92443 Optimising Care in Chronic Conditions
ASSESSMENT 1: Developing a care plan for optimal health outcome for people with chronic and complex needs
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Where do I submit my assignment?
Answer: You must submit your assignment electronically via the Assignment Folder (located in Assessments) by 23:59 time on the due date 29 April 2019. Assignments are to be submitted in MS Word format.
Question: Will my assignment be checked with Turnitin?
Answer: All markers will check your assessment using Turnitin. Turnitin is available to help avoid plagiarism. It uses a sophisticated text matching system, comparing your submitted assignment with text located in its databases of internet pages, published works, and submitted papers.
It is important you allow time prior to the assessment submission date to use Turnitin to self-check for plagiarism as it may take a day or two for the results to become available. Submitting your assessment piece to Turnitin is to self-check only. Your final submission must always be submitted before the due date.
You can read more about the process through the following UTS link
https:
www.uts.edu.au/cu
ent-students/support/helps/self-help-resources/using-turnitin
Question: What chronic and complex condition can I choose?
Answer: In tutorial 1 (online) in preparation for Assessment 1 students were required to review the related management policy and information provided for the eight major groups of chronic and complex conditions as reported by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare XXXXXXXXXXStudents are to choose one chronic condition from this list below as a focus for their assessment 1.
Arthritis
Asthma
Back pain
Cance
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diabetes
Mental health disorders
Question: What is an executive summary?
Answer: The main goal of an executive summary is to provide a condensed version of information from large documents and other evidence. Similar to an abstract - a shortened form of a work, or a synopsis - plan of a play. The key difference is that executive summaries are written for people who probably DO NOT have time to read all the information in larger documents.
Students will then construct a 500-word draft summary for their chosen topic that supports optimal care delivery. This work is to be
ought to the tutorial in week 3 for peer feedback and to be recorded by the tutor as complete.
This will be discussed further in the lecture and in tutorials. More information is provided in the assessments folder and there is a power point presentation that has more details.
Question: References, where do I find them and how many should I include?
Answer: In tutorial 1 in preparation for Assessment 1 students were required to review the related management policy and information provided for the eight major groups of chronic and complex conditions as reported by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare XXXXXXXXXXStudents are to choose one chronic condition from this list as a focus for their assessment 1.
A list of policies is included in week 1 learning materials for each of the eight groups of chronic and complex conditions. This provides a start for your references. Generally, in academic writing you should include one reference for each XXXXXXXXXXwords.
Question: What Font and size should I use?
Answer: Times New Roman size 12 font.
Question: What is the difference between a policy and a guideline?
Answer: Policy is different to a guideline. 'Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. An explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term' (World Health Definition).
'Clinical practice guidelines are evidence based statements that include recommendations intended to optimise patient care and assist health care practitioners to make decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. Clinical practice guidelines should assist clinicians and patients in shared decision making'. (National Health and Medical Research Council)
Generally, policy is set by the Ministry of Health or peak body. Guidelines are written by hospitals or clinicians and must follow the policy statement.
Question: I am not sure what to write so can I email a draft of my assessment to my tutor to review?
Answer: Tutors will
iefly check you have done a draft summary in class in week 3. Please do not email draft assessment to tutors for comments. Tutors cannot read and advise on individual drafts. As you can appreciate to maintain fairness and equity, if tutors do this for one student then they must be willing to do it for all and that is just not appropriate or feasible. If you would like your draft reviewed and receive guidance with structure etc then it is suggested you make an appointment with “student learning consultation”. A Student Learning Adviser can support you to develop the academic skills you need to succeed in your study, such as: assignment writing.
Please see go to the link http:
www.utas.edu.au/students/learning/consultation
or you can make appointment via
https:
careerhub.utas.edu.au/students/login?ReturnUrl=%2fstudents%2fappointments%2fapp%2f
Question: I need an extension and what is the late penalties?
Answer: Extensions for assignments will only be provided where there are extenuating and unforeseen circumstances. Students seeking an extension must apply to their tutor or subject coordinator via email prior to the day on which the assignment, to which the extension refers, is due. Penalties will be applied for late submission of assessment items without written approval from tutor or subject coordinator. Assignments submitted late (with no extension granted) may incur a penalty of 5% per day, to be deducted from the final mark for the assessed work. For example, if an assignment is worth 30 marks and is two days late, the penalty incu
ed = 3 marks (30 x .05 x 2). If the work was evaluated at 25 out of 30, then the final mark would be = 22 marks XXXXXXXXXXafter the penalty was subtracted from the mark awarded. Unless approval has been given for an extension, assignments will not be accepted or marked if received two weeks after the due date.
