Assessment 1: Essay</o:p>

Weighting: 40%</o:p>

Word count: 1500 words</o:p>

Due Date: 5 pm on 27th March, 2014</o:p>

Submission details: Refer to Submission Requirements (p.9).</o:p>

Marking Criteria and Standards: See page 16</o:p>

Aim of Assessment</o:p>

On successful completion of this assessment task students will have met the following learning</o:p>

outcomes:</o:p>

1.</o:p>

critique representations of older people in policy, laws and legislation, and health/social</o:p>

service delivery;</o:p>

2.</o:p>

recognize that healthy ageing is a highly achievable goal for most older people, with the</o:p>

majority retaining high levels of independence and having greater expectations for quality</o:p>

and length of life than their predecessors and the potential for positive experiences of</o:p>

ageing;</o:p>

3.</o:p>

analyse issues associated with the cost of health and community support for older people</o:p>

in the current economic and political climate;</o:p>

4.</o:p>

evaluate the rationales for resource allocation, service provision and coordination of</o:p>

services for older people using a social capital approach;</o:p>

5.</o:p>

critique models of health service delivery for older people, including models of wellness</o:p>

and user-pays;</o:p>

Details</o:p>

In this assessment task you are required to write an essay on the following topic:</o:p>

Describe the concept of social capital and demonstrate how this has been applied in health & social</o:p>

policy and programs relating to either housing, healthcare or other services, and support for older</o:p>

persons. This discussion needs to be completed with reference to the literature and critical discussion</o:p>

of findings.</o:p>

This assessment requires you to:</o:p>

• write in essay format incorporating an introduction, body and conclusion (NB no headings). If</o:p>

you have just returned to study or have difficulty constructing essays please refer to the</o:p>

‘Academic Literacy’ document on how to develop an essay under ‘Assessment’ on the vUWS</o:p>

site.</o:p>

• define the term ‘social capitol’ and provide examples of how this concept has been applied in health and social policy and programs</o:p>

• critique these examples with reference to the literature</o:p>

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