Information & Instructions for Assignment 1 – HCS102

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HCS102 Communication & Human Services
Session 201930
ASSIGNMENT 1
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Information & Instructions for Assignment 1 – HCS102
NB: Please read all the information before you begin to answer questions.
The following is summarised from the 201930 Subject Outline for HCS102
Assessment item 1
Initial research & investigation task
Value: 25%
Due date: 18 March 2019
Length: 600-900 words approx. re-choice of questions
Submission method options
EASTS (online)
Task
For this assignment, you will have three days to complete a research and investigation task, which must be
downloaded from the HCS102 Interact2 subject site after 7am on Friday, 15 March. Having saved the
assignment document to a separate drive (such as a USB or your home computer/laptop), you must complete the
task and submit the document for marking via EASTS by no later than 11.45pm on the due date of Monday, 18
March. The assignment task will not be accessible after that date/time.
Overall, you need to respond to 12 questions that relate to the content in the modules, regarding: Module 1
Foundations for Study, Module 2 Intra-self Communication. You will complete the two parts [Part A & Part B]
of the task.
PART A = Reviewing and summarising information. Answer with a paragraph of 4-6 sentences to each of four
(4) questions provided.
*Notes to help you:
• You will get a chance to practise writing this type of response through example questions, on the online
Forum.
• Make sure you include correct referencing which follows the APA Guidelines.
• In Part A, you will have to use the library Primo Search tool [you can find the link in the HCS102 Interact2
subject site] to find a specific resource to help answer at least one of the questions.
PART B = Investigating and researching content so far. Choose eight (8) short-answer questions to answer -
which may be made up of multiple choice answers, Yes/No answers, or short-paragraph answers - from a bank
of questions [approximately 32].
*Notes to help you:
• Answers to questions may be in any of the following formats:
• Short-paragraph answer required, for example, What are values and where do they come from? (These
examples will provide you with an opportunity for self-reflection and critical engagement with different topics.)
• Yes/No answer required, for example, Does the Human Services Profession include social work? Yes/No
• Multiple-choice questions where you review, identify, and select the correct answer from a number of choices,
for example, What are APA Referencing Guidelines? a) shows referencing format used by CSU, or b) shows the
correct way to reference resources to support your academic work, or c) both a) and b), or d) neither a) nor b).
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Reason for this type of assignment: The whole task is designed to show how you can:
• Follow instructions and complete processes according to university guidelines and standards
• Review learning so far, and find information; address what it is you did not know about communication and
human services prior to undertaking this subject
• Research online subject materials in the Interact2 site
• Choose appropriate resources to answer a range of questions that are written in different styles
• Write in whole/complete sentences and paragraphs, as well as include correct referencing [as per APA
Guidelines].
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General information
 Please note that this Task requires responses to 12 questions. PART A = 4x
mandatory questions to answer, and PART B = restricted choice of 8x short-
answer, multiple choice, and yes/no questions to answer.
 This 1st assignment is an Open Book/Resource Task. An Open Book/Resource Task
means that you have full access to your subject resources, texts, readings, and notes in
Announcements, as well as the SUB-Forum [though you may NOT COPY work
directly from the Forum, AND ESPECIALLY THE WORK OF OTHER PEOPLE].
 Please submit by 11:45 pm via EASTS, no later than Monday 18 March.
 Ensure you present work that can be marked easily; that is, save only in an early
version of Word document [NO .pdf – these cannot be marked up with feedback].
 For any issues – please email or contact me, HCS102 Subject Convenor/Coordinator
– [e-mail]
 The task will only be concerned with those published materials made available to you
through Interact2, plus the prescribed textbook, but you may use other resources.
 Please do not offer advice, of any kind, to each other in respect to this task, and
especially NOT on any of the sub-Forums. Also, do not collaborate in completing
this task, by discussion in emails, Forums, study group, or by other means, for
example with a Learning Advisor. There is an ethical expectation around academic
and professional conduct of students implied in offering the task this way.
Submission
 You can submit only once; check you have met all requirements, before doing so.
Ensure that when you save your completed assignment, keep within the character
limit that EASTS asks for [it is okay to name it HCS102A1 for example – the system
generates its own cover sheet for your work – you do not have to do that].
 You can submit just those pages you use to answer the questions of your choice.
Marking – how much are the answers worth?
All questions are of equal value [for example, /4].
Partially correct answers will receive a proportion of the available marks [for
example, 2/4].
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Marks will be expressed as a percentage and converted to a mark out of 25 [for
example, 18%/25%].
A Pass in this assessment task = 12.5%/25%.
Marking criteria
Answers will be marked against the relevant marking Rubric Table in the Subject
Outline; check that the answers MUST include:
 Whole sentences – no bullet points
 Short answers of 4-6 sentences maximum [= one paragraph]
 Answers that try to make links between personal analysis and reflection,
and relevant texts/readings/materials used in this Subject
 Both in-text and full citation references to support the work. Referencing must
follow the APA formatting guidelines.
Instructions for Completing the Assessment Task
1. Save the assessment/assignment task from the Folder set up in the side menu bar of
Interact 2, as a Word document. The task is provided in a couple of Word document
formats for downloading and/or printing off if required.
2. In Part A, all 4 questions/tasks must be addressed – that is, these are
compulsory/mandatory. An incomplete PART A, or any avoidance to answer any of
the four questions could result in the work being returned for a resubmit to gain a
Pass only for this assignment.
3. In Part B, there is a ‘restricted choice’; questions are a mix of short answer,
true/false and multiple choice options. There is no requirement that you answer
particular types of questions. However, this Part B is divided into four general topic
areas and you can only choose two questions from each topic area, to answer. That is,
you cannot choose all 8 questions from the one topic.
4. Write your name and student number on every page that you submit. Ensure that
answers to questions/tasks are numbered correctly. For example, in Part B, you
might choose to answer Questions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, – then that is how they
should be numbered on your submitted work – NOT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, [unless those
are the actual questions you have chosen].
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PART A
Compulsory/ Mandatory Section: ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS PART MUST BE
ANSWERED
*Please note: Each answer to Questions 1-4 in PART A, MUST INCLUDE both in-text
and full citation references [that is, as you would for a Reference list], where
appropriate, and within each answer. The reason for this is so we can see how
you are progressing with this first part of the subject.
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