Reflective Analysis Activity
This task is due 21st August 2020 @ 5pm (Week 4) and upload it into Turnitin in the submission folder:
Word count: approximately 1500 words (+/-10%), Double spaced with headings, Cali
i 11 point font, no fewer than 10 references (APA 6th or 7th).
Weighting: 30%
The Assessment Task:
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), more commonly known as Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a pervasive disease which has impacted all nationalities and cultures globally. The impact may be either through living in lock down for weeks, losing a job or business, an inability to travel, poor access to food and essential services, or contracting the disease itself. Cu
ently there are more than 8 million people who have contracted the disease with 5-6% of these people have died.
Something that has emerged is that no two countries are alike in terms of those contracting the disease and the number of people who have died. For example, Italy and South Africa have very similar population sizes, however, more than 35,000 Italians have died, while in South Africa less than 2,000 have lost their lives. This can also be seen within countries as well, such as the United States, where New York State has had more than 30,000 deaths, while other states, like Idaho, Utah and Hawaii, have had fewer than 200 deaths.
For this assessment task, you are to:
Explore the cu
ent COVID19 health issue that has impacted the Australian population from a political, cultural and national perspective.
As such, you are to include the following elements in your essay using headings:
· An introduction to the topic
· Discuss what political, social, geographical, and cultural factors have contributed to a lower number of deaths occu
ing in Australia compared to other countries?
· Discuss in terms of the determinants of health, why are a higher number Australian females in their 20s and 30s contracting COVID19, while more deaths are occu
ing among older men?
· Thinking about what you have discovered, provide a short reflection (no more than a third of the assessment task length) on the impact of the determinants of health on the health of individuals or communities, and how this may challenge some of your assumptions?
· A
ief, yet informative conclusion.
Given the ever evolving nature of the disease across the globe there may be limited peer reviewed literature to assist with the assessment task, therefore, you are encouraged to use Australian and International government reports, non-government organisation reports, and newspaper articles to build your assessment task. However, it is vital to understand that some reports and newspaper articles are good sources of information are not always peer reviewed and do come with limitations in terms of the ‘story’ or agenda they are attempting to sell.
Assessment task 1: Marking Criteria
Thoroughly met
Mostly met
Sometimes met
Occasionally met
Rarely met
Never met
Assessment task 1
Introduction
The introduction includes the following:
1) general background information on the topic;
2) more detailed information on the topic;
3) a clear statement of purpose of the topic; and
4) an outline of the main ideas in the body on the topic.
5
4
3
2
1
0
Determinants of health - Political, social, geographical, and cultural
High level of skill in articulating and presenting the discoveries regarding the determinants of health that have impacted the spread of the disease in the Australian context. This is presented in a clear and concise way in the reflection.
5
4
3
2
1
0
Determinants of health – Demographic, behaviours and outcomes
High level of skill in articulating and presenting the discoveries regarding the determinants of health that have impacted the spread and mortality outcomes of the disease in the Australian context. This is presented in a clear and concise way in the reflection.
5
4
3
2
1
0
Reflection
High level of skill in articulating and presenting the discoveries that have changed or challenged the way the student views the determinants of health and disease in community. This is presented in a clear and concise way in the reflection.
5
4
3
2
1
0
Writing, Presentation and Readability
High level of skill in articulating, discussing ideas or presenting issues in a concise way. The paper reads well and the reader is engaged in the writing.
5
4
3
2
1
0
Referencing
There is a co
ectly formatted reference list, which complies with the APA style guide. There is the co
ect number of references according to the course descriptor which are cu
ent, extensive, and relevant. The paper includes accurate and systematic in-text citations from the reference list according to the APA style guide.
5
4
3
2
1
0
Feedback:
Assessment Task 1 Mark
/30
Reflective Analysis Activity
This task is
due
21
st
August 2020
@ 5pm
(Week 4)
and
upload it
into T
urnitin in the submission
folder:
Word count
:
approximately 1500 words (+
-
10%)
, Double spaced
with headings
, Cali
i 11 point
font,
no fewer than 10
eferences
(APA 6
th
or 7
th
)
.
Weighting
: 30%
The Assessment Tas
k:
The
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
-
2 (SARS
-
CoV
-
2), more commonl
y known as
Corona Virus Disease
2019
(COVID
-
19)
,
is a pervasive
disease
which has impacted all
nationalities
and
cultures
globally
. The impact may be
either through living in lock down
for weeks
, losing
a job or
usiness
,
an inability to travel, poor access to food and essential services,
o
contract
ing
the disease
itself. Cu
ently there are more than
8
million people who have contracted the disease with
5
-
6%
of
these people
have died.
Something that has emerged is that no two countries are alike in terms of
those
contracting the
disease
and the number of people who have died. For example,
Ita
ly and
South Africa
have very
similar populatio
n sizes
, howeve
,
more than
35
,000 Italians have died, while in South Africa less
than 2
,
00
0
have lost their lives. This can also be seen within countries
as well, such as the United
States, where
New York State
has had more than
30
,000 deaths, while other states, like Idaho, Utah
and Hawaii, have had fewer than
200
deaths.
For this assessment task, you are to
:
Explore the cu
ent COVID19 health issue that has impacted the Australian population from a
political,
cultural and national perspective.
As such, y
ou are to
include
the following elements
in your essay
using headings
:
-
An introduction to the topic
-
Discuss w
hat political, social, geographical, and cultural factors have contributed to a
lower number of deat
hs occu
ing in
Australia
compared to other countries
?
-
Discuss i
n terms of
the
de
terminants of health, why are a
higher number
Australian
females
in their 20s and 30s contracting COVID19
,
while
more
deaths
are occu
ing
among
olde
men
?
-
Thinking about
what you have discovered, provide a short reflection (no more than a
third of the assessment task length
)
on
the impact of
the determinants of
health
on the
health of individuals o
communities
, and how
this
may challenge some of your
assumptions
?
-
A
ief,
yet informative conclusion.
Given the ever evolving
nature of the disease across the globe
there
may be limited peer reviewed
literature
to assist with the assessment task
, therefore, you are
encouraged to
use
Australian and
International
government repo
ts,
non
-
government organisation reports,
and newspaper articles
to
uild your
assessment task
. However, it is vital to understand
that some reports and newspaper
articles
are good sources of information
are not always peer reviewed
and
do come with
limitat
ions
in terms of the
‘
st
ory
’ or agenda they are attempting to sell.
Reflective Analysis Activity
This task is due 21
st
August 2020 @ 5pm (Week 4) and upload it into Turnitin in the submission
folder:
Word count: approximately 1500 words (+/-10%), Double spaced with headings, Cali
i 11 point
font, no fewer than 10 references (APA 6
th
or 7
th
).
Weighting: 30%
The Assessment Task:
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), more commonly known as
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a pervasive disease which has impacted all nationalities
and cultures globally. The impact may be either through living in lock down for weeks, losing a job or
usiness, an inability to travel, poor access to food and essential services, or contracting the disease
itself. Cu
ently there are more than 8 million people who have contracted the disease with 5-6% of
these people have died.
Something that has emerged is that no two countries are alike in terms of those contracting the
disease and the number of people who have died. For example, Italy and South Africa have very
similar population sizes, however, more than 35,000 Italians have died, while in South Africa less
than 2,000 have lost their lives. This can also be seen within countries as well, such as the United
States, where New York State has had more than 30,000 deaths, while other states, like Idaho, Utah
and Hawaii, have had fewer than 200 deaths.
For this assessment task, you are to:
Explore the cu
ent COVID19 health issue that has impacted the Australian population from a
political, cultural and national perspective.
As such, you are to include