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  • ?UNIT OUTLINE CRIM1004: Theoretical Criminology Discipline

    UNIT OUTLINE CRIM1004: Theoretical Criminology Discipline of Criminology and Justice EDUCATOR INFORMATION Name: Daphne Choi Email:
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    Name: Lara Bell Email:
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    1. UNIT DESCRIPTION Throughout the unit, students will examine the historical and social contexts within which criminological theories have arisen, as well as their current relevance to the Australian criminal justice system and society. The unit commences by introducing students to the broader perspectives and orientations within which criminological theories are situated. Following an introduction to these foundational concepts, students will then examine criminological theories, beginning with classical, positivist and social theories. Labelling perspectives will then be introduced, and the sociological origins of these models explored. The conflict perspectives of Marxist and feminist criminologies will then be explored, followed by new right criminology and left realism. The unit concludes with coverage of republican theory and critical criminology’s post-modern and structuralist approaches. 2. UNIT INFORMATION Unit level and type 100-level core Credit point value 6 (out of a total of 96 CP for Associate Degree or 144 CP for Bachelor) Prerequisites Nil Equivalent Units Nil Delivery modes Hybrid: synchronous classes held face-to-face (Melbourne campus only) and/or online via Zoom Course Associate Degree of Criminal Justice Bachelor of Criminology and Justice Bachelor of Psychological Science Bachelor of Psychological Science and Criminology 3. DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AND GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES 3.1 Unit Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to: a. Demonstrate knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives within criminology b. Explain the contemporary relevance of criminological theories to the Australian criminal justice system c. Understand and apply key concepts and terms within criminology d. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of criminological theories. 3.2 ACAP Graduate Attributes Successful completion of this unit also contributes specifically to the development of the following ACAP Graduate Attributes: GA1 COMMUNICATE: Apply effective communication skills with others in diverse contexts and through multiple modalities GA2 SUSTAIN: Sustain an intentional commitment to maintain currency and further develop knowledge and skills over their lifetime GA3 THINK: Apply critical, creative and flexible thinking to contribute and respond constructively across diverse settings GA4 ENGAGE: Engage effectively with contemporary and traditional knowledges across multiple contexts GA5 WELLBEING: Utilise skills and knowhow to maintain resilience, personal and professional wellbeing when responding to challenges and opportunities GA6 EQUALITY: Enact inclusive practices that deliver social justice and equality of opportunity GA7 INTEGRITY: Apply integrity and ethical standards to study, research and practice GA8 COMMUNITY: Use teamwork and leadership knowledge and skills to advance teams, groups and communities GA9 GLOBAL: Apply culturally sensitive professional knowledge and skills to contribute to a sustainable global future 4. LEARNING EXPECTATIONS This unit has been designed to help maximise your learning and integrate it with knowledge and skills developed in earlier and later units in your course, so that you will have mastered all of the necessary learning outcomes and graduate attributes. You will need to be active in your approach to learning, completing the set learning activities before class, participating during class and consolidating what you have learned afterwards. This means that as well as the time spent learning in class, you will need to put aside additional time each week for independent learning. The Student Code of Conduct outlines our expectations of behaviour and is designed to align with the professional expectations of students graduating from our courses. Content of units may be personally challenging at times for yourself or others, and we encourage you to reflect on how we can all support each other to achieve our learning goals. The workload may include regular weekly learning experiences, tasks, attending classes (face-to-face / online), online activities, completing readings, hurdle task activities, researching module topics, and completing prescribed assessment tasks. Students will be required to be proactive and self-directed in their learning, sourcing information as required, especially from the sources available through the Moodle class space. The Student Participation and Attendance Policy outlines our expectations and ensures international students maintain conditions of their study visa. To assist you to plan for study in this trimester, follow the link to the ACAP key dates https://www.acap.edu.au/student-resources/key-dates/ 5. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Week Topic Activities and Assessments Week Topic Activities and Assessments 1 Introduction and Overview Studying Criminology What is criminology and why are you studying it? Applying orientations and perspectives to Australian society 2 The Nature of Crime What is crime? Who defines what is criminal? Which approach should we use to define crime? 3 Classical Theory Group reflective discussion: Is Classicism a reasonable model for a modern CJS? Case Study Analysis: Mandatory minimum sentences 4 Positivism Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Case Study Analysis: The Murder of James Bulger Assessment 1: Annotated Bibliography Due 5 Social Theories Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Discussion: Comparing classical, positivist and social theories Discussion of Assessment 2 (Essay) requirements Week Topic Activities and Assessments 6 Labelling Perspectives Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Case Study Analysis: Labelling, the Media, and Moral Panics 7 Break Week No classes 8 Marxist Criminology Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Discussion: Application of theory to the current CJS and society 9 Feminist Perspectives Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Case Study Analysis: Gendered violence in politics Assessment 2: Essay due 10 New Right Criminology Left Realism Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Discussion: Current application of theory to the CJS and society Discussion of Assessment 3 (Quiz) requirements Week Topic Activities and Assessments 11 Republican Theory and Restorative Justice Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Discussion: Current application of theory to the CJS and society Assessment 3: Quiz opens 12 Critical Criminology Group exercise: summarise key points of theory Case Study Analysis: The Discourse of Crime and the CJS Assessment 3: Quiz due 13 The Future of Criminological Theory Unit review What areas does criminology need to cover next? Which theories remain most relevant to the CJS? 6. ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW The assessment in this Unit has THREE components as listed below: Assessment Type Due Date Learning Outcome Weighting Length Assessment 1: Annotated Bibliography Week 5 Monday at 12.00pm (midday) AEST/AEDT a, b, c, d 30% 1000 words Assessment Type Due Date Learning Outcome Weighting Length Assessment 2: Essay Week 9 Monday at 12.00pm (midday) AEST/AEDT a, b, c, d 40% 1500 words Assessment 3: Quiz Week 12 Monday at 12.00pm (midday) AEST/AEDT a, b, c, d 30% 90 minutes 7. ASSESSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES The Assessment Policy and Procedure located on the ACAP website is a full statement of the principles and practice which inform the design, development and implementation of assessment at ACAP. All policies are available via https://www.acap.edu.au/pages/policies-procedures/. Application forms such as the extension request, academic considerations and appeals against grades are available via https://www.acap.edu.au/student-resources/forms-and-policies/a-z-forms-andapplications/. 7.1. Assessment Practice Academic integrity and professional standards Academic integrity and professional standards Plagiarism is the inclusion of another person’s work within your submission without acknowledgment or permission. Plagiarism is regarded as a form of cheating. The penalties associated with misconduct are severe, and plagiarism may result in failure or variation of grade in the Unit. All ACAP students must familiarise themselves with the Academic Integrity Statement, and the Academic Misconduct Policy. Submitting Assessments Assignments are submitted via the class space by the due date in the Assessment Overview. Unit educators will provide instructions and demonstration of the submission process prior to the due date for the first assessment in the unit. Students who experience technical issues when attempting to submit their assignment should contact ACAP IT Support and email their educator. Examinations and presentations must be attended as scheduled, unless by prior arrangement via Academic Consideration in Assessment. Non-attendance at a scheduled assessment may result in a Fail grade for the assessment and may impact a student’s ability to demonstrate an assurance of learning against each learning outcome. Late submission of assessments Should a student without an approved extension fail to submit an assessment piece by the due date, they will attract a 5% penalty for every calendar date the assessment is submitted late. The late penalty is deducted from the total marks available for the assessment piece, not the mark awarded. For example, an assessment worth 50% will incur a late penalty of 2.5 marks per day. No assessment will be accepted after 10 calendar days from the due date unless an extension has been granted. Extensions Should a student require an extension they must apply in accordance with the Official Assessment Extension Guidelines (refer to Attachment 2 of the Assessment Policy and Procedure). Some, but not all assessments may permit the use of an auto-extension facility in Moodle to apply for a one week extension. If this applies the option is available until the original due date and no supporting documentation is required. Otherwise, students apply online via the official Assessment Extension Request Form. https://www.acap.edu.au/student-resources/forms-and-policies/a-z-forms-andapplications/ Academic Consideration in Assessment Students may submit an application for Academic Consideration in Assessment based on unforeseeable adverse circumstances which have impacted their ability, or one or more members of their group’s ability, to meet assessment deadlines (refer to Attachment 4 of the Assessment Policy and Procedure. Receiving marks for assessments Students will be notified of marks for individual assignments via the class space. Appeals against grades Each student has the right to appeal against an assessment decision. The student is the only person who can lodge an appeal. In the case of an assessment appeal, the student must approach the unit Academic Teacher directly first and every attempt should be made to resolve the issue at this level. If there are grounds for a more formal appeal, access the Assessment Appeal Application Form. 8. PRESCRIBED, RECOMMENDED AND FURTHER READINGS The prescribed textbook for this unit is: White, R., Haines, F., & Asquith, N. (2017). Crime and criminology (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. (Available from Ebook Central through the library website.) Additional prescribed, recommended, and further readings are made available in the online class space. 