Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Third year students (students who enrolled for this unit as AZA3717) are to submit a
3,000 words essay with a minimum of TWELVE referenced materials.
Presentation requirements:
Double spacing
12 point font size
Title of assessment, name, student number on first page
Page numbers on bottom right corner
Referencing on a separate page following the essay
A signed assessment cover sheet MUST be attached to the front of the
essay
Assignments must be submitted through Turnitin at least 48 hours before
the due date and your originality score MUST be included at the bottom of
your index (below your word count)
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Rubric: Letter to the Editor
Poor (N) Developing (P) Average (C) Good (D) Excellent (HD)
Write an essay on
health inequalities (WHAT)
using ONE country in Africa as a case study (WHERE)
based on any ONE of the following variables:
(WHY / HOW / WHO / WHEN)
race/ethnicity,
immigration status,
gender,
marital status,
age, or
social class.
identify relevant materials in relation to the selected
topic and
structure their essay in a formal discursive form by
using the selected materials.
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Analysing /Discussing
WHY?
WHAT ? WHEN?
WHERE? HOW?
WHO?
E-Books
Electronic Books Everyone can use the same e-book at
Do a secondary search within the book of your the same time
sub-key concept
(S) > Science Direct Main key concept (e.g.) Examples of relevant articles in Large number of articles
(E) > EDS journals and other resources as well available - international
(G) > Google Scholar (these are interdisciplinary
(Monash) databases)
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The essay/letter structure
Can be seen as a diamond with the introduction and conclusion at the top and bottom and the
body paragraphs fitting into the middle of the diamond in a series of smaller diamond shapes.
Connect to
next paragraph
and main idea
Your
own
voice
2. Additional This explains further the point made in the topic sentence. (your voice)
Information
3. Evidence These are essential to justify your point. Your evidence comes from
sentences your research and may include examples, data, quotes, statistics,
graphics and illustrations. All supporting evidence must be from
authoritative sources and cited in your essay. (quote or paraphrase
reference /witness voice)
4. Concluding Again, this sentence links the main thesis of the essay with the main
sentence point of the paragraph. (your voice) and links to the next paragraph
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ACADEMIC WRITING
Compare the changes in these sentences from informal to academic style.
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MORE TIPS
Objective writing: In general, academic writing aims to be objective in its
expression of ideas. Therefore specific reference to personal opinions, or to
yourself as the performer of actions, is usually avoided. .
Expressing opinions
Personal 'Objective'
In my opinion It has been argued that
I believe that Some writers claim
In my view Clearly,
It is clear that
There is little doubt that
Avoiding too much reference to yourself as agent in your writing
(Passive vs active voice)
Agent or performer No agent or performer
http://www.monash.edu/lls/llonline/writing/general/academic/index.xml
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Referencing requirements:
Plagiarism must be avoided. Materials used should be appropriately referenced
and included in a References Cited list
The preferred style in Sociology is the Harvard style. For further information on this
style of referencing, please see http://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-
referencing/harvard
To build your skills in citing and referencing, and using different referencing styles,
see the online tutorial
Demystifying Citing and Referencing at
http://www.lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
You will be assessed on the extent of your research, and the adequacy of your
bibliography. Your reference list should consist of AT LEAST 8 sources (not
including materials provided as part of the unit).
As well as this:
Citations must be provided in-text (do not reference using footnotes or endnotes).
A reference list is required, and it:
should only be those works you have cited in your assignment
must be given on a separate page at the end of your assignment
must be in alphabetical order
must be carefully checked for consistency of format throughout.
(Note: The reference list does not form part of the required word length.)
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Acknowledging your resources:
Citing and referencing
NB NB NB : if you cite and reference correctly, you will not plagiarize
Ways to cite and reference:
1. MANUALLY (DO the library on-line tutorial 15minutes):
http://monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/citing/
http://resources.lib.monash.edu.au/learning-objects/test/apa-quick-
guide/
2. Using MICRO-SOFT WORD REFERENCING (but you still need to
have the manual referencing background knowledge)
3. Using ENDNOTE (but you still need to have the manual referencing
background knowledge)
Referencing resources:
Monash Library Website, Moodle and Libguides
https://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials
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Additional resources on Referencing
Lib Guides
Moodle