This assignment divided into 3 parts
Refrences words not included in 2000 words
Deadline 10 april
Weighting 60%
You have the opportunity to submit a draft plan of your assignment part 1. You will need to provide an outline of your proposed case study. The plan should not be more than two pages and provides a
ief description of what you will present in each section of your final case study.
· Part 1.
The preliminary work for this assignment involves choosing a social issue that you are interested in exploring further (eg. elder abuse, ma
iage equality, disability discrimination, climate change, asylum seekers, gender equity, bullying, children in detention etc. Ideally choose an issue that matters to you but something that you could realistically begin to change through advocacy. For example ending hunger and global poverty is too big but ensuring all children who attend your local school have access to a healthy
eakfast might be achievable.
Your first task is to use a range of literature to gather information on this social issue including:
· A definition of the problem and explanations about the causes of the problem
· Information about the problems and challenges experienced by those effected
· The size or scale of the issue and the setting or context in which this issue is being examined (eg. schools, family, workplace, church, community)
Part 2.
In the second part you need to explain the social justice or human rights issues implicated in the social issue you have selected. Consider the power relations inherent in the situation and how they might be addressed through advocacy.
Part 3.
In part three you develop a hypothetical plan for advocacy action for addressing the social issue that you have described earlier in the paper. Here you can use the framework for advocacy action identified during the semester to guide your plan of action. If you prefer to use another framework you may do so. In this plan you need to identify the change that your advocacy action seeks to achieve. You identify the types of advocacy that you will use and the methods or techniques that will be applied. You will need to identify who will be involved and a time-frame for action.
Note: this paper should be presented in a formal academic style of writing. A range of citation sources should be used with at least three sources from the unit reading list and five from other sources.
Marking criteria
Assessment Criteria PART A
Information about content for each section of case study (30%)
Well formulated and structured plan for PART B (20%)
Clear, coherent written expression (25%)
Preliminary reference list (25%)
Assessment Criteria PART B
CRITERIA
RUBRIC
SCORE
Accurate information about the issue or group (25)
Accurate description of group/ issue/ problem
Relevant definitions provided
Up to date statistics provided
Scale and scope of problem outlined clearly
Impact on people described
Causes of problem outline where appropriate
Critical analysis of human rights or social justice and power relations (20)
Considers relationships of powe
Refers to appropriate international conventions, and/or domestic legislation
Considers social justice issues including any of the following: access, equity, participation, rights and responsibilities, fairness
Analyses these issues rather than just describes or mentions them
Well formulated and appropriate action plan (25)
Applies a planning framework (week 2 lecture o
and Rickets or other) and identifies appropriate steps for advocacy
Strategies clearly outlines
Timeline mentioned
Identifies type of advocacy
Implementation plan in form of table included (Who, what, when)
Clear, coherent written expression and logical structure and organisation of information (20)
Well structured- logical sequence of information
Includes intro and conclusion
Paragraphs and sections clearly linked
Writing has no grammatical e
ors. Written work has no major e
ors in word selection and use, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
Written in an appropriate academic style
Appropriate referencing (10)
Co
ect style (APA, UC Li
ary Guide)
Minimum 8 references
3 references from essential readings appropriately integrated into paper ( These can include resources provided on Moodle each week)
TOTAL/100
Total/45