Assessment Task 2 - Policy for Advocacy
Instructions
Policies for advocacy differ from public policies, in that they are developed by associations and organisations to clearly articulate their views to their members and the community. One of the roles you may have in your future career is to advocate for the best possible health opportunities for your community or population group, and the most effective way of doing this is to recommend changes to existing public policy and/or get your issue onto the government's policy agenda. This is done by stating your organisation's position on the problem informed by clear and persuasive frameworks and utilising the best available evidence to articulate the nature of the problem, as well as what action you believe the government needs to take to address the issue.
For this assessment, you need to write a policy for advocacy. You should choose a community or health organisation and then decide upon the health issue you are advocating for, and the specific population in which this issue occurs. You are writing this policy as if you worked for this agency or peak organisation. It does not have to be a Melbourne, Victorian, or even Australian organisation/agency - if you want to chose an issue in another country, that is completely fine and even encouraged. Your assessment should include:
1. A background, including a discussion of your organisation, its values and ideologies; the health issue/problem; the population group you are advocating on behalf of; and evidence for the extent and urgency of the issue and its impact for the defined population group.
2. Clearly state the aim/s and objectives of the policy for advocacy.
3. Explain how your policy can promote the health of the chosen population, using a public health or health promotion framework.
4. Develop recommendations/call to actions for government (a minimum of three).
This task is 2,000-2,500 words, with the usual 10% allowance either side.
Referencing can be in either Harvard or APA style; Vancouver style is not appropriate for this assessment.
Due Date and Submission Process
The assessment is due before 5pm, Thursday 1st June 2017. There is no IT support past 5pm, hence the due time. This assessment is worth 50% of your overall mark in this unit. Assessments submitted after this time/date will receive a late penalty.
All assessments should be submitted via the Dropbox.
Plagiarism and collusion constitute extremely serious academic misconduct. They are forms of cheating and severe penalties are associated with them, including cancellation of marks for a specific assessment, for a specific unit, or even exclusion from the university.
Submission Instructions
Assessments should be submitted via the Assessment Task 2 Dropbox, which normally opens a week before the due date. Please submit your file either as a .doc or .docx; please do not submit as a .pdf.
Extensions
The extension policy is the same as for AT1. If you need to apply for an extension, you can use the form located in that folder.
Special Consideration
As per AT1.
Marking Rubric
The rubric for this assessment is located in the AT2 folder. Please read this carefully, as this is exactly how we will be marking your assessment.
Self Assessment
A self assessment rubric is located in the AT2 folder. As per AT1, please submit this into the Dropbox with your assessment. Please do not submit this in the same file as your assessment.