GCHG704 Assignment 1

Assessment Information

• This is an individual open book written assessment. The assessment is worth 25% of your total assessment weighting of the entire course
• You must complete the Student Declaration and attestation on Canvas LMS
• Resources and/or equipment which may be used for this activity include NZSE issued material and your own course notes
• You must submit your completed assessment to Canvas LMS
• A maximum of 15% of the content may be quoted or paraphrased from other sources provided you acknowledge and cite the original source of material you use
• Use APA 7^th edition referencing for all quoted or paraphrased material
• All cases of plagiarism and/or cheating will be investigated and dealt with according to A08: Misconduct in Assessment Policy
• Your assessment will be marked on Canvas, and your assessment result will be provided on Canvas too
• You must ensure you are familiar with NZSE’s academic policies regarding assessments. These policies and regulations can be found on your Course Outline on Canvas LMS.
• If you have any disabilities for writing, please discuss with your lecturer options for alternative submission methods.

Submission Instructions 

You are required to ensure you have carried out the following before submitting your assessment:

• Naming convention of submitted file/s must be adhered to: CourseCode_ AssessmentNumber_ AssessmentType_StudentID
  For example, “GCHG704_A1_Essay_850000XXXX”
• All written answers are in your own words
• Proofread and spell check the assessment work carefully
• DO NOT email your document/s to your tutor; it must be uploaded to the Canvas LMS Check that all evidence required has been uploaded to the link provided on Canvas LMS.

Assessment Regulations

Extensions

When learners cannot complete an assessment because of exceptional circumstances they will be provided an extension.  If a learner needs an extension, they must apply to their lecturer in writing by email at least 3 days prior to the assessment submission due date.  If the learner fails to submit by this time, they will fail the assessment.

Learners are encouraged to submit by the assessment due date. However, learners who are regularly late submitting their assessments will be offered support. Formative assessments should support learners to be able to submit on time.

Late assessments will incur a penalty of 5% per day (unless an extension is granted before the due date).  Any assessment received later than 5 working days after the due date will be marked to a maximum of 50% with no re-submission or re-submit allowed.

Resubmission

There are no resubmissions in this course.

All courses have a 50% pass grade and all assessments within a course must be the learner’s best attempt and passed with a 50% grade to achieve a successful outcome for that course.

Appeals will be processed according to NZSEG A10 Appeals Policy.

Authenticity and Plagiarism

The use of Canvas LMS allows the use of the authenticity checking Turnitin software to be used as part of the submission process for written assessments where plagiarism may be a concern.

Current student Policies allow for the use of plagiarism software or other means to confirm an assessment is a learner’s own work. Assessments may be retained on a plagiarism detection database for ongoing comparison with other assessments submitted.

NZSE have an AI policy [Academic Policy A20 – Generative AI Policy] in place that encourages the use of AI tools by learners to supplement their studies but prohibits its use for assessments (unless otherwise directed) to discourage plagiarism and to maintain academic integrity.

If an assessor has doubts over the authenticity of assessment answers, the learner may be requested to demonstrate understanding in front of the assessor.

Other regulations

This programme will comply with NZSE Quality Management System and Policies. Academic policies have been hyperlinked from within the Student Handbook.

Professionalism

Throughout this programme, lecturers will emphasise the importance of professionalism in the health sector. Learners are expected to demonstrate professionalism within the class settings and will be assessed on their abilities to apply such professionalism in their written work presented as part of their summative assessments.

Professionalism may include but is not limited to cultural responsibility, ethical behaviour, morality, honesty, integrity, empathy, and confidentiality.

These traits, skills and attributes are expected of health graduates.

Academic Integrity

Throughout this programme, learners are applying academic skills such as critical thinking, utilising multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, writing evidence-informed inferences, constructing and evidencing specific academic arguments, and using critical reasoning.

Academic Writing

Refer to the information provided on Canvas LMS during the Academic Writing workshop regarding critical analysis, critical evaluation, referencing, etc.

Assessment Purpose

The purpose of this assessment is to assess the learner’s ability to analyse ethical, legal and professional standards and guidelines to establish their relevance and impact on hauora for New Zealand’s diverse communities.

Graduate Profile Outcomes

This course is mapped to the following GPO:

Learning Outcomes

When you successfully complete this course, you will be able to:

Assessment Details 

You are to write an essay in which you evaluate the ethical guidelines and approaches that apply in health practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.  Examine their relevance and impact on the holistic wellbeing (hauora) of Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse population, with particular attention to cultural responsiveness and equity for marginalised people. Read all tasks before you start your essay.

Structure of the essay (as a guide only)

1. Introduction including hook, background information and proposition statement (+- 200 words) [15 marks]
2. Evaluation (+/- 900 words) [45 marks]
3. Discussion of above findings (+/- 500 words) [30 marks]
4. Academic Writing and Referencing [10 marks] A total of approximately 1,600 words.

Assessment Tasks

Introduction (+/- 200 words) [15 marks]

• Outline the scope and purpose of your assignment.
• Provide an overview of the evaluation you plan to conduct in Task Two
• Ensure your introduction includes a hook, background information, and proposition statement.

Evaluation (+/- 900 words) [45 marks]

You need to:

1. Evaluate at least two ethical guidelines and two approaches, as apply in healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand, using the four principles of ethics (beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice)
2. Examine the relevance and impact of these two guidelines and two approaches on hauora for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse populations (i.e., Māori, Pasifika, or disabled.)

Discussion (+/- 500 words) [30 marks]

From your findings in Task Two,

Provide an in-depth discussion of how one ethical guideline and/or approach is clearly relevant and impactful on hauora for the same diverse population in Aotearoa New Zealand, chosen above. Support your discussion with evidences from your evaluation.

Explain on how you would apply this guideline and/or approach through professional conduct.

Academic Writing and APA referencing (min. of 5 sources) [10 marks]

Use at least 5 relevant sources (government or sector reports and peer-reviewed academic articles) and include in-text citations and referencing, using APA 7^th edition style, to acknowledge all the sources of information you have used. Sources should be current (within the last 10 years), with emphasis on recent developments and contemporary evidence. Blog posts and non-academic websites are not acceptable as primary sources.

GCHG704: Marking Rubric

Learning outcomes

LO1: Evaluate ethical guidelines and approaches, examining their relevance and impact on hauora for Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse population. (4 credits)

LO2: Critically analyse the legal and professional standards that regulate community health, mental health, and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand. (5 credits)

Task 1: Introduction (15 marks)

Task two Evaluation : (45 marks)

a) Evaluate at least two ethical guidelines and two approaches, as apply in healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand, using the four principles of ethics (beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice)

b) Examine the relevance and impact of these two guidelines and two approaches on hauora for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse populations (i.e., Māori, Pasifika, or disabled.)

Task Three: Discussion (30 marks) 

APA Referencing (max. 10 marks)