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Working with Communities. Marking criteria: Literature Review (35% of the final unit grade)

Criteria

Fail

Pass

Credit

Distinction

High Distinction

Choice of the sources (30%)

· Sources included are not directly relevant to the social issue chosen and not associated with a community approach.

· Non-academic sources are used

· Less than four sources are analysed

· The student analyses the same readings as another student from the same project group

· Sources chosen are only indirectly relevant to the social issue and community project chosen or they are very loosely associated with a community approach.

· Four sources are analysed and most sources are academic articles, book chapters, or government reports.

· Sources are relevant to the social issue and community project chosen; sources are closely associated with a community approach.

· Four sources are analysed and all the sources are academic journal articles, book chapters, or government reports.

· Sources are relevant to the social issue and community project chosen, and provide some useful practical and/or conceptual insight;

· Sources are strongly associated with a community approach and give some examples of successful community-based initiatives

· The fourth source chosen discusses the social issue from a professional perspective

· Four sources are analysed and all the sources are academic journal articles, book chapters, or government reports. At least two sources are academic journal articles or book chapters.

· Sources are chosen in a way that together, provide a comprehensive view of the community approach to social issue (or its aspect)

· Sources are strongly associated with a community approach and discuss relevant theory as well as practical examples of successful community-based initiatives

· The fourth source chosen discusses the social issue from a professional perspective and considers unique professional approaches to solving this issue in a partnership with a community.

· Four sources are analysed and all the sources are academic journal articles or book chapters, or government reports. At least two sources are academic journal articles or book chapters.

Critical analysis of the sources and their relevance to the group’s community project (40%)

· The student does not provide a summary of the argument of the source or does not mention the relevance of the source to their

group’s community

project.

· Word limit is below 1000 words (– 10%)

· The student provides a summary of the argument of each source and briefly mentions the relevance of the sources to their

group’s community

project

· The student provides an overall summary of the key ideas from the readings without highlighting the common themes or

gaps in the literature

· The student provides a summary of the argument of each source, successfully identifying its key points;

· The student demonstrates how each source can be useful for developing their group’s community project, by identifying at least one

specific idea, insight, a piece of statistical information or example in the reading that their group can borrow

· The student provides a summary of the key ideas from the readings as well as

· The student provides a concise summary of the argument of the source, identifying its key points;

· The student critically discusses how each source can be useful for developing their group’s community project by

a) identifying at least one specific idea, insight, a piece of statistical information or example in the reading their group can borrow from this study,

and/or

b) showing at least one general limitation why this study may

· The student provides a concise summary of the argument of each source, successfully identifying its key theoretical/theoretical/applied points;

· The student critically discusses how each source can be useful for developing their group’s community project by

a) identifying more than one specific idea, insight, a piece of statistical information or example from the reading and showing how their group

highlighting some broad common themes or some gaps in the literature

not be fully applicable to their target geographical community and social group

· The student provides an analytical summary of the key ideas and broad common themes from the readings, comparing and contrasting the literature sources and showing gaps in the literature. The summary demonstrates that the student developed some awareness of community approach taken in this unit

can apply them to the project,

and

b) showing various limitations why this study may not be fully applicable to their target geographical community and social group

· The student provides an analytical summary of the key ideas and themes from the readings, comparing and contrasting the literature sources analysed and persuasively showing gaps in the literature. The summary demonstrates that the student developed a comprehensive awareness of community approach

taken in this unit

Referencing (WSU Harvard Referencing style) and

academic expression (20%)

Errors in sentence structure and grammar make the literature review difficult to understand.

The literature review does not provide referencing entries for the sources

OR

The literature review does not acknowledge quotes and paraphrases from the sources with in-text citations

Spelling is accurate, and sentences make sense in more than 50% of the text of the literature review.

Word choice is appropriate for academic writing in more than 50% of the text of the literature review.

Reference entries are provided for all the sources and have half the necessary elements of the WSU Harvard style

There is evidence that the literature review has been proof-read to correct grammar and spelling.

Reference entries are provided for all the sources and have 75% of the elements of the WSU Harvard style

The majority of quotes, paraphrases and statistical data, if any, borrowed from the sources are acknowledged in text of the literature review with in-text citations

Thoroughly proof-read to minimise grammar and spelling errors. Academic expression and language is integrated on the whole and the literature review is presented in a professional manner.

Reference entries are provided for all the sources and have all the elements of the WSU Harvard style with some minor errors.

All quotes, paraphrases and statistical data borrowed from the external sources are acknowledged in text of the literature review with in-text citations. In-text citations are correctly formatted

Evidence of a sophisticated grammar and spelling check. Academic expression and language is well integrated and the literature review is presented in a professional manner.