FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

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HMEF5063_V2
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
JANUARY SEMESTER 2016

ASSIGNMENT
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line
spacing.

2. You are to submit assignment only in MS-WORD format unless specified otherwise.
Please refrain from converting text/phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print
screen / etc.

3. Submission Method:

a. Face-to-face student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment online through myVLE and a
hardcopy to your facilitator.

b. Online student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment via myVLE and another softcopy
to the facilitator via e-mail.

You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file in myVLE. You are advised to
keep a copy of your submitted assignment and the RECEIPT as evidence of online
submission.

4. Your assignment must be submitted on 11-13 March 2016 (4th Seminar).

5. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.
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EVALUATION

This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

PLAGIARISME: MARKS DEDUCTION

Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If

plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows:

No. Similarity Percentage Marks Deduction (%)

1. 0 30 0
2. 30.01 50 5
3. 50.01 70 10
4. 70.01 - 100 100

If you are not sure what is meant by plagiarism, refer to the various websites which discuss
this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts.

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OBJECTIVE:
This assignment is designed to assess the ability of students to provide an analytical and
integrated discussion on how counselling helps to create change and the effectiveness of
school counselling in helping to create change among students.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Your attempt to address the questions below must be supported by the following:
1. Past research literature
2. Data gathered through interview with at least two students and two school
counsellors
3. Any other relevant resources such as books, website articles, etc

QUESTIONS:
How does counselling help to create change among students in schools? To what extent
has the school counselling been effective in bringing about change among students?

[100 MARKS]

SUGGESTED MARKING SCHEME:

1. Introduction - 5
2. Discussion on changes due to counselling - 45
3. Discussion on effectiveness of school counselling - 30
4. Organisation and flow - 10
5. Writing format - 10

Assignment Format:
a. Use Times New Roman 12 point font and 1.5 spacing
b. The assignment should contain about 3000 5000 words (15 20 pages)
c. Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format
d. References should be latest (year 2005 onwards)

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Assignment Marking Criteria Sheet

Dimension Excellent Good Average Poor Very Poor Marks
1 5 4 3 2 1 (5)
Introduction to Very clear, Relatively Generally Vague Irrelevant
the essay related and clear, related clear but not introduction
impressive. and impressive. and un-
impressive. impressive.

2 37 - 45 28 - 36 19 - 27 10 - 18 1-9 (45)
Discussion on Relevant, Credible Details Sporadic Vague
changes due to accurate details with present but details, details,
counselling details, some not precise, glimmer of random
focused and supports, focused but main point thoughts in
insightful focused and general in but lack of discussion on
discussion on in-depth discussion on clarity in changes due
changes due discussion on changes due discussion on to
to counseling. changes due to changes due counselling.
to counselling. to
counselling. counselling.
3 25 - 30 19 - 24 13 - 18 7 - 12 1-6 (30)
Discussion on Relevant, Credible Details Sporadic Vague
effectiveness accurate details with present but details, details,
of school details, some not precise, glimmer of random
counselling focused and supports, focused but main point thoughts in
insightful focused and general in but lack of discussion on
discussion on in-depth discussion on clarity in effectiveness
effectiveness discussion on effectiveness discussion on of school
of school effectiveness of school effectiveness counselling.
counselling. of school counselling. of school
counselling. counselling.
4 9 - 10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 (10)
Organisation of Very well- Well- Usually Somewhat Incoherent
the overall organised and organised organised but organised and
essay and flow smooth flow of and the flow sometimes and ideas not disorganised.
of ideas from well- is smooth ideas are not connected.
one paragraph expressed generally. very
to the next ideas. connected.

5 9 - 10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 (10)

Writing format, Very Consistent Generally Some Citations,
citations and consistent citations and good but incorrect references
references citations and references, some citations and and format
references, adhere to the citations and references, are not
complete format. references poor format. proper.
format. are left out.