Assessment Task 1

Assessment Title Assignment – Management Case Study

Task Description This management case study can be on any topic you choose. It
could relate to an issue or problem in your workplace that you wish
to address or it could be about implementing an improvement in
clinical care or management practices.
The Report must be in official Report format with an Executive
summary, a Literature Review, a statement of Recommendations
with Rationales (list of Problem Solving Strategies), and a
Conclusion.
The educational objective for this assignment is that the students will
be able to comprehend the structure of official documents that are
submitted to senior level committees, and will be able to construct
one if requested in the correct format and use it to positively influence
health management and clinical practice.

Please ensure that your report includes the following:

 An Executive Summary (this should provide an overview of
the report and describe a clear purpose of the report).
 A Literature Review (including an overview of your search
strategy and a discussion of the literature on the relevant
topic or topics). Literature can include published research,
government reports, policies and procedures and other
relevant texts.
 A statement of recommendations with rationales (and
problem solving strategies if appropriate). This might take the
form of a discussion but needs to make clear
recommendations that relate to the purpose of your report
with rationales.
 A conclusion
 A reference list.

Return Date to 09 May 09:00

Students
Length 1800 words
Weighting 25%
Assessment Your assignment will be evaluated using an assessment rubric
Criteria
Referencing Style APA 6
A summary of this system can be accessed in the online guide on
the Library website at: https://uow.libguides.com/refcite/apa6

Submission Your assignment will be submitted into a Turnitin submission box

within the SNPG 902 Moodle site. You will have the opportunity to
review and re-submit your assignment up to the due date and time.
To learn more about how to use Turnitin please access the
resources at the following link:
http://www.uow.edu.au/dvca/ltc/tel/resourcehub/students/index.html

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Subject Learning
Outcomes Subject Learning Outcomes
Assessed On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
7. identify and critically appraise theories of management in order
to locate management issues as they arise;
8. demonstrate a knowledge and comprehension of theories of
personal development towards effective leadership;
9. demonstrate a knowledge and comprehension of personality
differences in perception and decision making in the health care
sector;
10. recognise and analyse personal changes in relation to health
care settings as well as respond to change within the
organisation and changing management goals within the
organisation;
11. critically evaluate multi-cultural factors in health care settings;
12. plan the effective use of personnel’s time for individuals and
groups within the work environment;
 Assessment Rubric: Assessment Task 1

Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail

Topic Knowledge 25% Demonstrates insight and Evidence of an There is a solid level of There is adequate There is limited
awareness of the deeper awareness and knowledge of the topic knowledge of the topic knowledge of the topic.
subtler aspects of the understanding of some under investigation. under investigation.
chosen topic. deeper and more subtle
aspects of the topic.
There is evidence of
originality and
independent thought.
Application of Management Demonstrated deep and Two examples are used There is general There is some discussion There is no discussion as
Theory to Case Study 25% insightful understanding to illustrate how discussion of about management to how management
as to how management management theory can management theory and theory but minimal theory can support an
theory can be applied to be applied. how this might be applied application of how the understanding of issues
case study scenario. in the case study theory can be applied to identified in the case
More than three scenario. An example is the case scenario. There scenario.
examples are used to . used to illustrate how are no examples used to
illustrate how management theory can illustrate this.
management theory can be applied.
be applied.
Critical Analysis 20% Demonstrates Clear evidence of Well-reasoned argument Sound argument based The arrangement of
imagination and analytical and evaluative based on broad on evidence. Some content is haphazard and
independent thought. skills. The reader is evidence. Evidence of evidence of analytical difficult to follow. There is
There is evidence of guided smoothly through analytical and evaluative and evaluative skills. no evidence of critique or
highly developed the logically arranged skills. The overall analysis.
analytical and evaluative paper. arrangement is logical
skills. but is occasionally
difficult with flow.
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Style and Organisation Eloquent and Fluent and thorough Clear communication of Adequate communication Level of communication
10% sophisticated communication of ideas ideas with some errors of ideas with a range of of ideas not at
organisation of ideas and with minimal errors with with accuracy of errors regarding accuracy satisfactory levels of
through highly accurate accuracy of sentence and sentence and paragraph of sentence and precision and accuracy
sentence and paragraph paragraph structure and structure and written paragraph structure and related to sentence and
structure, and written written expression. expression. written expression. paragraph structure,
expression. Correct sequencing of Sequencing of material Sequencing of material written expression and
Correct sequencing of material as per the as per the prescribed as per the prescribed sequencing of material as
material as per the prescribed format with format with some errors. format correct with per the prescribed
prescribed format. minimal errors. notable errors. format.

Quality of Literature 10% Strong evidence of vast Evidence of reading Equal mix of non- Evidence of reading No research based
reading with a variety of beyond core subject research and research beyond core subject literature used.
sources used. Thorough area. Adequate to good based literature. area. Adequate to good
reference to most emphasis upon important Importance of studies not emphasis upon important
important research research studies. established. research studies.
studies. Little or no Importance of studies Important studies partially
reference to popular partially established. established.
literature.

References 10% Rigorously acknowledges Comprehensively Clearly acknowledges Satisfactorily Unsatisfactorily

sources and supports acknowledges sources, sources, supports acknowledges sources, acknowledges sources
assertions from the supports assertions from assertions from the supports assertions from and/or fails to support
literature. Precise, the literature and cites literature and cites in-text the literature and cites in- assertions from the
referencing as per APA 6 appropriately as per appropriately. Acceptable text appropriately. literature. Inaccurate
Style. APA 6 Style. referencing as per APA 6 Acceptable referencing referencing as per
Style. as per APA 6 Style. APA 6 Style.