9. LEARNING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT Academic and Learning Support Students’ first point of contact for academic support is their unit educator. Contact details for the staff in this unit are available in the class space. Here students will find consultation hours for this unit and the best means for contacting individual staff. Library To support your learning in this unit, the Library (https://libguides.navitas.com/home) provides access to print and electronic books, scholarly journals, referencing guides and other resources. ACAP librarians can help you through our Library Chat service or by online appointment (https://navitas.libcal.com/appointments). User guides, IT policies and Technical Support For user guides, IT policies and technical support: https://www.acap.edu.au/studentresources/support-services/it-student-helpdesk/. The Student Learning Support (SLS) Service To access the Student Learning Support, follow this link https://sls.navitasprofessional.edu.au/. The site provides information on effective study habits and information that will assist you to structure, format and reference an assignment successfully. It also provides information on a range of workshops and tutorials to support students with study skills, academic writing and language learning. SLS Advisors offer consultations online or in person at selected on campus locations. Personal Support ACAP counsellors provide free confidential support and personalised assistance to help students manage their personal issues and develop strategies to concentrate on their studies. Sessions are available online or in person at selected campus locations. Find more information via https://www.acap.edu.au/student-resources/supportservices/counselling-support/. Administrative Support The Student Engagement team can assist with administration matters. For more information https://www.acap.edu.au/student-resources/support-services/studentengagement-and-administration/. 10. ASSESSMENT DETAILS This section contains information and instructions regarding assessment tasks for this unit. You are expected to read this information carefully. All assessments for this unit require use of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (APA 7) style of referencing. Information about the APA 7 referencing style is available from the ACAP Student Learning Support website (https://sls.navitas-professional.edu.au/referencing-overview). 10.1 ASSESSMENT 1 Assessment 1 Assessment Type Annotated Bibliography Due Date Week 5 Monday at 12.00pm (midday) AEST/AEDT Learning Outcomes a. Demonstrate knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives within criminology b. Explain the contemporary relevance of criminological theories to the Australian criminal justice system c. Understand and apply key concepts and terms within criminology d. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of criminological theories Weighting 30% Length 1000 words Assessment Details and Instructions Selecting one (1) type of crime, write an annotated bibliography 1000 words (+/-10%) in length that examines the causes of your chosen crime. Your annotated bibliography must comprise three (3) academic sources (either articles from academic journals or textbook chapters). For each source: Provide an overview by summarising the key arguments and findings presented Identify the suggested motivations for the crime and link these to criminological theories Describe any suggested methods for preventing or responding to the chosen crime. If none are suggested, propose methods based on the criminological theories you’ve identified. Your piece should also include an introduction that provides a context and overview of the topic and identifies the key themes and issues to be explored. References must be integrated and cited appropriately throughout the body/discussion, with citations conforming to the APA 7 style. Information about the APA 7 referencing style is available from the ACAP Student Learning Support website (https://sls.navitasprofessional.edu.au/referencing-overview). Marking Criteria Assessment 1: Annotated Bibliography Not satisfactor y Satisfactor y Good Very good Excelle nt Academic writing (20%) Formal language is used Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation are accurate Structure (25%) Paragraphing is appropriate, with each paragraph containing one idea Each paragraph has a clear topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph Content and Analysis (35%) Chosen sources are relevant and valid Each source is summarised accurately and concisely Discussion identifies a range of key issues in each source and presents them in an integrated and logical structure Relevant criminological theories or concepts are referred to and integrated appropriately Referencing (20%) Sources are valid and integrated appropriately In-text citations are accurate, as per the APA 7 style The reference list is accurate, as per the APA 7 style Final Mark: __ out of 30 10.2 ASSESSMENT 2 Assessment 2 Assessment Type Essay Due Date Week 9 Monday at 12.00pm (midday) AEST/AEDT Learning Outcome a. Demonstrate knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives within criminology b. Explain the contemporary relevance of criminological theories to the Australian criminal justice system c. Understand and apply key concepts and terms within criminology d. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of criminological theories Weighting 40% Length 1500 words Assessment Details and Instructions Select one (1) type of crime and two (2) Criminological Theories to critically analyse whether the chosen criminal act is innate or learned behaviour. Based on this analysis and the theories you have selected, suggest what can be done to prevent the chosen crime. This essay is to be 1500 words (+/- 10%) in length. Students are encouraged to use subheadings and a minimum of eight (8) valid references are required. For references to be valid, they must be academic or otherwise from a legitimate source. Websites should be used with caution. References must be integrated and cited appropriately throughout the essay as per the APA 7 style. Refer to the Student Learning Support website for referencing guides and information (https://sls.navitas-professional.edu.au/referencingoverview). Marking Criteria Assessment 2: Essay Not satisfacto ry Satisfacto ry Goo d Very good Excelle nt Introduction (5%) The essay contains a clear introduction, which established the topic, themes and arguments to be examined Clarity & structure of writing (20%) Use of academic English was consistent and accurate, and discussion followed a logical structure Explanation of theory (20%) The essay clearly and concisely explained the core ideas of the chosen theories Application of theory (25%) The essay thoroughly demonstrated and explained the relevance of the chosen theories to the selected crime Evidence of reading and inclusion of research (15%) The essay included references to core text(s), provided a minimum of eight (8) valid sources The essay used in-text citation by integrating sources into own words Conclusion (5%) The essay contained a well thought out conclusion that provided a response to the question/task Referencing and bibliography (10%) Accurate citations and reference list provided, as per the APA 7 style Final Mark: __ out of 40 10.3 ASSESSMENT 3 Assessment 3 Assessment Type Quiz Due Date Opens: Week 11, Monday at 9.00am, AEST/AEDT Closes/Due: Week 12, Monday at 12.00pm (midday), AEST/AEDT Learning Outcome a. Demonstrate knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives within criminology b. Explain the contemporary relevance of criminological theories to the Australian criminal justice system c. Understand and apply key concepts and terms within criminology d. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of criminological theories Weighting 30% Length 90 minutes (1.5 hours) Assessment Details and Instructions The quiz comprises 15 questions each worth 2 marks. You will have one attempt to complete the quiz, which they will access via the unit’s online class space and complete online. The quiz will be available in Week 11 and must be completed in one sitting. It is anticipated that you will spend 75-90 minutes completing this assessment task, with a maximum of 90 minutes permitted. The academic integrity policy applies to this assessment. As such, and as this test is intended as an individual assessment task, any student found to be cheating, whether through collaboration with another student or otherwise, will face disciplinary proceedings. Furthermore, answers that have been plagiarised (copy/pasted) from the lecture slides, websites and/or any other resource will be automatically allocated a zero (0) grade. Marking Criteria There is no marking rubric for this assessment. Responses will be marked based on their relevance to the question, accuracy and clarity. This is not a controlled document when printed.
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  • MGT1OBE 1 Assessment 3: Final Question Question Task

    MGT1OBE 1 Assessment 3: Final Assignment Assignment Task: This individual assignment accounts for 50% of your total subject grade. Its purpose is to get you to engage with the Organisational Behaviour literature to address real world problems. Assignment Instructions: Read the case study “Reaching Beyond”. The case study is printed below. The case study describes the current situation of a Melbourne-based company, Beyond. The CEO Jack Warner is concerned with the emergent organisational culture and believes the differing leadership styles and power tactics of the senior management team may be contributing to it. Answer the following questions: 1. Analyse the current organisational culture of Beyond and contrast it to the earlier organisational culture. 2. Analyse the leadership style(s) of the executive team and senior management team and compare the effectiveness of the different styles. 3. Identify influence tactics evident in the case study and compare the effectiveness of the identified tactics. Your answers to these three questions will help the CEO address the existing challenges. Your assignment should have the following sections: 1. Introduction. State the topic of the assignment, provide some background information or context, summarise key parts of the assignment, and how you have structured the case study. 2. Describe the emergent organisational culture and contrast it to the earlier organisational culture. Use relevant OB academic literature (i.e., OB theory &/or concepts published in peer-reviewed and scholarly journal articles, etc.) in addressing this section. Explain and clarify using examples from the case study. 3. Analyse the leadership style(s) of the executive team senior management team and compare the effectiveness of the different styles. Use relevant OB academic literature (i.e., OB theory &/or concepts published in peer-reviewed and scholarly journal articles, etc.) in addressing this section. Explain and clarify using examples from the case study. 4. Identify influence tactics evident in the case study and compare the effectiveness of the identified tactics. Use relevant OB academic literature (i.e., OB theory &/or concepts published in peer-reviewed and scholarly journal articles, etc.) in addressing this section. Explain and clarify using examples from the case study. 