This assessment is based on Chapter 13 and Chapter 14. What is

This assessment is based on Chapter 13 and Chapter 14.

What is kinesics?

By employing the following, you will be able to convey more emotions when speaking and keep the interest of the audience.

 A. monotone speaking

 B. vocal variety

 C. hand movement

 D. articulation

In a PowerPoint presentation, you should use as many colors as possible.

True

False

How can you use font effectively in your visuals?

What is a pie graph?

What is conversational quality when speaking?

How can you employ visual aids strategically when speaking?

When is it acceptable to use dialect when speaking?

This is useful when summarizing large blocks of information.

 A. Objects

 B. models

 C. pie graph

 D. charts[supanova_question]

Literacy or Personal Narrative

Consider the skills you have gained throughout this course as you proceed with your personal narrative. Note: You can use your Wk 4 – Journal Entry as prewriting for this assignment.Watch the “Literacy Narrative Overview.” There is also a transcript available.Consider the following question: In your education journey throughout your life, what is 1 key moment that stands out, and how did it affect you?Write a 175- to 350-word narrative in which you share your own story, scenario, or example about your education journey. You can exceed the word count, if needed, to tell your story. In your narrative, apply what you know from your readings about narrative writing and:Provide descriptive details.Engage the audience.Convey the importance of the event or circumstances.Review your narrative for mistakes using the Microsoft Word spelling and grammar checker or grammar tools from the Center for Writing Excellence.[supanova_question]

CW1 Assessment sheet Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Knowledge and understanding Demonstrate

CW1 Assessment sheet

Criteria

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Knowledge and understanding

Demonstrate excellent understanding of the topic area under discussion in the essay. The essay should include accurate discussion of the points in the essay.

Demonstrate very good understanding of the topic area under discussion in the essay. Minor errors in the discussion of the points in the essay may be found.

Demonstrate a good understanding of the topic under discussion in the essay. There may be some errors, misunderstandings or omissions.

Critical analysis and evaluation

Demonstrate excellent critical analysis and evaluation of research, theories, and methods discussed in the essay.

Demonstrate very good critical analysis and evaluation of research, theories and methods discussed in the essay.

Demonstrate good critical analysis and evaluation of research, theories and methods discussed in the essay. This may be quite superficial.

Background research

Demonstrate excellent use of empirical evidence to support claims, including a focus on empirical evidence from primary sources (e.g. journal articles).

Very well researched providing empirical evidence to support claims including the use of empirical evidence from primary sources (e.g. journal articles).

Demonstrate good background research, with the use of empirical evidence to support claims. This may include a limited range of sources or may include mostly secondary sources (e.g. textbooks).

Relevance and originality

Provide an explicit and original answer which is focused on the essay title.

Provide an answer which is focused on the essay title and which provides evidence of originality.

Provide an answer which is mostly relevant to the essay title. The essay should identify relevant theories, research and methods.

Structure

Provide an excellent structure which is coherent, shows clarity of ideas and logic. The structure should also include a well formulated introduction, and conclusion.

Provide a very good structure, clarity of ideas, coherence and logic. The structure should also include a introduction and conclusion.

Good structure, clear expression of ideas and generally coherent. An attempt at an introduction and conclusion should be included.

Presentation and clarity

Excellent standard of presentation and expression, with fluent and well-structured academic writing. Appropriate psychological language used throughout. Only trivial errors in presentation should be found in the essay.

Very good standard of presentation and expression, with very well-structured academic writing. Consistent use of appropriate psychological language. There should only be few errors in presentation.

Good standard of presentation and expression, with generally well-structured academic writing. Ability to use appropriate psychological language. Style of presentation should be appropriate with few weaknesses in presentation.

Word Count

Words beyond the word count will NOT be reviewed for grading.

The word count includes;

– In-text citations,

The word count does NOT include;

– Reference list

Sensitivity: Internal

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Assessment Information/Brief 2020/21 To be used for all types of assessment and

Writing Assignment Help Assessment Information/Brief 2020/21

To be used for all types of assessment and provided to students at the start of the module.

Information provided should be compatible with the detail contained in the approved module specification although may contain more information for clarity.

Module title

Ideological Approaches to Welfare

CRN

L400-20004-30934

Level

5

Assessment title

Assignment 1: Essay

Weighting within module

This assessment is worth 50% of the overall module mark.

Submission deadline date and time

8th December 2020, 4.00pm

Module Leader/Assessment set by

Dr Mark Wilding

[email protected] / 0161 295 6632 / Allerton c503

How to submit

You should submit your assessment electronically through Turnitin on the Blackboard module page.

Assessment task details and instructions

This is an essay assessment. The question is:

Outline and critically discuss one of the following ideological approaches to welfare:

Conservatism

Liberalism

Neoliberalism

Social Democracy

Socialism

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

Demonstrate a familiarity with and critically assess key ideological and theoretical concepts in Social Policy, encompassing perspectives on welfare from the UK;

Apply newly acquired conceptual and methodological skills to social policy issues;

Apply theoretical social policy concepts to particular case studies from a range of social policy approaches; and

Work independently as social researchers, applying concepts, theories and evidence to understand social policies.