Question: How do I apply for special considerations
Answer: Students can apply for special consideration during a teaching period, where performance in an assessment task or tasks, including examinations, has been affected by extenuating or special circumstances beyond their control. Special consideration is only required for extensions of more than one week. Students requesting an extension of one week or less should contact the subject coordinator. The online special consideration tool is available for all special consideration applications at
www.uts.edu.au/cu
ent-students/managing-your-course/classes-and-assessment/special-circumstances/special.
The application form must be lodged before the due date of the assessment item.
Question: What referencing style do I use for this assessment?
Answer: The Faculty of Health uses the ‘Harvard (UTS)’ style for in text referencing and production of a reference list. Please refer to www.lib.uts.edu.au/help
eferencing/harvard-uts-referencing-guide for guidance on this referencing style. You need to reference in text and in the reference list. Scholarly sources should be used and should be the most recent publication on the given topic.
Question: Part B I need to use a case study. Can I use my own case study?
Answer: No you need to use one of the case studies provided in the assessment folder.
Question: Part B Can I use a different local health district to the ones listed?
Answer: No you need to use one of the local health districts from the list provided.
Question: I am going on placement for 4 weeks – will that be considered grounds for an extension?
Answer: No – placement cannot be considered as grounds for extension as the bulk of students are on placement and this would not be equitable.
Question What feedback should I expect for this assignment?
Answer: The assessments for this subject is criterion referenced. This means each student’s performance is measured against a set of criteria, not against the performance of other students. Criterion allows students to gauge how well they are able to meet the objectives of the subject. Marking Criteria are available in UTSOnline.
Question: When will marked assignments be returned?
Answer: The marked assignments can be accessed generally after three weeks via the Turnitin portal on UTSOnline.
I hope this answers some of your questions – if you have anymore please add to Discussion Board Assessment 1 (checking that it has not already been answered there first)
The tutors and I are looking forward to reading your care plans.
Vicki I
otson
Subject Coordinato
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Optimisin
g Care in Chronic Conditions
ASSESSMENT 1:
Developing a care plan for optimal health outcome for people with
chronic and complex needs
Frequently Asked Questions
Question:
Where do I s
ubmi
t
my assignment?
Answer:
You must submit your assignment electronically via the
Assignment
Folde
(located
in Assessment
s
) by
23:59
time on the due date
29 April 2019
.
Assignments are to be
submitted in MS Word format
.
Question:
Will my assignment be checked with T
urnitin
?
Answer:
All marke
s
will check your
assessment
using
Turnitin
.
Turnitin
is available to
help
avoid plagiarism. It uses a sophisticated text matching
system, comparing your submitted
assignment with text located in its databases of internet pages, published works, and
submitted papers.
It is important you allow time prior to the assessment submission date to use Turnitin to self
-
check for plagiarism as
it may take a day or two for the results to become available.
Submitting your assessment piece to Turnitin is to self
-
check only. Your final submission
must always be
submitted before the due date
.
Y
ou can read more about the process
through the
following UTS link
https:
www.uts.edu.au/cu
ent
-
students/support/helps/self
-
h
elp
-
esources/using
-
turnitin
Question:
What
chronic and complex
condition
can I choose?
Answe
:
I
n
tutorial 1
(online)
in
preparation for Assessment 1
s
tudents
were required
to
eview the related management policy
and information provided
for the eight major groups of
chronic and complex conditions as reported by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
XXXXXXXXXXStudents are to choose one chronic condition from this list
elow
as a focus for their
assessment 1
.
Arthritis
Asthma
Back pain
92443 Optimising Care in Chronic Conditions
ASSESSMENT 1: Developing a care plan for optimal health outcome for people with
chronic and complex needs
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Where do I submit my assignment?
Answer: You must submit your assignment electronically via the Assignment Folder (located
in Assessments) by 23:59 time on the due date 29 April 2019. Assignments are to be
submitted in MS Word format.
Question: Will my assignment be checked with Turnitin?
Answer: