Scholarly Reflective

Detailed information

Students are to identify a current issue for a vulnerable population group and to reflect on their opinion on this issue. They are to refer to the AASW Practice Standards to justify their opinion and to use a range of scholarly references to support their argument. 

Marking Criteria

· A current issue for a vulnerable population is identified and justified using the AASW Practice Standards

· The student’s opinion is argued critically and draws on scholarly references to support the argument

· Social work theory and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice are draw on to further the argument

· UOW Harvard referencing style is used consistently and the content is in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count)

Length

Essay format- 1500 words

Weighting

30%

Assessment Due

10 May 2024

Final submission time: 11:59pm

Type of Collaboration

Individual assessment

Assessment submission

Online via Moodle This assessment has been set up to be checked by Turnitin, a tool which helps you check whether you have referenced correctly. You can submit your assessment task to Turnitin prior to the due date and Turnitin will give you an originality report. You may then make any changes that may be required and resubmit your final version by the due date.

Assessment return

Marks will be posted on Moodle following the due date.

Criteria

Fail (0-49%)

Pass (50-64%)

Credit (65-74%)

Distinction (75-84%)

High Distinction (85-100%)

A current issue for a vulnerable population is identified and justified using the AASW Practice Standards (eg. the student has picked a vulnerable group, explained why they are considered vulnerable, and used the Practice Standards to argue why social work should work with them).

A current issue for a vulnerable population is not clearly identified AND/OR is not justified using the AASW Practice Standards

A current issue for a vulnerable population is identified AND makes reference to the AASW Practice Standards

A current issue for a vulnerable population is clearly identified AND there is adequate justification using the AASW Practice Standards

A current issue for a vulnerable population is clearly identified AND there is strong justification using the AASW Practice Standards

A current issue for a vulnerable population is clearly identified AND there is strong and in-depth justification using the AASW Practice Standards

The student’s opinion is written in first person voice and is both argued critically and draws on scholarly references and set readings from SOWK910 to support the argument.

The student’s opinion is not evident AND/OR:

· It is not written in first person voice

· It is not argued critically

· It does not draw on scholarly references and set readings from SOWK910 to support the argument

The student’s opinion is evident AND/OR:

· Is written in first person voice

· Is somewhat argued critically

· Draws minimally on scholarly references and set readings from SOWK910 to support the argument

The student’s opinion is evident AND:

· Is written in first person voice

· Is adequately argued critically

· Draws adequately on scholarly references and set readings from SOWK910 to support the argument

The student’s opinion is clearly presented AND:

· Is written in first person voice

· Is strongly argued critically

· Draws strongly on scholarly references and set readings from SOWK910 to support the argument

The student’s opinion is clearly presented AND:

· Is written in first person voice

· Is thoroughly argued critically

· Draws strongly on scholarly references and set readings from SOWK910 to support the argument

Social work theory from SOWK910 and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice are draw on to further the argument.

There is no evidence of social work theory from SOWK910 and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice in the argument

There is some but minimal evidence that social work theory from SOWK910 and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice have been draw on to further the argument

There is some evidence that social work theory from SOWK910 and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice have been draw on to further the argument

There is consistent evidence that social work theory from SOWK910 and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice have been draw on to further the argument

There is in-depth evidence that social work theory from SOWK910 and critical social work concepts such as power and social injustice have been draw on to further the argument

UOW Harvard referencing style is used consistently and the content is in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count).

· The content is not in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count)

· The content does not use UOW Harvard referencing style

· The content is largely in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count)

· The content is largely in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count)

· The content uses UOW Harvard referencing style across the majority of the essay

· The content is completely in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count)

· The content uses UOW Harvard referencing style consistently across the essay

· The content is completely in line with social work ethics and professional conduct (including spelling, punctuation, grammar and word count)

· The content uses UOW Harvard referencing style consistently across the essay