Discussion: Politics and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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MGTS7608 Written Assignment
Weight: 50%
Words: 3000 words
Task Description:
For this assessment item, you will work individually on your chosen essay topic. This is not a group assignment.
An essay is an academic document and must meet the requirements of academic rigour, that is: clear writing, comprehensive research, strong analysis and relevant referencing (APA style) and be approximately (3000 words +/-10%).
You should apply the principles of writing an essay that you learnt in (Management Communication)[1].
Students must choose ONE of the following essay questions:
In your essay you should:
See https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Writing Citing and Submitting digital module
We recommend that you complete the Writing Citing and Submitting digital module available on the University Library website before submitting your assignment. This is not compulsory. However, if you have done the course and make mistakes in referencing, citing, and excessive use of other documents (plagiarism), we will more lenient in understanding your problem. If you do complete it, then your certificate of completion of this module must be attached to your assignment.
Referencing
We will be quite strict about proper referencing as there is no reason why this relatively easy task cannot be done by following the rules. This is explained thoroughly on https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/apa7/
Submission
Submit using Turnitin in the Blackboard Assessment link.
Marking Rubric
Criterion
Excellent
Strong
Sound
Inadequate
35%
CONTENT
Gathered Sufficient Information from Good Sources (30)
Used more than eight high quality academic references (refereed journal articles; book (chapter)s.
Found highly relevant issues related to the topic
Used at least eight academic references (refereed journal articles; book (chapter)s.
Found relevant issues related to the topic
Read and used at least six acceptable academic references, although sometimes at a superficial level.
Found relevant issues related to the topic.
Used fewer than least six acceptable academic references. Shallow understanding displayed.
Did not find issues many related to the topic.
Identified relevant SDGs and stakeholders (5)
Clearly linked and discussed the topic to relevant SDGs and stakeholders with high level of critical thinking
Linked and discussed in a satisfactory manner the topic to relevant SDGs and stakeholders
Weak discussion and link the topic to relevant SDGs and stakeholders s
Did not link the topic to relevant SDGs and stakeholders.
45%
ORGANISATION OF IDEAS
Synthesis of Information
(20)
Thoughtfully integrated material from different sources into coherent ideas.
Capably integrated material from different sources into coherent ideas.
Tended to simply state information without organising.
Poor organisation of ideas.
Organizing Ideas in Paragraphs (25)
Opening paragraph provides a clear thesis statement (i.e. proposition or argument) and sets out the structure of the paper.
Paragraphs are clearly related to a particular sub-topic.
Clear signals are provided to the reader about the sequence of ideas using lexical ties.
Opening paragraph provides a thesis statement (i.e., proposition or argument).
Paragraphs are clearly related to a particular sub-topic.
The reader can follow the sequence of ideas.
The opening paragraph did not provide a sufficiently clear proposition. Your proposition or argument could have been clearer.
Paragraphs needed to be better organized into sub-topics.
Better sequencing of ideas needed.
The paper lacked a clear proposition.
Paragraphs structure was weak.
Little sequencing of ideas needed.
QUALITY OF WRITING AND REFERENCING
20%
Clarity of writing
Proper in-text references and Reference List
No grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.
Clear sentence structure
Error free in-text references and Reference List
Few grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.
Sentence construction is quite good.
Some errors in in-text references and Reference List
Your expression is readable.
Some grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
Some sentence construction could have been better (eg, too long or lacking a clear subject and verb).
References contained too many errors.
Your expression is not easy to read.
Too many grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
Sentence construction was weak in parts (eg, too long or lacking a clear subject and verb).
References contained too many errors.
Commentary
[1] You can gain valuable insights by reading McKenna, B. et al. (2007) Corporate communication: Effective techniques for business (2nd ed.) Melbourne. Thomson. See Chapter 4 Paragraphs; Chapter 9 Essays, literature reviews, and research papers: HD30.3 .M3542 2007. In both General & High Use Areas.