NUR3101

Assessment 2: Assignment
Task overview

Course NUR3101 Primary Health Care in a Global Context

Assessment Written Assignment

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Brief task This assignment requires you to write an ESSAY analysing the Sustainable Development Goal
description 3 within a selected country and discuss the role of primary health care in achieving these
goals.

Due Date By 2355 AEST on 6th September 2021

Length 1500 words +/-10% (word length includes in-text referencing and excludes the reference list)

Marks out of: 100 marks

Weighting: Weighting: 50% (of overall grade)

Course Course Learning outcomes: 2,3,4,5

Objectives
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Rationale / This assessment enables students to work towards developing the following graduate
Graduate attributes:
Attributes
 Well-informed individuals with discipline-specific expertise and industry knowledge
relevant to their profession or area of study
 Critical, creative, thinkers who can integrate and apply knowledge and relevant
skills, including research and digital literacy skills, to analyse and evaluate ideas,
concepts, theories and problems, and offer insights, innovative approaches and
solutions;
 Effective communicators and collaborators who actively and respectfully lead,
listen, reflect, discuss and negotiate in order to work productively with a range of
individuals and groups, including professional teams;
 Ethical, engaged professionals and citizens who engage in, non-discriminatory,
safe practices and consider the local, global, social, economic, legal and
environmental influences on, and impact of, their attitudes and actions;
 Culturally capable individuals who are self-aware and sensitive to Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives, equitable and respectful of
diversity and multiculturalism, and can apply these capabilities in their professional
practice.
Task information

Task detail Sustainable Development Goal 3, regarding ‘Good Health and Well-being’, is one of the 17
Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. Ensuring healthy
lives and promoting well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development.

In this assignment you will discuss the Sustainable Development Goal number 3: Good
Health and Wellbeing from a global perspective.

Please select a country (not Australia) and address the following points:

 Provide an overview of the selected country and discuss the relevant social
determinants of health which impact on the people living within this country.

 Provide relevant epidemiological data in relation to the countries health concerns.

 Discuss the Sustainable Development Goal 3 in relation to health issues experienced

in the selected country.

 Critically analyse the appropriateness of the primary healthcare services provided in

achieving the availability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability and cultural
appropriateness of the services provided in the selected country.

More detail about the Sustainable Development Goal 3 can be found here:
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/health/

Writing Style Essay writing conventions are expected as per https://www.usq.edu.au/library/study-

support/assignments/assignment-structure-and-writing/essays

Academic Writing Style as per USQ assessment guidelines.

https://www.usq.edu.au/library/study-support/assignments/academic-writing-andproofreading

Referencing: APA 7th referencing of scholarly articles is to be used:

https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/apa-referencing-guide

 APA 7th referencing style.

Referencing/  Sources: A minimum of three scholarly journal articles (no older than 6 years) are
citations required along with other relevant references, for example, WHO, policy documents
etc. Eight references in total are required.
 In text citations: In-text citations are required in the body of the assignment.
Assignments should be presented using:
Formatting Style  Double-line spacing
 APA 7
 Times New Roman, Arial or Verdana 12 point font
 Word document – do not submit the written essay as a PDF
 The NUR3101 Study Desk Assessment Tab contains resources to help you with this
Resources assessment:
available to  Support for academic writing (and referencing) is available from the Learning Advisor
complete task and Liaison Librarian, you can find information and contact them via their site: Study
and Research Support for Health & Community students
 Study Support: https://www.usq.edu.au/library/study-support/assignments.
Submission information

What you need to One Microsoft Word document which contains the following items:
submit  Footer on each page must include: Course code, Course name, semester and year,
assignment title, student name, student number
 Do not submit the marking rubric
 Do not include a coversheet

Submission This assessment task must:

requirements  Use APA 7th edition referencing
 Be submitted in electronic format via StudyDesk through Turnitin. Students can
check for similarity matching within their assessment and make amendments prior
to the due date to demonstrate academic integrity.

File Name Save your document with the following naming conventions:
Conventions surname_initial _ studentnumber_A2.doc/docx (A2 stands for Assessment 2 ) E.g:
Jones_J_006233466_A2_NUR3101.docx

Marking and  This task will be marked against the marking criteria available on StudyDesk.
Moderation  All staff who are assessing your work meet to discuss and compare grading
averages before marks or grades are finalised.
 Final release of grades will normally be within three weeks (15 business days) of
submission. This same timeframe applies for any approvals for an extension of time
commencing at the time of submission.

Academic Student’s should be familiar with USQ’s policy on Academic Integrity:

Integrity https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/13752PL

Assessment  Students are encouraged to access the USQ assessment policy:

policy/ procedure https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/14749PL
Extensions and  Applications for an extension of time will only be considered if received in
Late accordance with the USQ assessment procedure
Submissions https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/14749PL and the Assessment of
Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedure:
https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/131150PL
 Note that USQ’s procedures requires applications are made for extensions PRIOR
to the due date of the assessment.