5. Conclusion. Summarise key points made in the assignment. MGT1OBE 2 6. Reference list. Use the APA7 referencing style. As a general guide, sections 2, 3 and 4 should be roughly equal in word count. The introduction and conclusion section should account for approximately 10% of the word count. You MUST consult and reference a minimum of eight (8) academic sources (of which one can be the recommend textbook, Wood et al, 2019). We recommend you consider the following publications to identify relevant articles: Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, British Journal of Management, Human Relations, Journal of Management, Leadership Quarterly, Business Horizons, Harvard Business Review. Length: 2,000 words (+/- 10%) (Reference list and title page are excluded from the word count) Weighting: 50% of your total mark Due date: Sunday ending Week 12 by 11:59pm Submission: Submit via the LMS_ Assessment 3 Submission Link Format: Ensure clear and concise analysis. Ensure a logical structure and make use of relevant subheadings where appropriate. Ensure coherent writing and avoid grammatical and spelling mistakes. Use a 12-point font with double spacing. Marking guide: Available on the LMS under Assessment 3. MGT1OBE 3 Case Study: Reaching Beyond Adapted from an earlier case (details withheld) Executive Team CEO: Jack Warner CFO: Lara Roberts Senior Management Team Production Manager: Eric Kantor Marketing Manager: Kevin Barta Chief Web Designer: Julia Marks Head of Engineering (Hardware): Vincent Gambino HR Manager: Kylie Kwong Jack Warner was the CEO of Melbourne-based Beyond, a company he had launched six years earlier at the age of 23, after graduating with a bachelor in management and information sciences. He had inherited $500,000 from his grandmother and had convinced three family members to invest additional funds into his start-up. Beyond made specialised navigation devices primarily used by the Australian mining industry. The company quickly established a reputation for quality hardware, customised designs, and excellent after-sales service. Within six years, the company had established itself as a leader in its niche market, enjoying substantial market share and profits. Jack was driven by a desire to succeed. He had started working part-time at an electronics retailer at the age of 15 and in his spare time took apart computers to see how they worked. Jack was extroverted, ambitious, and enthusiastic, typically arriving at work by 6am and seldom leaving before 8 pm. He felt that work should be challenging as well as fun and was an earlier adopter of flexible working arrangements and casual dress codes. He had initially assembled a young senior management team that he thought shared his values. A casual and irreverent atmosphere developed, punctured by the discovery of chaotic disorganisation in the company’s accounts, which led to the dismissal of Beyond’s original accountant. briefly interrupted by the discovery of serious irregularities in the company’s accounts led to the sacking of the first accountant after two years. Jack believed that major management decisions ought to be made by consensus and that individual senior managers should then be empowered to implement these decisions within their department as they saw fit. In the early years he had met with each staff member in January to discuss with them their job satisfaction, their ambitions for the new year and their professional development expectations. These one-on-one meetings became more onerous as the company continued to grow. Eventually, senior managers were delegated the task of conducting reviews with their own staff. However, Jack was unsure whether every manager was actually performing these reviews and how well they were working. So he tried to keep in touch with staff by occasionally joining them for lunch in the cafeteria. Lara Roberts was Beyond’s Chief Financial Officer. She and Jack could not be more different. Lara was quiet, methodical, and patient. Her superb interpersonal skills complemented a MGT1OBE 4 highly analytical mind. At 55, she was considerably older than most other employees and often showed a strong maternal side. Many of her team (as well as staff from other departments) frequently consulted her on work issues as well as personal problems. She enjoyed the relationships she had built up but found that the technical aspects of her role were becoming less rewarding. Kevin Barta, the company’s Marketing Manager, was considered to be a ruthless operator, aggressively undercutting the competition in terms of price, and, on more than one occasion, circulating false rumours about competitor’s products. He also deemed himself “a ladies’ man” and was known to flirt with many female staff members. A case of sexual harassment was only dropped after a 21-year-old marketing assistant had been paid a significant sum of money. Jack and the members of the senior management team had been furious but Kevin had denied any wrongdoing, claiming that she had “led him on.” Kevin had been at university with Jack and the two spent many hours after work at a nearby pub. Jack saw Kevin’s marketing expertise and cunning as indispensable for the company’s continuing growth. Kevin was in charge of a department of twelve, all of whom ambitious self-starters that he had personally selected. They were required to set and achieve their own targets, as long as they were “big hairy ambitious goals,” a phrase he had picked up at university. Eric Kantor, the company’s Production Manager, was a soft spoken man who had started as a production engineer and had quickly worked his way to the top. He set extremely demanding standards for production staff and was considered to be a perfectionist. He was highly regarded by his colleagues for his efficiency and reliability. There were very few occasions when a customer order could not be fulfilled on time and his goal was zero defects. Eric tended to be autocratic and some people complained that he did not listen to them, allocated work hours that did not suit people, and routinely required staff to work (paid) overtime on very short notice. When a production worker complained about the extra hours assigned to her, Eric retorted “You’ve got a job to do. So quit whining and get on with it!” Julia Marks was Beyond’s chief web designer and led a small team of five. She had blue hair, a nose ring, and dressed in edgy clothes she picked up from second-hand stores. Julia rarely arrived at work much before 11 am and often left before 4 pm. She said she did her best work at home, often at night, so why would she “punch the clock like the drones in production”? Jack and others had often received e-mails from her that had been sent at all hours of the night. She had established a reputation as a top web designer, and although her physical appearance did not always go down too well with some of the company’s clients (or staff), the quality and quantity of her work was exceptional. Every Tuesday at 9 am the senior management team met with the CEO and CFO to discuss weekly plans and any significant issues that had arisen. All employees were invited to the meeting, and on occasion some of them did attend. Jack trusted all staff to keep sensitive matters within the company. He believed that if the organization shared information with employees they would be more likely to support management decisions. The meetings were informal and usually started with small talk and some jokes, sometimes at the expense of members of staff. The jokes were strictly in jest but sometimes caused offense. Kevin and others also liked to assign nicknames to staff, some of them unflattering. Individuals protesting were labelled “snowflakes”. MGT1OBE 5 Although employment agreements specified a 40-hour week there was a strong expectation that staff would put in substantially more than that. Only production staff had to clock in and out. According to Eric, this was to keep track of overtime when staff were required to stay behind to meet production deadlines. The overtime pay was welcomed by some production staff but was resented by employees in other departments who believed they should be entitled to the same benefits. Recently a conflict had arisen between Eric and Kevin. The company had been developing a new high-end product which was scheduled to launch in three weeks’ time. Eric had been urging the senior management team to delay the launch until some glitches had been ironed out. The critical chip sourced from their semiconductor supplier was not performing entirely as expected. Eric wanted to postpone the launch until these problems had been rectified, a process which he believed would take another six weeks. Kevin found this to be unacceptable. A high-profile athlete, the former captain of the Australian cricket team, had been contracted to attend the launch and help market the new product during a month of visits with key clients and industry events. A delayed launch would see the company miss out on the services of a popular sports star and fail to make a splash at the industry’s biggest trade fair. During a heated staff meeting some of the senior management team backed Kevin, while others agreed with Eric. Kevin had urged all of his department to attend the meeting, to present a united front. Eric had continued to repeat his statement that going ahead with the original launch may compromise the company’s reputation for technical excellence and problem-free customer service Julia Marks had arrived halfway through the meeting and, with a mouthful of muffin, proclaimed that there was no rush to get out the “new toy”. The company had plenty of other issues to attend to. As she left, she casually mentioned that she would need three extra staff to boost the company’s web presence. Kevin was fuming at the interruption of the meeting and demanded that Jack should stick to the original launch date. Jack calmly replied that he understood Kevin’s frustration but that more consultation was necessary. He said that it would be discussed by the parties concerned during the week and a final decision would be made at the following Tuesday’s staff meeting. Kevin spent the rest of the day lobbying other members of senior management. He offered the Customer Accounts Manager the use of his beach cottage if she backed him. He also promised to support her proposal to adopt of a new accounting platform. She shrugged and said that she was convinced the senior management team would approve the new software. She also informed Kevin that a member of her staff had seen one of his sales representatives enter a strip club the previous week at a time when he was meant to be attending a client meeting. Other problems had arisen in recent months. Vincent Gambino, the Head of Engineering (Hardware), had complained to Jack that he could no longer work with Eric. While he considered him a pleasant individual and a very capable production manager, he could no longer tolerate his controlling style. “You can’t do creative work on command!” was his lament. Vincent, a gifted engineer, loved his job and spent his workdays (and weekends) developing and refining product designs. MGT1OBE 6 Jack saw some of these immediate problems as symptoms of an underlying issue, Beyond’s organisational structure. The existing functional structure no longer seemed a good fit. The company had grown to more than 190 staff. “Silo” mentality and departmental interests had set in and occasional turf wars took place. Keeping pace with technological developments and managing a growing product line-up also seemed to complicate management tasks. Jack missed the old days when he knew every member of staff. The informal decision-making that was characteristic of the business was beginning to give way to more formal processes. Yet Jack was keen to preserve the agility and creativity that underpinned the company’s success. Despite the open invitation to attend management meetings, few staff member did. Yet they frequently complained that they were being left out of the loop. Jack expected all senior managers to keep their departmental staff informed of developments. Some had done so admirably, while others had been lax. Kylie Kwong, the company’s new Human Resources Manager, had been reviewing the company’s (loosely worded) job descriptions and its recruitment and selection processes. She had concluded that Beyond needed more sophisticated, “more professional” systems. She had also suggested the introduction of a performance management system, including feedback from peers, direct reports and outsiders, such as suppliers and customers. “Over my dead body!” was the retort from Kevin. “How can you allow subordinates to tell you how to do your job?” queried Eric. “Can’t see what the fuss is all about,” said Julia. “Everybody keeps telling me what to do anyway, even though they don’t understand the first thing about my job! But I don’t let it worry me.” [End of Case]
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  • No part of this assessment has been written for me by any other person

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    CHCPOL003 – Research and apply evidence to practice (2)
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    The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and performance as would be required to establish the information need, gather information and critically analyse the information for relevance to own work.
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    This is a case study assessment and it will be assessing you on your knowledge and performance of skills required by the unit.
