Reflecting on your current or future workplace, what are the essential components of workplace citizenship? Critically argue the importance of at least three skills or values.
Essay
Task:
For your final assignment, you need to write a 1500-2000 word essay in response to the
question below:
The Charles Darwin University graduate attributes identify social
responsibility, communication, and teamwork as the skills that make up the
core employability attribute of ‘citizenship’.
Reflecting on your current or future workplace, what are the essential
components of workplace citizenship? Critically argue the importance of at
least three skills or values.
Weight:
50%
Length:
1500 – 2000 words (EXCLUDING reference list and in-text citations/footnotes)
Due:
Midnight, Sunday 1 June (Week 12)
Special instructions:
You must support your arguments with in-text citations, as well as quotes and
paraphrased excerpts from credible academic sources.
µ As a basic requirement, you must include at least 5 references/academic
sources other than the 3 core readings. You can cite and reference the 3 core
readings, too. However, at least 5 references should be from your own research.
µ Whether you choose to use the 3 core readings or not, you must have a
minimum of 6 references. With the above rule, this means that you can have 5
of your own readings plus 1 of the core readings, and this will be sufficient. The 3
core readings plus 3 of your own references to make the 6 will not be sufficient
because it breaks the above rule.
µ You must use formal, academic language – i.e., no “I” or “we” or “me” “you”, etc.
µ
Submission:
You need to submit your Final Essay with a completed cover sheet ONLY in the
“Assignment Submission” area of Learnline. You should submit your Final Essay before
midnight on Sunday, June 1 2014. See also pg. 12 of this Unit Information Guide for
advice on extensions and late submission.
For a detailed guide on correctly setting up your Word document for this assignment,
check the guidelines for Assignment 4 in the “Assignment Guide” under “Assessments”
in the CUC100 Learnline site.
NOTE: If your essay does not sufficiently meet the assessment criteria (see the
“Assignment Guide” under “Assessments” in Learnline) – for example if it does not
directly respond to the question, or if your referencing is incorrect – your tutor will ask
you to resubmit a new version that satisfies the requirements. If you are asked to resubmit, the maximum grade you will be able to achieve is a Pass.
Tips for passing Assignment 4:
þ All of the work in CUC100 is intended to prepare you for your final essay.
Assignments 2 and 3 (and Assignment 1, indirectly) should have helped you to
make a strong essay plan. It will help, then, to review what you’ve learned
throughout the semester and build on the research and planning that you did for
your other assignments.
þ Draw from your textbook. It is an excellent source of information and advice on
writing an academic essay. Chapters 1-5, 8, and 10 are especially relevant.
þ Start your research early. You can use the three core readings as references but
you will also need to do your own further research. Check the “Research Guide”
under “Help and Support” in the CUC100 Learnline site for help with this.
þ Use credible sources for your research and references. This means textbooks
from your field, academic and professional journals, and credible websites (i.e.,
NOT Wikipedia!!). Check with the liaison librarians if you need further advice on
this.
þ DO NOT leave it until the last minute to write your essay. We’re not just telling you
this for the sake of it – most of your tutors/lecturers have been guilty of doing this
at some stage so we’re speaking from experience! It doesn’t work. Seriously!
þ Keep your arguments and ideas clearly separated from one another – don’t pack
them all into one sentence or paragraph! A clear essay plan (which you should
already have from Assignment 3) will help you with this.
þ REFERENCE your supporting research using in-text citations and a completed
reference list at the end of your essay. The Research Skills Activity (see the
Learning Guide for Week 4 in Learnline) and your Annotated Bibliography should
have prepared you for this. You can also check the “Referencing Guide” under
“Help and Support” in the CUC100 Learnline site for help with referencing.
þ Indicate on your cover sheet which standard system of referencing you are
following (e.g., Harvard, APA, Chicago). We suggest that you use the system most
commonly used in your area of study.
þ Before submitting your essay, check the Pre-submission Checklist on the following
page to make sure that it meets all of the requirements:
Assignment 4: Pre-submission Checklist
Text organisation
Does the introduction include:
Introduction
Body
–
an orientation to the topic?
a clear thesis statement?
an outline of the key ideas to be covered in the essay?
Are the ideas organised logically into paragraphs which are arranged in
an order that reflects the outline and the thesis?
Does the conclusion include:
Conclusion
–
the thesis statement, re-stated and qualified if necessary?
a summary that is clear, captures the key issues, and
flows from the body of the paper?
Content
Response to
the question
Are the ideas presented relevant and do they provide a comprehensive
response to the essay question?
Is evidence of critical analysis of the issues reflected in:
Critical
analysis
–
Language
Style
the presentation of different viewpoints related to the
issues?
analysis of these?
Is the essay written in formal academic style?
Does the essay include persuasive language to reinforce the
argument?
Sentence
Fluency
Is the sentence structure consistently logical and clear with ideas
appropriately linked within sentences?
Word choice
Are formal/technical words relating to the issues used?
Grammar
Is the writing is free of grammatical and spelling errors?
Quality of evidence
Research
Are the ideas are supported by a minimum of six different credible and
relevant sources?
Referencing
Are in-text references and a reference list provided to support ideas
and consistently follow accepted referencing conventions?
Presentation
Word
processing
conventions
Is the essay presented with correct formatting, line-spacing with
headers and footers (with student name, student number, and unit
code,?)
University
assignment
conventions
Does the essay include a cover sheet with the student name, tutor’s
name, course, unit code, unit title, date, and the CDU Logo?