May 19, 2024

Community Case Study

102815 Assessment Task 2 – Community Case Study 40%

Description
This assessment requires you to produce a fun and creative Community Case Study that identifies and
discusses the local Indigenous Australian people of the land on which the student lives/works/or studies.
The assessment is designed to assist you to ‘see’ this community from an Indigenous Australian
perspective.
You are to provide a Case Study that discusses the traditional owners of the area, and you must focus on
one key discussion point that relates to that specific Indigenous community. If you are an overseas
student consult with you tutor to identify an appropriate community of choice.
You may choose from the following key discussion points:
• A significant or historical event from any time period (e.g. Community Reconciliation
events/movements).
• A significant person associated with the area.
• A significant place or institution (e.g. a street or suburb sign that uses an Indigenous word/ place
name).
• Contemporary views about that community.
You can include photographs or other forms of digital media; however, they should be relevant to the
conversation, and captioned.
The 1200-word paper is to be written with at least 6 scholarly references,1 as well as additional sources
such as news reports, land council websites or government documents. The Case Study must include
reference to Indigenous voices/perspectives2. The reference list is to be included on a separate page.
Please note the following:
• This assessment is to be 1200 words (reference list not counted). A 10% leeway on this
assessment is permitted.
• Papers must be written in 12pt font (Times New Roman, Ariel or Calibri).
• You must adhere to either Harvard or APA referencing style. Referencing guides are available
through the library
https://library.westernsydney.edu.au/main/sites/default/files/cite_Harvard.pdf
• Papers are to be submitted through Turnitin on the unit’s vUWS page. Late submissions will
receive a penalty of 1 mark per day late.
1
A scholarly reference is an academic journal or an academic book. A scholarly reference does not include
newspaper articles or Government reports for example.
2
Students are not allowed to interview people without consent of the University Human Ethics committee.
Marking Rubric

Unit:	102815 (Spring 2021) Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Assessment:	Case Study
Criteria	Developing	Functional	Competent	Proficient	Advanced
Identification of key information	Limited, vague or unclear identification of key information. Inaccurate or incomplete details, or relevance not clear. Cannot discuss information in own words.	Has adequate breadth, but limited depth of key information. Ideas are developed, but may be unclear or inappropriately supported.	Has adequate breadth, and a depth of identification of key information. Ideas are developing, and supported.	Exhibits breadth and depth of inclusion of, and understanding the key information. Ideas are developed and accurately supported.	Exhibits an elaborate breadth and depth of inclusion and understanding of key information. Demonstrates thoughtful and insightful ideas that are well developed, argued and supported.
Understanding of community	Little understanding of community.	Adequate understanding of community.	Sound understanding of community.	Thorough understanding of community.	Complex understanding of community.
Information Literacy	Uses immediately available information with little discrimination. Cannot seek out and locate scholarly information.	Can seek out and locate the minimum required scholarly information; does not always discriminate effectively between sources of information.	Seeks out and locates required scholarly information; shows discrimination between sources of information.	Can seek out and locate required scholarly information. Is selective, effectively discriminating between sources of information.	Can seek out and locate required scholarly information. Is highly selective and discriminates efficiently between sources of information.
Use of Academic conventions	Absence or inaccurate use of referencing and citation conventions.	Basic referencing accurate and use of a detailed reference list. Sometimes lacks consistency, but makes reasonable attempts to acknowledge sources of information.	Referencing is accurate and consistent. Evidence of relevant literature.	Use of academic conventions such as referencing and citations are accurate, consistent and appropriate for the discipline. Evidence of highly relevant literature.	Use of academic conventions such as referencing and citations are accurate, consistent and appropriate for the discipline. Choice of highly relevant literature evident and used appropriately.
Organisation or structure of Paper	Little to no evidence of structure or organisation of paper.	Logical organisation; organisation of ideas not fully developed.	Paper is logically organised, and ideas are developed.	Organisation and structure of paper and ideas are proficiently developed.	Demonstrated logical and clear sequencing of advanced ideas through well-structured and organised paper.
Creativity	Lacks creativity. Is generic and not enticing.	Demonstrates an element of creativity. Shows evidence of some creative thought however could be more enticing.	Demonstrated evidence of an original overview that illustrates a good quality level of creativity. Has attention to detail.	Demonstrated evidence of an original and creative overview that is delivered to a proficient standard.	Demonstrated evidence of superior creativity that is of significant appeal. Is of an exceptional standard that clearly reflects a polished product.