perceptive account, showing | Considerable evidence of independent thinking in a coherent, | Very scholarly use and evaluation of a wide range of | Communication of very high quality, containin |