Instructions
The Commonwealth Department of Health has introduced a new funding program to support multidisciplinary research and intervention projects that respond to existing and emerging challenges in
three key areas of focus:
childhood obesity,
binge drinking amongst young people, and
sports-related head injury.
You have decided to apply for funding for a project. This assignment is your project application.
The Project Application
Choose one of the above key areas of focus. You need to address all of the three components below in your project application
ESSAY: Reflect. Research. Resolve Questions in Health Due Date: Word limit: 1500 words Submission: Online, via Turnitin on MyUni Weighting: Mark out of 100, weighted to 30% of grade Instructions The Commonwealth Department of Health has introduced a new funding program to support multidisciplinary research and intervention projects that respond to existing and emerging challenges in three key areas of focus: · childhood obesity, · binge drinking amongst young people, and · sports-related head injury. You have decided to apply for funding for a project. This assignment is your project application. The Project Application Choose one of the above key areas of focus. You need to address all of the three components below in your project application. Component 1: PROJECT DESCRIPTION 200 words Provide details of the project for which you would be seeking funding. Response to this criterion should include the following: · a description of your proposed project · a demonstration of how your proposed project addresses your key area of focus and the specific problem area it addresses. Component 2: NEED AND BENEFIT 300 words Demonstrate the need for your proposed project and the benefits it will deliver to achieve the desired outcomes of this grant opportunity. The response to assessment criterion 2 should include demonstration of the following: · why your proposed project is needed, including evidence of gaps in knowledge and how your project differs from, or builds upon, existing activities that already are in place to address the same problem · the long term benefits your proposed project will deliver to the scientific community and society. understanding. Component 3: PROJECT ACTIVITIES 800 words You should provide a Project Plan which describe how you will go about doing your project. Your project plan should be presented under the following headings: · Aims / Objective(s) / Hypothesis (what is your project trying to achieve?) · A description of the setting, participants and resources (what do you need to achieve your project?) · Experimental design and/or activities (how will you conduct your project?) · Anticipated outcomes (what do you think will be the result of your project? Why?) Component 3: MULTI-DISCIPLINARITY 200 words The response to criterion 3 should include: · a description of the contribution made by specific disciplines to your proposed project, and · a justification for why a multi-disciplinary approach is required to address this key area of focus. Some possible projects · Vegetable gardens in primary schools: This intervention project will establish and evaluate vegetable gardens in 6 low socio-economic status primary schools · Football and clinical depression: This research project will explore why there is an association between retired football players and clinical depression · The impact of lock-out laws: This research project will explore how lock-out laws impact on young people’s drinking behaviours · Developing new biomarkers to diagnose concussion- This research project will explore how to identify new biomarkers to standardise the diagnosis of a concussion · How do we do assess the presence of abnormal proteins within the brain during life? This research project will look at ways to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases during life using new technologies Assignment format Write this assignment in report format, using headings and paragraphs. Use font type and size, margins, and line spacing that makes it easy to read (e.g. Times New Roman size 12, 1.5 line spacing, margins 2.5cm). Figures and tables can be used to summarise information. Figures and tables that have already been published elsewhere can be used in your report, but be sure to reference these appropriately. Referencing You should use published literature wherever possible to justify your proposed project. You may use either the Vancouver (numbering) or Harvard (author-date) referencing style and reference list. Helpful information about referencing is available from the Library and the Writing Centre. Word limit Provide a word count for your assignment. The word limit is 1500 words. You may go 10% under or over this word count. If your word count is below 1350 or above 1650 your mark will be penalized (see marking rubric). Reference lists, graphs, figures, or tables, and their captions, are not included in the word count. If you use the Harvard referencing style, the citations of authors and dates used in your main text are included in the word count. Similarly, if you use the Vancouver referencing style, the citation numbers used in your main text are included in the word count. Marking rubric See the marking rubric below for guidance on what the markers will be looking for. Submission Submit your assignment before midnight, XXXX on MyUni > Assignments > Assignment 1, which uses Turnitin. Submission of Assignments here uses Turnitin, which is a text matching system for originality checking and plagiarism prevention. A video of instructions for submitting assignments via Turnitin is available here. Further background on Turnitin is available here. You can submit multiple drafts via Turnitin, so you can use it to check your originality before the assignment due date. Note that overwritten or resubmitted papers may not generate a new Similarity Report for a full 24 hours, so allow plenty of time if you want to re-check your similarity. Markers will only see the final version that is submitted. Information about interpreting the originality/similarity report is available here. Keep a copy of the digital receipt of your assignment submission. Extensions Requests for extensions need to be made by XXXX, by contacting the course tutor (xxxxx,). Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds. Supporting documentation must be provided at the time a student requests an extension. Late requests for extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged. Leave sufficient time before the assignment deadline to accommodate potential issues. Inability to access a computer, or internet access at the time of submission, will not be considered grounds for an extension. Late submissions Marks will be deducted when an assignment for which no extension has been granted is handed in late. Marks will be deducted from the mark awarded at the rate of 5 percentage points per day. Marking process Tutors mark the assignments and provide comments within Turnitin according to the rubric below. The course coordinators undertakes a moderation process to ensure consistency of marking across tutors. Marks are released to students within four weeks of submission. Still have questions? If you have further questions about the assignment, please list them on the Essay Discussion Board in MyUni. 4 Essay: Marking criteria Facets of Inquiry Fail Fails to satisfy the minimum requirements Pass Satisfies the minimum requirements Credit High level of understanding and presentation and a degree of originality and insight Distinction Very high standard of work which demonstrates originality and insight High Distinction Outstanding or exceptional work in terms of understanding, interpretation and presentation weighting A. Embark on inquiry and so determine a need for knowledge/ understanding · Unclear, inaccurate, or no description of the proposed project and how it addresses the key focus area · Limited description of the proposed project and how it addresses the key focus area · Some description of the proposed project and how it addresses the key focus area · Clear description of the proposed project and how it addresses the key focus area · Accurate, detailed description of the proposed project and how it addresses the key focus area · 10% B. Find and generate needed information and data · Little, inaccurate, or no description of proposed project in terms of objective(s), setting, participants and resources, design and anticipated outcomes · Some description of proposed project in terms of objective(s), setting, participants and resources, design and anticipated outcomes · Mostly appropriate description of proposed project in terms of objective(s), setting, participants and resources, design and anticipated outcomes · Appropriate description of proposed project in terms of objective(s), setting, participants and resources, design and anticipated outcomes · Thorough and appropriate description of both interventions in terms of content, level of prevention, action area, and targeting · 35% C. Critically evaluate information /data & reflect on the process to find/generate it · Lacks evidence of understanding of why the proposed project is needed and the benefits it will deliver · Lacks evidence of understanding of multi-disciplinarity and why it is necessary · Demonstrates some understanding of why the proposed project is needed and the benefits it will deliver · Demonstrates some understanding of multi-disciplinarity and why it is necessary · Demonstrates generally sound understanding of why the proposed project is needed and the benefits it will deliver · Demonstrates generally sound understanding of multidisciplinarity and why it is necessary · Demonstrates clear understanding of why the proposed project is needed and the benefits it will deliver · Demonstrates clear understanding of multidisciplinarity and why it is necessary · Demonstrates high level of understanding of why the proposed project is needed and the benefits it will deliver · Demonstrates high level of understanding of multidisciplinarity and why it is necessary · 20% · 10% D. Organise information and data and manage processes · Disorganised structure to assignment, required aspects not covered · Word count not provided and under/over limit by more than 10% · Some disorganisation of assignment structure, some aspects incomplete · Word count not provided and/or under or over 10% word limit · Assignment structure organized appropriately, some aspects incomplete · Word count provided but slightly under or over 10% limit · Assignment structure organized appropriately, covers all required aspects · Word count not provided but appears within limits · Assignment structure is clearly organized, covers all required aspects · Word count is provided and is within limits · 5% · 5% E. Analyse information critically and synthesise new knowledge to produce coherent understanding · Analysis provides unclear, little or no justification or argument, supported by little or no evidence, for project · Analysis provides some justification and argument, supported by little to some evidence, for project · Analysis provides clear justification and argument, supported by some evidence, for project · Analysis provides clear, well-reasoned justification and argument, supported by evidence, for project · Analysis provides highly developed, well-reasoned justification and argument, well supported by evidence, for project · 10% F. Communicate and apply knowledge, understanding and the process used to generate it, accounting for ethical, social and cultural issues and needs of audiences · No title provided · Less than six sources referenced and cited and/or with some mistakes or inconsistencies · Rudimentary skills in expression and presentation. Lacks coherent expression of ideas and arguments are unclear · Title provided but does not accurately reflect the contents of the analysis · At least six sources are referenced and cited, but with some mistakes or inconsistencies · Adequate skills in expression and presentation, with mostly clear expression of ideas and arguments · Title provides accurate indication of the contents of the analysis · At least six sources are referenced and cited correctly and consistently · Good skills in expression and presentation, with clearly stated ideas and logical progression of arguments · Title clearly and accurately reflects the contents