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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Assessment: Practical
Assessment code: 011
Academic Year: 2021/22
Trimester: 1
Module Title: Comparative Healthcare Systems
Module Code: MOD005916
Level: 6
Module Leader: Vida Tweneboah-Boahene
Weighting: 50%
Word Limit: 5-6 Minutes
Assessed Learning
Outcomes
No. Type On successful
completion of this
module, the
student will be
expected to:
LO2 Knowledge and
Understanding
Critically analyse
the factors
contributing to
health and/or
social inequalities
LO4 Intellectual,
practical,
affective and
transfe
able
skills
Recommend
strategies to
improve health
outcomes and/or
social determinants
of health.
Submission Deadline:
Please refer to the deadline on the VLE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• This is an individual assignment in presentation format.
• No extensions are available for this assessment.
• Mitigation: The deadline for submission of mitigation in relation to this
assignment is no later than five working days after the submission date of this
work. Please contact the Director of Studies Team - XXXXXXXXXX.
See rules 6.112 – 6.141:
http:
web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdf
• Add any other relevant instructions:
• Ensure that slide 1 includes student’s names and SID numbers
mailto: XXXXXXXXXX
http:
web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdf
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• You must provide a copy of your PowerPoint slides at the start of your
presentation
• Use Harvard referencing to acknowledge the sources
• Your final slide should provide the Reference List
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PRESENTATION TASK
According to the Office of National Statistics (2021), in the first and second waves
of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of death was highest in the Black ethnic
groups, (Black Africa, Black Cari
ean, Black other) than White group in the
United Kingdom.
Provide individual PowerPoint slides where you critically analyse health and/or
social inequalities related factors contributing to COVID-19 deaths in identified
Black ethnic groups in the UK. The presentation should also recommend
strategies to improve outcomes for the noted Black ethnic groups.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
You are expected to present 5-10 slides, with presentation lasting between 5 -6 minutes.
In developing your presentation, you are expected to use theoretical perspectives, you
have studied during the course or from your research and refer to national or local
evidence. Additional information for the presentation can be added in the notes section
the slides. You might be asked to answer questions.
It is expected that you will use 8-10 independently researched academic sources from
the ARU li
ary.
READING REQUIREMENT
Johnson, J., Stoskopf, C. and Shi, L XXXXXXXXXXComparative Health Systems Burlington: MA
Jones and Bartlett Learning (Kortext).
Katikireddi SV, Lal S, Ca
ol ED, Niedzwiedz CL, Khunti K, Dundas R, Diderichsen F, Ba
B. Unequal impact of the COVID-19 crisis on minority ethnic groups: a framework for
understanding and addressing inequalities. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021
Oct;75(10): XXXXXXXXXXdoi: XXXXXXXXXX/jech XXXXXXXXXXEpub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: XXXXXXXXXX.
MARKING SCHEME
Assignment submissions will be marked with reference to the below criteria, as
summarised in Table 1, based on ARU Level 6 generic grading criteria.
1. Critical analysis of the factors contributing to health and/or social
inequalities. (40 marks)
2. Recommendations to improve health and/or social outcomes. (50 marks)
3. Application of academic and professional skills (for example: clarity,
spelling, grammar, literature). (10 marks)
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Table 1 – Assessment Ru
ic for CHS 011
CRITERIA / GRADE
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EXCEPTIONAL/
OUTSTANDING
79 - 70
EXCELLENT
69 - 60
GOOD
59 - 50
SATISFACTORY
49 - 40:
BASIC
39 - 30
LIMITED
29 - 1
INADEQUATE
0
FAIL
Critical analysis of the
factors contributing
to health and/or social
inequalities.
Sophisticated
knowledge base and
critical analysis of the
factors contributing to
health and/or social
inequalities. Clear
originality and
autonomy.
In-depth knowledge
ase and critical
analysis of the factors
contributing to health
and/social inequalities.
Considerable originality
Relevant knowledge
ase and critical
analysis of the factors
contributing to health
and/or social
inequalities. Some
originality.
Adequate knowledge
ase and critical
analysis of the factors
contributing to health
and social inequalities.
Elemental knowledge
ase and critical
analysis of the factors
contributing to health
and social inequalities.
Restricted ability to
discuss inequalities.
Na
ow knowledge
ase with some
descriptive analysis of
the factors contributing
to health and social
inequalities. Difficulties
in discussing health
inequalities.
Insufficient knowledge
ase of the factors
contributing to health
and social inequalities.
Major difficulties in
discussing health
inequalities.
Non – submission
Wrong assignment
answered
40% 40 – 32 31 – 28 27 – 24 23 – 20 19 – 16 15 – XXXXXXXXXX
Recommendations to
improve health and/or
social outcomes
Creative
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
Sophisticated
management of
learning resources.
Intellectual originality
and imagination.
Coherent
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
In-depth management
of learning resources.
Degree of autonomy
demonstrated.
Justified
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
Relevant management
of learning resources.
Consistent self-directed
esearch.
Relevant
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
Adequate management
of learning resources.
Some autonomy in
esearch.
Potentially relevant
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
Elemental management
of learning resources.
Some difficulties with
intellectual skills.
Weak
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
Na
ow management of
learning resources.
Weak intellectual skills.
Insufficient
ecommendations to
improve health
and/social outcomes.
Insufficient
management of
learning resources.
Unable to work
autonomously.
Non – submission
Wrong assignment
answered
50% 50 – 40 39 – 35 34 – 30 29 – 25 24 – XXXXXXXXXX
Application of
academic and
professional skills
(References,
Spellings, Clarity,
Grammar and Pace of
delivery).
Exceptional
presentation style with
professional expression
and academic skills.
There is clarity and
depth of exploration,
free from grammatical
e
ors.
Excellent presentation
style with excellent
expression and
academic skills. There
is clarity, most points
deeply explored, free
from grammatical
e
ors.
Good presentation style
with accurate
expression and
academic skills. There
is some deep
exploration, with minor
spelling and grammar
e
ors.
Satisfactory
presentation, with some
parts co
ectly
structured with some
clarity. Adequate
expression in some
parts with satisfactory
use of academic skills
with some e
ors.
Some difficulties in
presentation style.
Difficulties in
expression and
academic skills. Limited
use of literature, lack of
clarity, a number
grammatical and
spelling e
ors.
General difficulties in
presentation style, and
academic skills –
limited use of literature.
Superficial and difficult
to follow.
Major difficulties in
presentation style, and
no use of academic
skills.
Non – submission
Wrong assignment
answered
10% 10 – XXXXXXXXXX – 1 0
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