Transferable Skills and other Attributes

Appreciative student-led enquiry

Information gathering and analysis

Interpersonal, written and presentational communication skills

Critical reflection

Demonstrate skills in working with others

Time management and planning

Effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Module Aims

To provide an overview of the main concepts and principles that underpin welfare delivery

To enable students to demonstrate familiarity with competing welfare ideologies

To provide an opportunity for students to evaluate the implications of different ideological positions in respect of welfare and the welfare state.

Word count: 1500 words

Keep to the word limit. Your assignment will only be read up to the word limit, so anything over this will not be marked.

An essay substantially short of the minimum word limit will not allow you to give adequate coverage of the topic. As this is a level 5 assignment, you are expected to use academic sources to write your assignments Sources can include books, book chapters or journal articles. These may be available via journal sites, library electronic resources or in some instances web-sites. Newspaper articles, policy documents and information from websites can also be useful resources. Your work can be marked down if you do not make full use of a range of academic material in this assignment.

Remember that Plagiarism or Use of Unfair Means is unacceptable. This also applies to material obtained from books, websites, journals or other students.

In cases of suspected academic misconduct, work will not be marked until any academic misconduct case has been concluded.

Reference work appropriately throughout, using the Harvard system, and provide a list of references at the end of your assignment. A Quick Guide to the appropriate referencing system can be found here: https://www.salford.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1474967/Referencing-Quick-Guide.pdf

Further guidance on the assignment will be provided during the course of the module, and there will be opportunities for individual discussion with module staff, who can also comment on a short assignment plan (up to one side of A4), but will not read draft assignments.

Feedback arrangements

You can expect to receive feedback by:

Three working weeks after submission – 6th January 2021.

Marks will be available on Blackboard. You will need to log into the full site to access the written feedback. The mark and feedback will be released at 4pm.

Formative feedback will be provided to all students who submit an essay plan. Formative feedback will be provided by email/in person depending on how the plan is submitted. You are strongly encouraged to make use of assignment drop-in sessions in weeks 5 and 12. For email feedback, please allow up to three working days.

Support arrangements

You can obtain support for this assessment.

We will be discussing essay planning, researching and writing in lectures

Students are welcome to submit plans to the module team in advance of the deadline (please allow up to three working days for a response)

Students may request to meet with the module team to discuss the assessment if they bring a plan and indicate the arguments and readings undertaken.

Support is also available from:

askUS

The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS.

Good Academic Conduct and Academic Misconduct

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which students require http://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-learning.

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously. You can find out how to avoid academic misconduct here https://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-learning.

Assessment Information

If you have any questions about assessment rules, you can find out more here.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances

If personal mitigating circumstances may have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about personal mitigating circumstances procedure here.

Personal Tutor/Student Progression Administrator

If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Personal Tutor or your Student Progression Administrator.

Assessment Criteria

Marks for your assessment will be allocated based on:

Addressing one ideology in depth – providing context and descriptions of core ideas and concepts

Strong lines of analysis, argumentation and referencing support

Logical progression, clarity of tone and wording

A critical appraisal of the ideology

Assessments will be marked in line with the grade descriptors at Level 5 which are available on Blackboard.

You should look at the assessment criteria to find out what we are specifically looking at during the assessment.

In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval.

Reassessment

If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to resubmit on or before 3rd August 2021. For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances, this will be your replacement assessment attempt. Students should be aware that there is no late submission period at reassessment (this includes those students who have an accepted PMC request from a previous attempt).

N.B. Students who have previously submitted this assignment should choose a different ideology to avoid self-plagiarism.

Assessment Information/Brief

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Literacy or Personal Narrative

Consider the skills you have gained throughout this course as you proceed with your personal narrative. Note: You can use your Wk 4 – Journal Entry as prewriting for this assignment.Watch the “Literacy Narrative Overview.” There is also a transcript available.Consider the following question: In your education journey throughout your life, what is 1 key moment that stands out, and how did it affect you?Write a 175- to 350-word narrative in which you share your own story, scenario, or example about your education journey. You can exceed the word count, if needed, to tell your story. In your narrative, apply what you know from your readings about narrative writing and:Provide descriptive details.Engage the audience.Convey the importance of the event or circumstances.Review your narrative for mistakes using the Microsoft Word spelling and grammar checker or grammar tools from the Center for Writing Excellence.[supanova_question]

Literacy or Personal Narrative

Consider the skills you have gained throughout this course as you proceed with your personal narrative. Note: You can use your Wk 4 – Journal Entry as prewriting for this assignment.Watch the “Literacy Narrative Overview.” There is also a transcript available.Consider the following question: In your education journey throughout your life, what is 1 key moment that stands out, and how did it affect you?Write a 175- to 350-word narrative in which you share your own story, scenario, or example about your education journey. You can exceed the word count, if needed, to tell your story. In your narrative, apply what you know from your readings about narrative writing and:Provide descriptive details.Engage the audience.Convey the importance of the event or circumstances.Review your narrative for mistakes using the Microsoft Word spelling and grammar checker or grammar tools from the Center for Writing Excellence.[supanova_question]