Assignment cover sheet: BIOL121 written assessment
Note: (1) The attention of students is drawn to the Academic Regulations, the Student Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy and the Assessment Policy; all of which are accessible via http://www.acu.edu.au/policy
(2) A de-identified copy of your assignment may be retained for University quality (audit) processes, benchmarking or moderation.
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Case study
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(Excluding reference list)

DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY
By submitting this assignment for assessment, I acknowledge and agree that this assignment is submitted in accordance with the University’s Academic Regulations, Assessment Policy and Student Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy. I also acknowledge and agree that:
(for each statement, check either ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘N/A’ (not applicable), as relevant).
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I have cited each paraphrase, and where I have used the ideas of others.
I have referenced each image used (except where I created it myself).
I have included a reference list with appropriate details for all the sources used.
No part of this assignment has been written by any other person.
No part of this assignment has been, or will be, inappropriately shared (including sharing online).
A copy of the original assignment is retained by me, and I may be required to submit the original assignment to the Lecturer-in Charge-upon request.
The Lecturer-in-Charge may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment,
• reproduce this assignment;
• authorise the reproduction of this assignment;
• provide a copy of this assignment to another member of the University; and/or
• communicate, or authorise communication of, a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism checking service, such as the “Turnitin” service operated by iParadigms LLC (or such other service utilised by the University at its absolute discretion). I acknowledge that a plagiarism checking service provider may then retain a copy of this assignment on its database for the purpose of future plagiarism checking.

Signature of student: ___________________________________________ Date: ___/___/___
Type your essay here.
• Remember to include an introduction and conclusion to your essay.
• Your responses should NOT be in a question-answer format.
• If you require help with academic writing, in particular conventions you should adhere to when writing an academic essay, please refer to the Academic Skills Unit LEO site.
• Don’t forget to include in-text citations in APA 7th edition format.
• APA formatting conventions have been used in this template. If you require further information, click here for an APA7 Student Paper Setup Guide.

References
• Include your reference list (with appropriate APA 7th edition formatting) here.
• If you require assistance with APA referencing conventions, please refer to the ACU Library resources and/or the Academic Skills Unit LEO site.

General information: All health professionals need to be able to communicate and justify their work to a non-specialist audience, which may comprise those involved in policy-making decisions as well as the general public. As you will be aware, the health sciences are often poorly represented by the media. There are plentiful examples of reporting that may be sensationalistic, misleading, biased (e.g. on vaccine safety), inaccurate (e.g. many media sources seem to view the words bacteria and viruses as interchangeable), or all four. Hence, there is a need for, and a potential career in, good writing and communication in the health professional arena.

This assessment involves addressing a series of generic questions in the form of an essay. The questions relate directly to the case studies presented. Key points to note are below:

Your answers must be incorporated into sentences and paragraphs that include facts from the case study.
All answers must be specific for the person in the case study; marks will not be given where your essay does not relate to the person in the case study.
The answers to the questions in the case study must be integrated into an essay, which should include an appropriate introduction and conclusion; your written communication mark will be heavily penalised if a question-answer style presentation will be .
You can present the information in the order that you feel flows best; you don’t have to present it in the order of the questions.
The information you present must be synthesised from reliable sources (e.g. peer-reviewed articles in the scientific and clinical research literature, and textbooks).
Care must be taken in all aspects of the essay, including spelling and grammar.
Do I need to reference my case study essay? Yes, you must include appropriate in-text citations and a reference list in APA style (7th edition). Penalties will be applied as per the marking criteria for inadequate and/or incorrect referencing.