Assignment title: Information
Date issued: Date Due:
UNIT NAME HLTEN511B
UNIT TITLE Provide nursing care for clients requiring palliative care
ASSESSMENT C2: The Great Debate
Marking Guide
• Candidates are required to adhere to the Assessment Guidelines in their submission
• Referencing used must be Harvard Style and appropriate quality references are used.
• A selection of websites, books and journals as sources for gathering of information is required not just dependent on website information
• Time Limit 2 minutes per participant in group to give their speech and rebut
• Time allocation of 15 minutes per team
• Learner will be assessed on their ability to work as a team, compile research and then ability to present.
• Submission of debate argument to be uploaded onto Moodle.
Questions/Tasks
Learners are to form a debate team and conduct a debate on one of the following topics –
The use of Opioid Medication in Palliative Care
Or
Euthanasia should it be legalized?
Each debate team will consist of 6 people.
One group will advocate for, the other group will advocate against.
Each participant will be required to speak for a minimum of 2 minutes.
Debate running time maximum of 15 minutes for both teams.
Some suggested ideas to be used for arguments both for and against could be as suggested below –
Legal and Human Rights
Religious Beliefs
Moral Beliefs
Pros and Cons of Use
Facts and Myths
Comfort vs Pain
Quantity vs Quality of life
Summarise Argument.
Suggested Resources
Pallative Care Australia