UNCC300 Assessment 3: Research and Application

Learning Outcome(s) assessed:

• 1. LO1: Explain how Catholic Social Thought principles are relevant to human
  communities, using examples from their course of study.
• 2. LO2: Analyse, from a global perspective, some key challenges to the realisation of the common good, and the effects this has on human dignity.
• 3. LO3: Apply their understanding of these global challenges to their local or professional community in terms of advocacy and engagement with community organisations.

How to complete this task

Assessment 3 is a research and application task, and it has two parts. You are required to complete both parts.

• A. Francis. (2015). Laudato Si': On Care for our Common Home
• B. The United Nations Sustainable
  Development Goals
• C. Steele, W., & Rickards, L. (2021). The Sustainable Development Goals in higher education: A transformative agenda? (pp. 35-65). Palgrave Macmillan Cham D. Sharp, D. N. (2018). 
• E. One relevant course-specific resource, e.g. from the Leganto reading list
• F. A further four appropriate sources, e.g. from the modules or your own research

General recommendations and student support assignment

1. For Criterion 1 (see also LO1), explain is the key verb in focus here:

Explain: "means to give a precise account of something, with reasons for why or how it is as it 
Otherwise, demonstrate grounded understanding of how the structural problem reveals the neglect of a single CST principle in communities you will serve in your future profession, through interaction with:
A. para. 176-181 ("Dialogue for new national and local policies") from
Francis
B. A relevant course of study-specific source (e.g., from the Leganto reading list)

2. For Criterion 2 (see also LO2), analysis is the key verb in focus here:

Analyse: "means the breaking up of a question/issue into its component parts and explaining how they relate to one

Otherwise, demonstrate intricate examination of the global progress (or lack of) in respect of one SDG target (not the goal overall) (in particular underlying ideas, practical methods, statistical trends), through interaction with: A. pp. 56-59 ("Sustainability and the Anthropocene") from Steele

3. For Criterion 3 (see also LO2), evaluate is the key verb in focus here:
Evaluate: "means to weigh up the importance,
using evidence to

Evaluate: "means to weigh up the importance, success, or value of something, using evidence to support your view.
Otherwise, demonstrate practical problem-solving through interaction with

• A. pp. 505-509 ("The multidimensionality of human rights") from Sharp
• B. Some or all of the phases of the IAP2 Public Participation SpectrumLinks to an external site., with justification, along with a clear rationale for choice of local community organisation and the degrees to which both Modules 4 and 5 are also ir/relevant

4. For Criterion 4, imitate the stylistic features and generic conventions of an essay, using

• A. An introduction which outlines key steps and concerns in the central argument and a conclusion that wraps up results
• B. succinct body paragraphs which have a concise topic and closing sentences that explicitly link back to aspects.