Your task is to research for and write a report on an aspect of ageing well through the life course in contemporary societies. You will need to choose a particular issue and/or a particular age-group and write a report in which you critically discuss the issues around ageing well for that group.
You must agree the topic for your report with your module leader by (date to be announced).
You will need to include relevant theory, research and social policy in your critical discussion of the issue/group you have identified.
You also need to identify and evaluate relevant evidence-based solutions (e.g. policies; initiatives etc.) which might improve ageing well for your group or in response to the issue you have identified.
Learning outcomesThis assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:
Please reference your work according to the Harvard style as defined in Cite Them Right Online This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 10th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library.
Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above), and will also be assessed against the following criteria:
This assignment should be submitted electronically. Please use the relevant Turnitin submission point in the Submit your work area on LSST Connect.
This assignment should be submitted before 14:00 UK time on submission date.
Work that is submitted up to 10 working days beyond the submission date will be accepted as a late submission. Late submissions will be marked and the actual mark recorded but will be capped at the pass mark (typically 40%), provided that the work is of a passing standard. Work submitted after this period will not be marked and will be treated as a non-submission.
Feedback and marks for this assignment will be available in 4 weeks time.