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    Indicative time: You will need up to four hours to complete this assessment. This assessment will be completed in your own time.
    Assessment feedback, review or appeals
    Appeals are addressed in accordance with Every Students Guide to Assessment.
    Specific task instructions
    The instructions and the criteria in the case studies below will be used by the assessor to determine whether the student has satisfactorily completed each Case Study Scenario. Use these instructions and criteria to ensure you demonstrate the required knowledge.
    There are two (2) parts within this assessment:
    Part 1 of this assessment includes:
    A case study scenario.
    Choose
    either
    Nursing Case Study
    or
    Community Services Case Study according to your area of study.
    Part 2 of this assessment includes:
    17 Short answer questions that the student will be required to answer in alignment with the prescribed word limits.
    Part 1 and Part 2 will not be observed by the assessor
    The assessment will occur in the student’s own time, outside of prescribed class time.
    The student will have completed coursework in class time and have access to teaching and learning resources that can be utilised to answer the questions contained in this document.
    It will take
    4 hours to satisfactorily answer all the required questions to complete these parts of the assessment.
    Part 1: Case Study Scenario
    Read one of the following case studies. The case study will be the basis for questions in Part 2. Read either the Nursing Case Study
    or
    the Community Services Case Study depending on your course of study.
    Case Study Scenario: Nursing Case Study
    Mohammed is a team leader in the Emergency Department of a large metropolitan hospital. A call is received advising that a child had been knocked over in a hit and run incident on her way home from school. Mohammed decided to arrange for a recently recruited graduate nurse, Chloe, to attend the resuscitation so that she could observe the process, without actually being involved. After the child is admitted, Mohammed and his team set about the resuscitation which proved complex. After sustained efforts, the team are unable to resuscitate the child who subsequently died, cause of death expected to have been due to internal bleeding.
    Mohammed advised the Director of Nursing about the outcome and arranged for a formal debrief for all of the team. The parents were informed of the outcome and linked to counselling services.
    To Mohammed’s surprise, Chloe did not attend the debriefing session, but instead made excuses to Mohammed about not feeling well and asked that she could go home. Mohammed was mindful of respecting Chloe’s space, but felt it appropriate to send a short text message later in the day to check in with her and offer her support. Within the hour, Chloe phoned Mohammed to respond to the text and see if he was able to speak to her for a few minutes. Chloe revealed that as a child, she was raised in an abusive family and was taken into care. She revealed that in her life there were a number of near miss situations both with her birth family and with her foster carers where she ended up in an emergency ward. Chloe told Mohammed that after the child died, all that she could think about was that the child who died could have been her, making a joke that she was maybe more suited to obstetrics than emergency. Chloe ended the call indicating that she felt she wasn’t cut out for emergency and couldn’t even look at her uniform because it gave her flashbacks about the death of the child.
    Chloe did not return to work for a long period of time and submitted a Work-cover Medical Certificate and worker’s compensation claim for a psychological injury on the advice of her nominated treating doctor.
    The Director of Nursing, after receiving a number of worker claims related to occupational stress and vicarious trauma, requested that you undertake a review of the staff support practices so that staff who work in an environment that can be traumatic could be supported in a model that reflects best current practice.
    Case Study Scenario: Community Services Case Study
    Nguyen is team leader in Firstcare Out of Home Care Services. A call came through that a child in Firstcare’s care had been taken to hospital by ambulance after being found unconscious after a hit and run incident on the way home from school. A recently employed case manager, Sam, was in Nguyen’s office when Nguyen took the call. Nguyen decided to allow Sam to stay in the room while he dealt with the call so that Sam can learn how critical incidents are responded to. Nguyen advised his line manager who contacted the Chief Executive Officer to manage the communications from the organisation in liaison with the police and Health Service, who were providing support for the foster carers. The CEO arranged for contact to be made with the birth mother who was in prison.
    Nguyen received a call from his line manager advising that efforts to resuscitate the child were unsuccessful and the child died, most probably from internal bleeding. Nguyen contacted the workers who had been involved in the child’s care to arrange a formal debrief.
    To Nguyen’s surprise, Sam did not attend the debriefing session, but instead made excuses to Nguyen about not feeling well and asked that he could go home. Nguyen was mindful of respecting Sam’s space, but felt it appropriate to send a short text message later in the day to check in with him and offer support. Within the hour, Sam phoned Nguyen to respond to the text and see if he was able to speak to him for a few minutes. Sam revealed that as a child, he was raised in an abusive family and was taken into care. He revealed that in his life there were a number of near miss situations both with his birth family and with his foster carers where he ended up in an emergency ward. Sam told Nguyen that after the child died, all that he could think about was that the child that died could have been him, making a joke that he was maybe more suited to being a teacher’s aide than a case worker in out of home care. Sam ended the call indicating that he felt he wasn’t cut out for the job and couldn’t even look at his ID badge because it gave him flashbacks about the day at work and the death of the child.
    Sam did not return to work for a long period of time and submitted a Work-cover Medical Certificate and worker’s compensation claim for a psychological injury on the advice of his nominated treating doctor. The Regional Director of Firstcare, after receiving a number of worker claims related to occupational stress and vicarious trauma, requested that you undertake a review of the staff support practices, so that staff who work in an environment that can be traumatic, could be supported in a model that reflects best current practice.
    Part 2: Short answer
    Read the question carefully. Unless otherwise specified the student’s answer should be a minimum of 20 words but no longer than 100 words per whole question.
    In the above case study, a number of events have occurred that have affected the psychological health of a new worker. Identify four (4) situations in the induction and ongoing support of staff where research could support and improve work practices in a critical incident and reduce the likelihood of a staff member becoming traumatised at work.
    Describe how you would go about systematically gathering information for a research topic such as the one outlined in the case study.
    Explain what steps you would take to establish and design research objectives to assist you in a research task such as the one given in the case study.
    a) Describe how you would identify and access sources of data and evidence for your project.
    b) Explain how you would ensure that the data sources you had accessed had credibility. a)
    b)
    Describe how you would evaluate and select methods for gathering information on best practice for staff support for the research task in the case study.
    List the steps you would take to design and implement a staff survey for use in the research task you have been given in the case study.
    Explain what criteria you would use to establish the appropriateness of information for use in research.
    If you had completed an analysis of research information concerned with the area of support for staff as requested in the case study, describe how you would organise the information so that it could be presented in a way that assists your reader understand the analysis.
    Using the internet as your search method research choose either ‘debriefing nursing’,
    or
    ‘debriefing social work (or community services)’ as your search terms and locate three articles or sources of information that discuss current issues or trends in this area.
    List the three articles you have located including their URL.
    Prioritise the information in order in relation to their relevance to the topic and credibility (1 to 3, 1 being most relevant, 3 being least relevant) and explain why you have prioritised the articles in the order that you have.
    From your research list two actions that could assist a workplace in supporting its staff.
    a)
    b)
    c)
    Using the three sources of information above, compare and contrast the information in the three article sources.
    Using the three sources of information that you accessed in Question 9, in the context of your own profession, or intended profession, reflect on, or comment on the
    Strength of the information you have sourced
    Relevance of the information you have sourced
    Reliability of the information you have sourced
    Currency of the information you have sourced
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
    Using information contained in the reference source(s) that you accessed in Question 9
    Assess the feasibility of utilising recommendations or practices outlined in the information source(s) in the context of your own work or intended work.
    Assess the risks and benefits of utilising the recommendation or practices outlined in the source(s) in the context of your own work or intended work.
    a)
    b)
    Using information contained in the reference source(s) that you accessed in Question 9, write:
    A summary of the information that you have reviewed
    Conclusions that you have reached from the information in the context of the implications for your area of professional interest (nursing or community services sector)
    a)
    b)
    Using information contained in the reference source(s) that you accessed in Question 9, describe three applications in which aspects of the information could be used in the sector, either in practice and or in research settings.
    Using information contained in the reference source(s) that you accessed in Question 9, identify two potential areas for change in current practice. The areas for change may include your current workplace, intended workplace or industry.
    From the research that you have reviewed to date, identify two issues that require further research or evaluation and justify your answer.
    Using the issues identified in Question 16, list four actions to address the outcomes that you would like to see addressed. Please make sure that these are specific, measurable, achievable and realistic.
    Part 3: Assessment Feedback
    NOTE: This section
    must
    have the assessor signature and student signature to complete the feedback.
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    ? Satisfactory
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    ? Was the assessment event successfully completed?
    ? If no, was the resubmission/re-assessment successfully completed?
    ? Was reasonable adjustment in place for this assessment event?
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  • Write an ARGUMENTATIVE essay in response to the question “Compare the “good” and…

    Write an ARGUMENTATIVE essay in response to the question “Compare the “good” and “bad” characters in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl to demonstrate the kinds of values and characteristics the book endorses and those which it depicts negatively”. You must also draw on scholarly criticism about children’s literature by engaging with at least five peer-reviewed secondary sources and include a complete reference list. Using the APA 7TH referencing with the page number in text-citation.Word length: 2250 words
    Criteria:
    1. Formulation of a compelling argument in response to the essay question.
    2. Effective close reading (analysis) of the novel/s or picture book using appropriate textual examples (e.g. paraphrase, quotation, or interpretation of illustrations).
    3. Ability to draw on relevant research from the field of children’s literature/literary studies and incorporate it within an argument.
    4. Demonstrated awareness of the literary and cultural history of children’s literature and/or the political significance of literature produced specifically for children.
    5. Clarity and coherency of argument and written expression.

  • ‘I still call Australia home ,’ Aileen Moreton-Robinson examines the conflict between…

    ‘I still call Australia home
    ,’ Aileen Moreton-Robinson examines the conflict between Indigenous sovereignty and “The Possessive Logic of White Sovereignty”. Analyse the racial aspects of this conflict, investigate its underlying causes related to land relations, and assess the ongoing impact of colonial violence on Indigenous lives and sovereignty. Include a personal reflection on the responsibilities of settlers to understand colonial injustices as a project of national truth telling.

  • 3 question analysis: 1 “Lamb to the Slaughter” by ROALD DAHL The room was warm and clean,

    1 “Lamb to the Slaughter” by ROALD DAHL The room was warm and clean, the curtains drawn, the two table lamps alight-hers and the one by the empty chair opposite. On the sideboard behind her, two tall glasses, soda water, whiskey. Fresh ice cubes in the Thermos bucket. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband to come in from work. Now and again she would glance up at the clock, but without anxiety, merely to please herself with the thought that each minute gone by made it nearer the time when he would come. There was a slow smiling air about her, and about everything she did. The drop of a head as she bent over her sewing was curiously tranquil. Her skin -for this was her sixth month with child-had acquired a wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with their new placid look, seemed larger darker than before. When the clock said ten minutes to five, she began to listen, and a few moments later, punctually as always, she heard the tires on the gravel outside, and the car door slamming, the footsteps passing the window, the key turning in the lock. She laid aside her sewing, stood up, and went forward to kiss him as he came in. “Hullo darling,” she said. “Hullo darling,” he answered. She took his coat and hung it in the closet. Then she walked over and made the drinks, a strong one for him, a weak one for herself; and soon she was back again in her chair with the sewing, and he in the other, opposite, holding the tall glass with both hands, rocking it so the ice cubes tinkled against the side. For her, this was always a blissful time of day. She knew he didn’t want to speak much until the first drink was finished, and she, on her side, was content to sit quietly, enjoying his company after the long hours alone in the house. She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man, and to feelalmost as a sunbather feels the sun-that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone together. She loved him for the way he sat loosely in a chair, for the way he came in a door, or moved slowly across the room with long strides. She loved the intent, far look in his eyes when 2 they rested in her, the funny shape of the mouth, and especially the way he remained silent about his tiredness, sitting still with himself until the whiskey had taken some of it away. “Tired darling?” “Yes,” he said. “I’m tired,” And as he spoke, he did an unusual thing. He lifted his glass and drained it in one swallow although there was still half of it, at least half of it left. She wasn’t really watching him, but she knew what he had done because she heard the ice cubes falling back against the bottom of the empty glass when he lowered his arm. He paused a moment, leaning forward in the chair, then he got up and went slowly over to fetch himself another. “I’ll get it!” she cried, jumping up. “Sit down,” he said. When he came back, she noticed that the new drink was dark amber with the quantity of whiskey in it. “Darling, shall I get your slippers?” “No.” She watched him as he began to sip the dark yellow drink, and she could see little oily swirls in the liquid because it was so strong. “I think it’s a shame,” she said, “that when a policeman gets to be as senior as you, they keep him walking about on his feet all day long.” He didn’t answer, so she bent her head again and went on with her sewing; but each time he lifted the drink to his lips, she heard the ice cubes clinking against the side of the glass. “Darling,” she said. “Would you like me to get you some cheese? I haven’t made any supper because it’s Thursday.” “No,” he said. “If you’re too tired to eat out,” she went on, “it’s still not too late. There’s plenty of meat and stuff in the freezer, and you can have it right here and not even move out of the chair.” 3 Her eyes waited on him for an answer, a smile, a little nod, but he made no sign. “Anyway,” she went on, “I’ll get you some cheese and crackers first.” “I don’t want it,” he said. She moved uneasily in her chair, the large eyes still watching his face. “But you must eat! I’ll fix it anyway, and then you can have it or not, as you like.” She stood up and placed her sewing on the table by the lamp. “Sit down,” he said. “Just for a minute, sit down.” It wasn’t till then that she began to get frightened. “Go on,” he said. “Sit down.” She lowered herself back slowly into the chair, watching him all the time with those large, bewildered eyes. He had finished the second drink and was staring down into the glass, frowning. “Listen,” he said. “I’ve got something to tell you.” “What is it, darling? What’s the matter?” He had now become absolutely motionless, and he kept his head down so that the light from the lamp beside him fell across the upper part of his face, leaving the chin and mouth in shadow. She noticed there was a little muscle moving near the corner of his left eye. “This is going to be a bit of a shock to you, I’m afraid,” he said. “But I’ve thought about it a good deal and I’ve decided the only thing to do is tell you right away. I hope you won’t blame me too much.” And he told her. It didn’t take long, four or five minutes at most, and she sat very still through it all, watching him with a kind of dazed horror as he went further and further away from her with each word. “So there it is,” he added. “And I know it’s kind of a bad time to be telling you, but there simply wasn’t any other way. Of course I’ll give you money and see you’re looked after. But there needn’t really be any fuss. I hope not anyway. It wouldn’t be very good for my job.” 4 Her first instinct was not to believe any of it, to reject it all. It occurred to her that perhaps he hadn’t even spoken, that she herself had imagined the whole thing. Maybe, if she went about her business and acted as though she hadn’t been listening, then later, when she sort of woke up again, she might find none of it had ever happened. “I’ll get the supper,” she managed to whisper, and this time he didn’t stop her. When she walked across the room she couldn’t feel her feet touching the floor. She couldn’t feel anything at all- except a slight nausea and a desire to vomit. Everything was automatic now-down the steps to the cellar, the light switch, the deep freeze, the hand inside the cabinet taking hold of the first object it met. She lifted it out, and looked at it. It was wrapped in paper, so she took off the paper and looked at it again. A leg of lamb. All right then, they would have lamb for supper. She carried it upstairs, holding the thin bone-end of it with both her hands, and as she went through the living-room, she saw him standing over by the window with his back to her, and she stopped. “For God’s sake,” he said, hearing her, but not turning round. “Don’t make supper for me. I’m going out.” At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head. She might just as well have hit him with a steel club. She stepped back a pace, waiting, and the funny thing was that he remained standing there for at least four or five seconds, gently swaying. Then he crashed to the carpet. The violence of the crash, the noise, the small table overturning, helped bring her out of the shock. She came out slowly, feeling cold and surprised, and she stood for a while blinking at the body, still holding the ridiculous piece of meat tight with both hands. All right, she told herself. So I’ve killed him. 5 It was extraordinary, now, how clear her mind became all of a sudden. She began thinking very fast. As the wife of a detective, she knew quite well what the penalty would be. That was fine. It made no difference to her. In fact, it would be a relief. On the other hand, what about the child? What were the laws about murderers with unborn children? Did they kill then both-mother and child? Or did they wait until the tenth month? What did they do? Mary Maloney didn’t know. And she certainly wasn’t prepared to take a chance. She carried the meat into the kitchen, placed it in a pan, turned the oven on high, and shoved it inside. Then she washed her hands and ran upstairs to the bedroom. She sat down before the mirror, tidied her hair, touched up her lips and face. She tried a smile. It came out rather peculiar. She tried again. “Hullo Sam,” she said brightly, aloud. The voice sounded peculiar too. “I want some potatoes please, Sam. Yes, and I think a can of peas.” That was better. Both the smile and the voice were coming out better now. She rehearsed it several times more. Then she ran downstairs, took her coat, went out the back door, down the garden, and into the street. It wasn’t six o’clock yet and the lights were still on in the grocery shop. “Hullo Sam,” she said brightly, smiling at the man behind the counter. “Why, good evening, Mrs. Maloney. How’re you?” “I want some potatoes please, Sam. Yes, and I think a can of peas.” The man turned and reached up behind him on the shelf for the peas. “Patrick’s decided he’s tired and doesn’t want to eat out tonight,” she told him. “We usually go out Thursdays, you know, and now he’s caught me without any vegetables in the house.” “Then how about meat, Mrs. Maloney?” “No, I’ve got meat, thanks. I got a nice leg of lamb from the freezer.” 6 “Oh.” “I don’t know much about cooking it frozen, Sam, but I’m taking a chance on it this time. You think it’ll be all right?” “Personally,” the grocer said, “I don’t believe it makes any difference. You want these Idaho potatoes?” “Oh yes, that’ll be fine. Two of those.” “Anything else?” The grocer cocked his head on one side, looking at her pleasantly. “How about afterwards? What you going to give him for afterwards?” “Well-what would you suggest, Sam?” The man glanced around his shop. “How about a nice big slice of cheesecake? I know he likes that.” “Perfect,” she said. “He loves it.” And when it was all wrapped and she had paid, she put on her brightest smile and said, “Thank you, Sam. Goodnight.” “Goodnight, Mrs. Maloney. And thank you.” And now, she told herself as she hurried back, all she was doing now, she was returning home to her husband and he was waiting for his supper; and she must cook it good, and make it as tasty as possible because the poor man was tired; and if, when she entered the house, she happened to find anything unusual, or tragic, or terrible, then naturally it would be a shock and she’d become frantic with grief and horror. Mind you, she wasn’t expecting to find anything. She was just going home with the vegetables. Mrs. Patrick Maloney going home with the vegetables on Thursday evening to cook supper for her husband. That’s the way, she told herself. Do everything right and natural. Keep things absolutely natural and there’ll be no need for any acting at all. Therefore, when she entered the kitchen by the back door, she was humming a little tune to herself and smiling. “Patrick!” she called. “How are you, darling?” 7 She put the parcel down on the table and went through into the living room; and when she saw him lying there on the floor with his legs doubled up and one arm twisted back underneath his body, it really was rather a shock. All the old love and longing for him welled up inside her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry her heart out. It was easy. No acting was necessary. A few minutes later she got up and went to the phone. She knew the number of the police station, and when the man at the other end answered, she cried to him, “Quick! Come quick! Patrick’s dead!” “Who’s speaking?” “Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Patrick Maloney.” “You mean Patrick Maloney’s dead?” “I think so,” she sobbed. “He’s lying on the floor and I think he’s dead.” “Be right over,” the man said. The car came very quickly, and when she opened the front door, two policemen walked in. She knew them both-she knew nearly all the men at that precinct-and she fell right into a chair, then went over to join the other one, who was called O’Malley, kneeling by the body. “Is he dead?” she cried. “I’m afraid he is. What happened?” Briefly, she told her story about going out to the grocer and coming back to find him on the floor. While she was talking, crying and talking, Noonan discovered a small patch of congealed blood on the dead man’s head. He showed it to O’Malley who got up at once and hurried to the phone. Soon, other men began to come into the house. First a doctor, then two detectives, one of whom she knew by name. Later, a police photographer arrived and took pictures, and a man who knew about fingerprints. There was a great deal of whispering and muttering beside the corpse, and the detectives kept asking her a lot of questions. But they always treated her kindly. She told her story again, this time right from the beginning, when Patrick had come in, and she was sewing, and he was tired, so tired he hadn’t wanted to go out for supper. She told how she’d put the meat in the 8 oven-”it’s there now, cooking”- and how she’d stepped out to the grocer for vegetables, and came back to find him lying on the floor. Which grocer?” one of the detectives asked. She told him, and he turned and whispered something to the other detective who immediately went outside into the street. In fifteen minutes he was back with a page of notes, and there was more whispering, and through her sobbing she heard a few of the whispered phrases-”…acted quite normal…very cheerful…wanted to give him a good supper… peas…cheesecake…impossible that she…” After a while, the photographer and the doctor departed and two other men came in and took the corpse away on a stretcher. Then the fingerprint man went away. The two detectives remained, and so did the two policemen. They were exceptionally nice to her, and Jack Noonan asked if she wouldn’t rather go somewhere else, to her sister’s house perhaps, or to his own wife who would take care of her and put her up for the night. No, she said. She didn’t feel she could move even a yard at the moment. Would they mind awfully if she stayed just where she was until she felt better. She didn’t feel too good at the moment, she really didn’t. Then hadn’t she better lie down on the bed? Jack Noonan asked. No, she said. She’d like to stay right where she was, in this chair. A little later, perhaps, when she felt better, she would move. So they left her there while they went about their business, searching the house. Occasionally one of the detectives asked her another question. Sometimes Jack Noonan spoke at her gently as he passed by. Her husband, he told her, had been killed by a blow on the back of the head administered with a heavy blunt instrument, almost certainly a large piece of metal. They were looking for the weapon. The murderer may have taken it with him, but on the other hand he may have thrown it away or hidden it somewhere on the premises. “It’s the old story,” he said. “Get the weapon, and you’ve got the man.” Later, one of the detectives came up and sat beside her. Did she know, he asked, of anything in the house that could’ve been used as the weapon? Would she mind having a look around to see if anything was missing-a very big spanner, for example, or a heavy metal vase. 9 They didn’t have any heavy metal vases, she said. “Or a big spanner?” She didn’t think they had a big spanner. But there might be some things like that in the garage. The search went on. She knew that there were other policemen in the garden all around the house. She could hear their footsteps on the gravel outside, and sometimes she saw a flash of a torch through a chink in the curtains. It began to get late, nearly nine she noticed by the clock on the mantle. The four men searching the rooms seemed to be growing weary, a trifle exasperated. “Jack,” she said, the next time Sergeant Noonan went by. “Would you mind giving me a drink?” “Sure I’ll give you a drink. You mean this whiskey?” “Yes please. But just a small one. It might make me feel better.” He handed her the glass. “Why don’t you have one yourself,” she said. “You must be awfully tired. Please do. You’ve been very good to me.” “Well,” he answered. “It’s not strictly allowed, but I might take just a drop to keep me going.” One by one the others came in and were persuaded to take a little nip of whiskey. They stood around rather awkwardly with the drinks in their hands, uncomfortable in her presence, trying to say consoling things to her. Sergeant Noonan wandered into the kitchen, came out quickly and said, “Look, Mrs. Maloney. You know that oven of yours is still on, and the meat is still inside.” “Oh dear me!” she cried. “So it is!” “I better turn it off for you, hadn’t I?” “Will you do that, Jack. Thank you so much.” When the sergeant returned the second time, she looked at him with her 10 large, dark tearful eyes. “Jack Noonan,” she said. “Yes?” “Would you do me a small favor–you and these others?” “We can try, Mrs. Maloney.” “Well,” she said. “Here you all are, and good friends of dear Patrick’s too, and helping to catch the man who killed him. You must be terrible hungry by now because it’s long past your suppertime, and I know Patrick would never forgive me, God bless his soul, if I allowed you to remain in his house without offering you decent hospitality. Why don’t you eat up that lamb that’s in the oven. It’ll be cooked just right by now.” “Wouldn’t dream of it,” Sergeant Noonan said. “Please,” she begged. “Please eat it. Personally I couldn’t touch a thing, certainly not what’s been in the house when he was here. But it’s all right for you. It’d be a favor to me if you’d eat it up. Then you can go on with your work again afterwards.” There was a good deal of hesitating among the four policemen, but they were clearly hungry, and in the end they were persuaded to go into the kitchen and help themselves. The woman stayed where she was, listening to them speaking among themselves, their voices thick and sloppy because their mouths were full of meat. “Have some more, Charlie?” “No. Better not finish it.” “She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor.” “Okay then. Give me some more.” “That’s a hell of a big club that the guy must’ve used to hit poor Patrick,” one of them was saying. “The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a sledgehammer.” “That’s why it ought to be easy to find.” “Exactly what I say.” 11 “Whoever done it, they’re not going to be carrying a thing like that around with them longer than they need.” One of them belched. “Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises.” “Probably right under our very noses. What do you think, Jack?” And in the other room, Mary Maloney giggled.
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  • Is knowledge retention impacted by voluntary early retirement schems?

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    Is knowledge retention impacted by voluntary early retirement schems?
    A look at the impact of voluntary early retirement schemes within Australian universities.
    INTRODUCTION
    According to ATO in the last ten years fifteen universities across Australian have undertaken voluntary retirement schemes, a move that is new to the Australian higher education sector. Although there are various reasons as to why universities may be undertaking these schemes, the first that comes to mind is the cost and alleged lower performance of mature employees according to the Business Life Cycle (Worth 1995) and which has been shown to be primary reason for voluntary retirement schemes in American universities (Appelbaum 2003).
    Despite the view of the Business Life Cycle theory which claims that performance does not keep growing with age after a centre stage while of salary does, one of the key factors that is impacted by the removal o older employees is the tacit knowledge that has been stored with them over their time working at the university. Various authors (Appelbaum 2002, 2003, Cameron 1994, Schmitt et al. 2001, Sitlington & Marshall 2011) have examined the importance of tacitly stored organisational knowledge and the importance of maintaining it with the business as it can both be crucial and may be hard to replace.
    As such this poses a question, if universities are letting go of some of their more experienced and longest serving employees, just how much knowledge are they losing? Is this knowledge loss something that will Impact act the university in y in the future and what can the university do to conserve as much knowledge as they can when undertaking voluntary retirement schemes? Or are voluntary early retirement schemes just not the right answer for universities?
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    RESEARCH QUESTION
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    1. How do voluntary early retirement schemes affect the knowledge retention in Australian universities?
    2. How to better retain knowledge after implementing voluntary early retirement schemes in Australian universities?
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    LITERATURE REVIEW: KNOWLEDGE & DOWNSIZING
    Pressure to become profitable and globally recognised institutions has resulted in universities across the world undertaking behaviours that are more commonly linked to private businesses (Appelbaum 2002, Harman & Treadgold 2007). This move towards a corporate model of universities has resulted in division between the faculties who are more focused on providing quality education and research and the administration which is more concerned with retaining profitability (Harman & Treadgold 2007). Aside from the division between faculties and administration that has resulted from this corporate model, various authors have discussed how the corporate model has pushed universities to undertake downsizing schemes in order to become more competitive (Appelbaum 2002, 2003, Cameron 1994, Harman & Treadgold 2007, Li & Qin 2011).
    According to information from the Australian Tax Office during the last ten years there has been an emergence of universities undertaking voluntary early retirement schemes (VERS). Although this movement is new to Australia and as such little to no literature exists covering the topic, there is a vast amount of existing literature that covers VERS within American higher education institutions. Appelbaum (2003) discusses in depth both the positives and negatives of VERS in American higher education sector, stating that VERS are commonly promoted for their ability to reduce headcount in a low trauma method and are able to move younger employees up the corporate ladder.
    However Appelbaum (2002) views VERS as negative and quotes Cameron (1994) claiming VERS “can be compared to throwing a grenade into a crowded room, closing the door and expecting the explosion to eliminate a certain number of people.” Appelbaum (2003) also states that there are three major faults with VERS, first they actually cause trauma as studies such as Paul & Townsend (1992) show that the remaining workers are overstressed & overworked from having to take over the roles of the departed while not possessing their knowledge of the role. Secondly the VERS may either result in too few or too many people leaving the company, if it is the first then the company still retains their dire financial situation, if it is the second then they will be understaffed. Thirdly the wrong people may leave the organisation, a study by Paul and Townsend (1992) found that the most productive employees were the ones that were more likely to take VERS because they believed that they would be more likely to find a job elsewhere (Appelbaum 2002, Paul & Townsend 1992).
    From the literature surrounding voluntary retirement schemes it is clear that a key issue that arises from voluntary retirement schemes is the retaining staff and the organisation not performing at optimum following voluntary retirement schemes. This could be because the remaining employees do not have the years of experience and organisational knowledge that their former counterparts did (Appelbaum 2002) and thus do not have the knowledge to complete their newly inherited tasks, or it may be because the stronger performers left and the remaining employees cannot maintain the organisation (Appelbaum 2002, Paul & Townsend 1992).
    LITERATURE REVIEW: RETAINING KNOWLEDGE? Several authors have proposed methods to reduce the impact of retirement schemes. Sitlington and Marshall (2011) advise that time should be made during the process of the retirement schemes to provide both counselling and training to the employees so that the organisation can have a strong focus on knowledge retention during the VERS period in order to minimise employee stress and knowledge walkout.
    Arif (2009) explores this idea of knowledge retention by offering a solution through
    the use of the knowledge pyramid. Arif broadly provides a solution stating that knowledge that is stored as either knowledge or expertise by employees leave with them but if it is stored as information or data it will remain with the company, thus the solution is to codify the knowledge. However Li and Qin (2011) expand on this by offering a four step process on how to retain knowledge.
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    First, universities must establish a hardware platform and improve hardware facilities. Second, they must actively encourage employees to participate and actively contribute to the knowledge database. Thirdly and extending on from the second point, the university must construct an organisational culture based around knowledge sharing and lastly the university itself must actively engage employees and improve the program (Li and Qin 2011). Schmitt et al. (2011) also provide a model that can be used to best retain knowledge, Schmitt et al. (2011) believe that if during a voluntary early retirement scheme there exists a high level of collaboration between employees, a strong network of ties between departments, a stable leadership structure and both perceived and distributive justice given to those that survived the downsizing and those that retired (respectively); then the organisation (in this case Australian universities) will be able to retain more knowledge and be better off after the VERS, this will be one of the major models this research focuses on.
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    CONTRIBUTION TO PRACTICE
    The research hopes to contribute to the practice by providing evidence to HR managers within Australian higher education institutions that improperly managed VERS can result in knowledge loss. This research is also aimed at promoting knowledge management within Australian higher education institutions and as such the research is aimed at both school managers and academics that may wish to promote knowledge management while their institution undertaking VERS.
    CONTRIBUTION TO THEORY
    This research hopes to contribute to the literature by providing an Australian perspective to a situation that has already occurred in the United States, is now occurring across Australia and will more than likely continue to be adopted by other higher education institutions across the world due to e corporatisation of universities. Although the current existing literature examines the impact of voluntary retirement across a wide range of industries within Australia (Sitlington & Marshall 2011), only American literature has examined its impact on higher education institutions. To add to this, the rise of voluntary retirement schemes within Australian higher education institutions is a contemporary issue that has only begun to occur within the last ten years thus very little research exists in the way of the Australian VERS and their impact on knowledge management. Thus the aim of the research is to cover this gap in the literature.
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    Version Control & Document History Date Summary of modifications Version June 2021 Version 1.0 released for publishing 1.0 March 2022 Customised and Contextualised by Australian College 2.0 July 2023 Included information on ‘Copyright’ and ‘Disclaimer’, updated a few links to websites. Update of new AC logo as part of re-branding. 2.1 December 2023 Minor wording changes to 7ii 2.2 Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Compliant RTO Resources. Contextualised by Australian College RTO 91110. Disclaimer: Australian College is licenced to use these resources. Only Staff and Students of Australian College may use these resources branded with Australian College logo. Third Party Partners (partners and/or trainers/assessors) may only use these resources for Australian College approved Students. If Third Parties wish to use the Compliant RTO resources other than for Australian College, they must contact Compliant RTO to purchase their own licence. Image on cover page taken from https://stock.adobe.com/au/. Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 The Unit of Competency 5 Resources Required for Assessment 5 Accessing External Links 5 Assessment Workbook Cover Sheet 6 Knowledge Assessment 7 Assessment Workbook Checklist 43 Introduction The assessments in this workbook are divided into two categories: Knowledge Assessment and Practical Assessment. The Knowledge Assessment is a set of general and workplace questions testing your knowledge and understanding of the general theory behind the unit. You must answer all Knowledge Assessment Questions using your own words. However, you may refer to your Learner Guide and other relevant resources and learning materials to complete this assessment. Some questions cover processes you would likely encounter in a workplace. Ideally, you should be able to answer these questions based on the processes that are currently in place in your workplace. However, if you do not currently have access to a workplace, then answer the questions based on processes that should be implemented in a typical workplace setting. When completing the assessments included in this workbook: 1. Read the instructions provided in each task carefully before attempting to complete the task. The instructions will guide you on how to answer the question or complete the task satisfactorily. 2. Follow the steps provided in each task. ? If the question instructs you to describe, provide a description as your response. If the question instructs you to list, provide a list as your response. ? Where there is a number of required responses, provide the required number of responses. For example, if you are asked to list three responses, provide three responses. 3. Ensure all your submissions for this assessment indicate your first and last name and that these submissions have been named according to the file naming convention prescribed in each task. Assume you are an early childhood educator working at Sparkling Stars Early Years Learning Centre. Access the simulated workplace site below: Data Security Protocols (username: aclearner password: aclearner@123) The Unit of Competency The units of competency specify the standards of performance required in the workplace. This assessment addresses the following unit of competency: CHCECE055 Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care 1. Identify legal and ethical obligations. 2. Meet legal and ethical obligations. 3. Contribute to workplace improvements. A complete copy of the above unit of competency can be downloaded from the TGA website: Link to unit page on TGA Resources Required for Assessment You will need access to: ? Computer with Internet and email access and a working web browser ? Installed software: MS Word, Adobe Acrobat Reader ? Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics ? United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ? National Quality Framework ? Education and Care Services National Regulations ? National Quality Standard ? The relevant approved learning framework – Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Please refer to the Supporting Materials and Resources for this unit provided in your portal. Accessing External Links Throughout this workbook, you will sometimes be required to access certain websites. Links to these websites are formatted in Blue Underlined Text. To access these, hold the Ctrl key and click the link for Windows users, or simply click on these blue links for Mac users. Assessment Workbook Cover Sheet Fill in all required information in this cover sheet and sign in the space provided. Your signature must be handwritten. A completed cover sheet must be submitted with your evidence submissions. Workbook CHCECE055 Title Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care First and Surname Phone Email Please read the declaration below and if you agree to the terms of the declaration, sign and indicate the date in the spaces provided. By submitting this work, I declare that: ? I am aware that there is a limit to the number of submissions that I can make for each assessment, and I am submitting all documents required to complete this Assessment Workbook. ? This is my own original work and contains no material written by another person except where due reference is made. I am aware that a false declaration may lead to the withdrawal of qualification or statement of attainment. ? I have read and understand the Australian College Academic Conduct Policy and the consequences for breaches of that policy. ? I am aware that there is a policy of checking the validity my assessment evidence as well as the qualifications/evidence of parties who verify my performance or observable skills. I give my consent to contact these parties for verification purposes. ? I acknowledge that should my submission be assessed as not yet competent; I will incur a $20 resubmission fee. Name: Signature: Date signed: Knowledge Assessment Question 1 Using your own words, explain what the National Quality Framework (NQF) is. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 2 Using your own words, explain the purpose of each key component of the National Quality Framework (NQF) listed below. Key component of the NQF Purpose i. National Law and National Regulations ii. National Quality Standards (NQS) iii. Assessment and quality rating process iv. National learning framework: Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) v. National learning framework: My Time, Our Place (MTOP) Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 3 What is the role of state/territory regulators in regulating early childhood services? Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 4 Using your own words, identify four duty of care responsibilities of an early childhood educator. i. ii. iii. iv. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 5 Explain the purpose of the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations. i. Purpose of the National Law ii. Purpose of the National Regulations Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 6 Answer the following questions about the interrelationships between the National Law, Regulations, and the National Quality Framework. i. How do the National Law and Regulations come together in the implementation of the National Quality Framework? ii. How do the National Regulations support Education and Care National Laws? iii. How do the National Law and Regulations relate to the National Quality Standard (NQS)? Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 7 Access and review the Education and Care Services National Regulations of your state/territory and answer the questions that follow. Use your own words – you are required to demonstrate your acquired knowledge and understanding. Your state/territory Link to the National Regulations you accessed i. In which part, division, and section can you find information on incident, trauma, and illness policies and procedures in the National Regulations? Part: Division: Section: ii. According to the regulation stated in the section and division you indicated in Question – i, identify the people who are required to follow an incident, trauma, and illness policies and procedures. iii. In which part, division, and section can you find information on space requirements – outdoor space in the National Regulations? Part: Division: Section: iv. According to the regulation stated in the section and division you indicated in Question – iii, what four areas are to be excluded when calculating the area of unencumbered outdoor space required? v. In which part, division, and section can you find information on educational leader in the National Regulations? Part: Division: Section: vi. What does the National Regulations state according to the division and section you indicated in Question – v? Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 8 List two qualification requirements for the person in day-to-day charge and the nominated supervisor of an education and care service. Two qualification requirements for the person in day-to-day charge i. ii. Two qualification requirements for the nominated supervisor i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 9 Complete the table below by providing the required educator to child ratio for centre-based services. Age of children Educator to child ratio State it applies to i. Birth to 24 months All states and territories ii. Over 24 months and less than 36 months All states and territories excluding VIC VIC iii. Over 36 months up to and including preschool age ACT, NT, QLD, VIC NSW SA TAS WA iv. Over preschool age NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, NSW ACT WA Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 10 List the three early childhood teaching qualifications for a person to be considered an early childhood teacher. i. ii. iii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 11 List three first aid qualification requirements that staff must have at a centre-based service and family day care. First aid qualification requirements for staff at a centre-based service i. ii. iii. First aid qualification requirements for staff at a family day care i. ii. iii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 12 Based on the Education and Care Services National Regulations in your state/territory: i. What six pieces of information must staff records include? ii. What two pieces of information must educator records include? Information that staff records must include a. b. c. d. e. f. Information that educator records must include a. b. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 13 Answer the following questions about record-keeping requirements set by the National Law and Regulations. i. Where must an early childhood and care service store their records according to the National Law? ii. Which regulation and sub-regulation indicate the duration of how long these records should be kept. Regulation: Sub regulation: iii. For how long must the service keep a child’s record if the record pertains to an incident, illness, injury or trauma suffered by the child while enrolled in the service? iv. If the child died while enrolled at the service, for how long should the service keep this child’s record? v. If the child has no record of incident, trauma, illness, or injury, for how long should the service keep their records? Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 14 List six pieces of information that must be readily available for families to access as required by the National Regulations. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 15 Below are the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) outlined in the Privacy Act of 1988. What does each APP state? APP Explanation i. Open and transparent management of personal information ii. Anonymity and pseudonymity iii. Collection of solicited personal information iv. Use or disclosure of personal information v. Security of personal information vi. Access to personal information vii. Correction of personal information Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 16 List five exceptions with regards to confidentiality of records kept by approved providers of education and care services. i. ii. iii. iv. v. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 17 Assume that you are working as an educator at Sparkling Stars Early Years Learning Centre. Access and review their data security protocols here and answer the question that follows. Data Security Protocols (username: aclearner password: aclearner@123) List two data security and two data sharing protocols for paper records and two data security and two data sharing protocols for electronic records that the centre implements. Data security protocols for paper records i. ii. Data sharing protocols for paper records i. ii. Data security protocols for electronic records i. ii. Data sharing protocols for electronic records i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 18 Using your own words, answer the following questions about United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. i. What is the purpose of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? ii. What does Article 23 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child address? iii. What does Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child address? iv. How does the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child apply to your work in early childhood education and care? Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 19 Below are terms used in the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics. Define each term in your own words. Term Definition i. Children ii. Communities iii. Early childhood professional iv. Employer v. Families vi. Student Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 20 List the eight core principles of the Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 21 List three of the educator’s commitment to action in relation to each of the following: i. Children ii. Families iii. Colleagues iv. Communities In relation to children, the educator will: a. b. c. In relation to families, the educator will: a. b. c. In relation to colleagues, the educator will: a. b. c. In relation to communities, the educator will: a. b. c. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 22 Below are legal and ethical consequences surrounding use of corporal punishment. Legal consequence Ethical consequences Corporal punishment goes against Regulation 166 of the Education and Care Services Regulations and can net violators $10,000 to $50,000 worth of penalties. Corporal punishment carries the risk of serious psychological harm to children. Corporal punishment may give children mixed messages about the role of violence in society. Based on these consequences, identify two similarities between the legal and ethical issues on corporal punishment. i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 23 Below are legal and ethical consequences surrounding disclosing an individual’s personal information without their consent. Legal consequence Ethical consequences Direct violation of the Privacy Act 1988. Direct violation of regulation 181 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations. Direct violation of Section 263 of the National Law. Might put the safety of the child and their family in harm’s way. Goes against item #10 on the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics in relation to families. Goes against item #7 on the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics in relation to students. Based on these consequences, identify two differences between the legal and ethical issues on disclosure of personal information. i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 24 Below are legal and ethical implications surrounding discrimination. Legal consequence Ethical consequences Discrimination by age is unlawful according to the Age Discrimination Act of 2004 Discrimination by disability is unlawful according to the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992 Discrimination by race is unlawful according to the Racial Discrimination Act of 1975 Discrimination by sex is unlawful according to the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984 Discrimination is a practice looked down upon and considered wrong in most societies. Based on these consequences, identify two interrelationships between the legal and ethical implications of discrimination. i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 25 Differentiate real and perceived conflict of interests by describing each below. Real conflict of interest Perceived conflict of interest Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 26 Below are three situations where there is conflict of interest. Carefully review each scenario and determine whether the conflict of interest in the scenario is real or perceived. In the spaces provided, write Real if the conflict of interest is real and Perceived if it is perceived conflict of interest. Scenarios i. An educator at a centre is an immediate family of the nominated supervisor. They drive to and from work every day. ii. An educator at a centre is an immediate family of one of the owners of the centre. It is known to the other staff and as per the staff records that the educator does not hold the qualification requirements. iii. The child receives care and attention from an educator than the other children. As what has been observed and confirmed by the staff at the centre, the educator has been receiving gifts from the parents of this child. iv. An educator is suspiciously friendly towards the parents of a child enrolled at the centre. As what the other staff observed, the child is comfortable with interacting and communicating with the educator. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 27 Review the scenario below: You are related to the owner of the Early Years Learning Centre where you are working. Other staff have found out about this, and you started to notice changes in how they interact with you. They would stop talking in your presence and you suspect people are starting to avoid you. List two ways you can appropriately respond to this scenario. i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 28 Review the scenario below: You are one of the educators at Sparkling Stars Early Years Learning Centre, and you have noted that the parents of one of the children have started sending you gifts. One day, the mother has approached you in private to ask you to give their child extra care and attention. List two ways you can appropriately respond to this scenario. i. ii. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 29 List four ways you can contribute to workplace improvements in a constructive manner. i. ii. iii. iv. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 30 Access and review the Family Law Act 1975, and answer the following questions. i. Who has parental responsibility for a child under 18 years of age? ii. What is the function of a parenting order? iii. Provide three items that a parenting order deals with. a. b. c. iv. If a parenting order provides that a child’s parents are to have equal shared responsibility for the child, what must the court consider? v. Provide two examples of responsibilities that parents have in relation to their children. a. b. vi. Provide two examples of rights that parents have in relation to their children. a. b. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Question 31 Answer the following questions about child protection in Australia. Your state/territory i. What is the title of the principal child protection act enforced in your state/territory? ii. What are the three principles that guide child protection legislation across all states and territories? a. b. c. iii. Identify the two key Commonwealth acts relevant to child protection. a. b. iv. Provide two examples of ethical considerations relevant to child protection that should be considered by an early childhood educator. a. b. v. Briefly explain the duty of care that individuals and organisations have in relation to child protection. Assessor Evaluation (For ASSESSOR ONLY) Competancy Comments ? Competent ? Not Yet Competent Assessment Workbook Checklist TO STUDENT When you have completed this assessment workbook, review your work, and ensure that: • You have completed all the Knowledge Assessments Questions. • You have saved and submitted the following evidence: • This completed workbook (make sure you have signed the cover sheet) End of Document
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    FOOTBALL TEAM RC BOY’S HOSTEL (1) KHANESWAR NARZARY (G.K) (2) SUDEM BASUMATARY (3) CHAKRAJEET BASUMATARY (4) BIJOY BASUMATARY (5) ROBIN BASUMATARY (6) JIHISKEL NARZARY (7) NIJWM DAIMARY (8) KHWRWMDAO SWARGIARY (9) PRASANJIT BASUMATARY (10) DANSWRANG BASUMATARY (11) KHWORANGIRI NARZARY (12) SACHIN (13) LACHIT NARZARY (14) RITUN BASUMATARY a. Draw time lines for (1) a $100 lump sum cash flow at the end of Year 2, (2) an ordinary annuity of $100 per year for 3 years, and (3) an uneven cash flow stream of–$50, $100, $75, and $50 at the end of Years 0 through 3. b.1.What’s thefuture valueof an initial $100 after 3 years if it is invested in an account paying 10% annual interest?
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