Demonstrate Knowledge and Understanding of Key Sociological Theories and their Relevance to Current

Task: Individual responses to a current global issue

Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:-

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key sociological theories and how they relate to the national and global context

In a magazine format discuss a given contemporary issue.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Task:  Individual responses to a current global issue  

For the online test, students should write their answer in a magazine format, using relevant theories and research. A1 subjects you can chose from are:

1.How can a busines benefit from being inclusive and diverse in its operations?

2.What are global businesses doing to create a greener profile?

3.The impact of an extreme weather event on global trade in a selected location ( this can include T&T destinations).

4.The potential effects humanitarian issues of the military coup in Myanmar.

A template will be provided and the word count will be limited in each section.

You will complete this task online on the day of your class.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass Assessment 1 you will need to:

·Communicate your intentions to the intended audience using a magazine format

·Respond in a way that demonstrates at least minimal understanding of the business situation

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be considering this task in class in the weeks before submission and particularly during the morning before you download the task sheet and submit in the afternoon. Be sure to have a copy of this brief to hand to help you, along with your preparation notes.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

Each week you will build upon your knowledge to be able to answer the above assignment successfully

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and estimate your grade before you submit.

Knowledge and understanding of subject matter

Adequate grasp of knowledge but with evident shortcomings   

Basic understanding of the subject matter with inconsistencies   

Basic contexts described, some irrelevance of information presented

Good grasp of knowledge demonstrated  

Good understanding of the subject matter but may be limited and with some inaccuracy  

Very good breadth and depth of knowledge demonstrated  

Very good understanding of the subject matter and its terminology

A range of varied and specific contexts described

Excellent breadth and depth of knowledge demonstrated  

Excellent understanding of the subject matter and its terminology

A comprehensive range of varied and specific contexts described

Adequate grasp of knowledge but with evident shortcomings   

Basic understanding of the subject matter with inconsistencies   

Some evidence of basic analysis attempted.

Good grasp of knowledge demonstrated  

A good attempt at analysis and evaluation attempted. May contain some errors.

Very good breadth and depth of knowledge demonstrated  

A very good attempt at analysis and evaluation attempted.

Excellent breadth and depth of knowledge demonstrated  

An excellent attempt at analysis and evaluation is provided that contains on errors.

An adequate range of information sources provided.

Good grasp of knowledge demonstrated  

Good understanding of the importance of good quality research and referencing.

A good range of information sources used.

Very good breadth and depth of knowledge demonstrated  

Very good understanding of the importance of effective research.

A very good range of information sourced used.

Excellent breadth and depth of knowledge demonstrated  

Excellent understanding of the importance of effective research.

A wide range of diverse research sources used.

Basic understanding of the required layout and presentation but with inconsistencies or mistakes.

Basic layout used with an adequate level of presentation.

Good grasp of presentation and layout.   

Good understanding of the required layout and presentation but with some inconsistencies.

Good layout used with a good level of presentation.

Very good grasp of presentation and layout.   

Very good understanding of the required layout and presentation but with some inconsistencies.

Very good layout used with a very good level of presentation.

Excellent grasp of presentation and layout.   

Excellent understanding of the required layout.

Excellent layout used with an outstanding level of presentation.