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HDS 730
Trimester 1, 2020
Jo Watson
Study Support resources to foster your academic writing development
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Beginning postgraduate studies: What to expect?
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Beginning your postgraduate studies is exciting and perhaps a little daunting at first. Things have most likely changed if you were last at university a while ago. Also, you may be juggling work and study, which makes life more challenging.
Here is one student’s story about coming back to study:
https:
www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=44&v=kSWk3ir6zbk
Deakin has a number of resources and services to support you throughout your studies. These are all free and you can access them online.
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Studying in the cloud
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As a cloud student you have access to all the services and programs available to Deakin students.
From Orientation week you can attend live Unistart workshops, or listen to the recordings of the sessions in your own time. Unistart is a cloud unit that you will be enrolled in for the duration of your course.
It has all the information you need to get you started at university, including a module on key digital tools!
https:
d2l.deakin.edu.au/d2l/home/600459
In addition, there are many academic skills resources to support the development of your academic writing.
See this Study Support web page where you can find information about referencing, writing and where to get help when you need it:
https:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support
Be sure to familiarise yourself with what is available and how you can access support when needed!
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Assessment 2: XXXXXXXXXXWritten Pape
Worth 60%
Word count: 3,000
Due 8pm Friday June 4th submitted online via the dropbox in CloudDeakin.
Students will draw on the case study in AT1, other student’s presentations and readings, to develop a written paper.
Assessment 1: XXXXXXXXXXUNCRPD Presentation
Worth 40%
A presentation of approximately 20 minutes duration
Due 8pm Friday April 23rd Upload to the CloudDeakin Discussion board.
Choose a key Article of the UNCRPD to explore. Interpret the Article within the context of the lived experience of a person with a disability.
Getting down to work:
Assessment 1 and 2
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The presentation should go for approximately 20 minutes.
Upload your presentation to the Discussion board so your peers can learn about the Article you have chosen.
This assignment is marked out of 100 and is worth 40% of your total mark for the unit.
Interpret the Article within the context of the lived experience of a person with a disability. This person may be someone you know or selected from one of the digital stories produced by the Summer Foundation
Please de-identify when choosing someone you know.
Choose a key Article of the UNCRPD. A complete overview of the Articles can be found on CloudDeakin.
Students will develop a presentation that explains the Article and identifies the impact this Article has on the lived experience of the person in the case study.
Assessment 1:
Developing a presentation
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A oral presentation is like any other text – it should have an introduction, middle and end. Find some tips on how to prepare for an oral presentation here:
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills/oral-presentations
Develop a na
ated presentation in power point or Prezi that:
i) Introduces the person depicted in your chosen case study;
ii) Explains the key concepts of your chosen Article using a wide variety of credible sources;
iii) Critically analyses the impact or potential impact of your chosen Article on the person's life.
Due 8pm Friday April 23rd (Week 6).
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Assessment 2:
Written Pape
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1. Drawing on Assessment Task 1 and other resources, develop a written paper critically analysing at least 2 Articles of the UNCRPD
2. Your paper should discuss:
i) How the 2 articles of the UNCRPD relate to contemporary models of disability and inclusion;
ii) How they relate to cu
ent disability policy (International and domestic);
iii) The ba
iers and enablers to implementing these Articles within contemporary society with reference to the lived experience of people with disability and contemporary practice.
This assignment is marked out of 100 and is worth 60% of your total mark for the unit.
You are encouraged to develop a project plan and submit it to lecturer(s) (not for marking) for feedback by May 11th.
This is not compulsory.
3. You are required to draw on at least 2 of the required or recommended readings, and at least one that you have found in the context of your own research.
Due 8pm Friday June 4th (Week 11).
submitted online via the dropbox in CloudDeakin.
Reports can vary in structure and, unlike essays, they have subheadings and often include recommendations. Follow this link for examples of how to structure reports:
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills
eport-writing
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Critical writing:
What does it mean?
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Depending on your course and units, you will be engaged in different types of writing throughout your course. Some examples are: essays, reports, annotated bibliography, reflective pieces, case studies, field notes and more.
No matter what you are asked to do you must always be critical. What does this mean?
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills
eading-and-note-taking
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The work is based on reliable sources.
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The work of others is integrated into your own writing.
3.
The work does not just describe or list the issues, but analyses them.
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Descriptive versus Critical writing features
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Descriptive writing gives information about the context.
It provides background information, sets the scene, lists details, gives definitions.
It answers questions such as what, where, who, when.
It does not establish relationships.
Example:
“Dental caries is a chronic disease affecting approximately 45 per cent of New Zealand children with an increasing number requiring tertiary treatment under a general anaesthetic” (Johnstone, 2006, as cited in Shearman, 2011, p. 15).
Critical writing is more complex and goes beyond description. It is evaluative.
It questions something and looks at different sides.
It considers implications and makes recommendations.
It considers how and why as well as what if and what next type questions.
Example
“Future nursing recommendations
include increased oral health assessments, improving access to primary health services, using multiple promotion initiatives ...” (Shearman, 2011, pp. 21-22).
adapted from http:
www2.eit.ac.nz/li
ary/ls_guides_descriptivewriting.html)
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Reading, note taking and referencing
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Read more about how to read and take notes:
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills
eading-and-note-taking
Taking good notes means that you understand the reading well enough to take notes. See the guidelines here:
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support
eferencing/summarising-paraphrasing-quoting
Remember that you will need to reference your sources according to the required style. In this unit you are asked to use APA referencing style. You can view and download the APA guide:
https:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support
eferencing
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Academic style
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Remember that it is also important
to write in an appropriate style.
Academic style means your writing is:
formal
objective
cautious.
And this is reflected by vocabulary choice but also by the sentence structures you use.
http:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/academic-skills/academic-style
http:
www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
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Finally
If you have questions about how to structure and write/deliver the tasks you can speak to a Writing Mentor at drop in or make an appointment to speak to a Language and Learning Adviser.
https:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/ask-us
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HDS730 Disability and Inclusion: contemporary theory and lived experience
Assessment Task 1: Presentation (40%)
Grade
Criteria
80-100% Exemplary
Provides an in-depth interpretation and analysis of an Article of the UNCRPD. Reflects deeply on the Article’s theoretical foundations and its impact on the life of the person with a disability depicted in the chosen case study. Presents ideas that are strongly supported using relevant high quality evidence drawn from key journal articles and other key research informed literature. Presentation is very succinct, coherent, engaging, creative, logically structured, and within the time allocated.
70-79% Accomplished
Provides a clear interpretation and analysis of an Article of the UNCRPD. Reflects on the Article’s theoretical foundations and its impact on the life of the person with a disability depicted in the chosen case study. Presents ideas supported by use of relevant evidence drawn from journal articles and other research informed literature. Presentation is succinct, coherent, engaging, creative, logically structured, and within the time allocated.
60-69% Proficient
Interprets and analyses an Article of the UNCRPD. Provides a basic reflection on its impact on the life of the person with a disability depicted in the chosen case study. Presents ideas supported using some relevant evidence drawn from some journal articles and other research informed literature. Presentation is logically structured.
50-59% Developing
Describes, rather than critically analyses, an Article of the UNCRPD, reflecting minimally on its impact on the life of the person with a disability depicted in the chosen case study. Presented ideas supported with minimal relevant evidence and very few/no peer-reviewed journals citations. Presentation has basic structure.
0-49% Beginning
Provides no/very little interpretation of an Article of the UNCRPD, and does not adequately reflect on its impact on the life of the person with a disability depicted in the chosen case study. Presented ideas supported with no relevant evidence. Presentation lacks engagement, creativity, and clarity.
Assessment Task 2: Written paper (60%)
Grade
Criteria
80-100% Exemplary
Provides an in-depth and comprehensive critical analysis of 2 Articles of the UNCRPD in terms of how they relate to contemporary models of disability and inclusion and cu
ent disability policy and practice. Integrates a large
eadth of highly applicable and credible sources to provide evidence for the ideas presented. The paper has a high level of coherence and logical structure.
70-79% Accomplished
Provides a critical analysis of 2 Articles of the UNCRPD in terms of how they relate to contemporary models of disability and inclusion and cu
ent disability policy and practice. Integrates a
eadth of applicable and credible sources to provide evidence for the ideas presented. The paper is logical and coherent in structure.
60-69% Proficient
Provides a superficial critical analysis of 2 Articles of the UNCRPD in terms of how they relate to contemporary models of disability and inclusion and cu
ent disability policy and practice. Integrates some applicable and credible sources into the paper to provide evidence for