INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT ONE

DUE DATE: 28 MARCH 2024

YOUR ASSIGNMENT MUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES GIVEN BELOW.

CONCEPTUAL REPORT
Finding and Managing Rural Area Health Challenges

Name Surname (Student Number); Name Surname (Student Number); Name Surname (Student
Number)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (250 words Max) – an abstract is a short summary of the article
• Start with an opening statement to orientate the reader about the overall issue being
addressed in the article.
• State the main aim or purpose of the paper?
• State the importance of this .
• State the main findings of the study.
• Provide a statement of the conclusions and indicate contribution made by the study in
filling the gaps in literature.
• State the practical implications or managerial implications of the study’s findings.
NB: Write the Executive Summary last.
INTRODUCTION (500 words)
• What is the paper about? In other words, state the broad theme or topic of the study.
• State importance of your solution.
• Indicate the most important gaps, controversies in literature that the current study will
address. State the main contribution in such a way that the benefits to the reader are
accentuated.
• State the problem being investigated and the specific research objectives.
• Provide the reader with an outline of the structure of the rest of the paper.
BACKGROUND (500 words)
• Provide a case background and context of your topic.
o What is the current situation of rural health facilities in South Africa
o And what solutions is society reliant on?

1
 o How is it failing the rural society?
o What is rural South Africa?
o How would you plot the current rural health offering in an S curve and why?
• Describe the problem.
** DISCUSSION
• What is (are) your solution(s)?
• How do they link to the problem you have described?
• Discuss the sources of innovation that your proposed solutions could come from?
• What academic literature exists to support your solution and why does it seem like it will
work?
• Provide a plan of how it will work, based on literature (you can include figures)
• How will it shift the S-curve you previously presented? Motivate for your answer
scholarly?
INCLUDE IN-TEXT CITATION
** CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS **
• Briefly summarize the articles (purpose of study, key findings and its implications)
• Provide practical recommendations
• Suggest directions for what needs to happen next for your idea to come to fruition?
NO NEW INFORMATION IN THE CONCLUSION
REFERENCE LIST
APA Referencing system.

No encyclopedia’s like Wikipedia allowed.

NB
Font 12; 1.5 spacing; equal margins; no blank spaces, no content page, no cover page, no
pictures, the assignment should begin immediately after Name Surname (Student Number) and
should follow the structure and subheadings above.

8-10 pages long

SUBMISSION IS ONLY ON LEARN, EMAILED ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE

ACCEPTED

2
THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER EXTENSION IF YOU HAVE NOT SUBMITTED YOU MUST
APPLY FOR AN AEGROTAT WITHIN 5 DAYS FROM THE DEADLINE

MARKING RUBRIC

No. Details : TOTAL [100] M

1 Introduction [5]
1. Mapwork (How the question will be answered)
2. Reveals question
3. Links to title
4. Provides purpose
5. Background
6. Executive Summary (IMRAD)
2 Identification of appropriate theories and/or
constructs [40]
1. Choosing appropriate theory
2. Weighing out theoretical relevance
3. Articulation of debate
3 Development Argument & Case contextualization [30]
1. Findings
2. Discussions
3. Synthesis in the context of case or example
4 Layout [5]
1. Structure
2. Adequate sub headings
3. Spacing
5 Language [5]
1. Formal Language Use
2. Grammar
3. Linking of ideas
6 Referencing (inclusive of in text) [10]
1. Turn It in below 10
2. Correct referencing style
3. Correct in-text referencing
4. Inclusion of references
7 Conclusion [5]
1. Relevance & No new information
2. Recommendations
3. Link with discussion
4. Answering the question raised in the introduction

TOTAL