ASSESSMENT 2: CRITICAL ESSAY TOPICS AND READINGS: (Choose ONLY one topic) Discipline Topic 4 Readings: 3 Journal Articles and 1 Book Chapter* (These readings listed below are not referenced in Harvard or APA 6th ed. style) 1. Business Critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of social media marketing. 1. Bija & Balas (2014): Social media marketing to increase brand awareness [Journal Article] 2. Gaber & Wright (2014): Fast-food advertising in social media. A case study on Facebook in Egypt [Journal Article] 3. Whiting & Deshpande (2014): Social media marketing: A myth or a necessity [Journal Article] 4. Minazzi (2015). Mobile social media marketing in tourism (Chapter 5: pp. 127-135) [Book Chapter] 2. Tourism Critically evaluate the benefits and impacts of wildlife tourism. 1. Dobson (2011): Towards a utilitarian ethic for marine wildlife tourism [Journal Article] 2. Rastogi, Hicky, Anand, Badola, & Hussain (2015). Wildlife tourism, local communities and tiger conservation: A village-level study in Corbett Tiger Reserve, India [Journal Article] 3. Buultjens, Ratnayke, & Gnanapala (2016). Whale watching in Sri Lanka: Perceptions of sustainability [Journal Article] 4. Higginbottom (2004): Wildlife tourism: An introduction (Chapter 1: pp. 1-14) [Book Chapter] 3. Health Critically evaluate the arguments for and against legalising voluntary euthanasia. 1. Goldney (2012): Neither euthanasia nor suicide, but rather assisted death [Journal Article] 2. Mishara & Weisstub (2013). Premises and evidence in the rhetoric of assisted suicide and euthanasia [Journal Article] 3. Shah & Mushtaq (2014). The right to live or die? A perspective on voluntary euthanasia [Journal Article] 4. van Bogaert (2011): Voluntary active euthanasia: The debate (Chapter 3: pp. 65-80) [Ebook Chapter] http://www.intechopen.com/books/euthanasia-the-good-death-controversy-in-humans-and-animals/voluntary- active-euthanasia-the-debate 4. Science Critically evaluate the benefits and impacts of using drones. 1. Rao, Gopi, & Maione (2016): The societal impact of commercial drones [Journal Article] 2. Sandbrook (2015): The social implications of using drones for biodiversity conservation [Journal Article] 3. Ivošević, Han, Cho, & Kwon (2015): The use of conservation drones in ecology and wildlife research [Journal Article] 4. Kreps (2016): Noncombat technology (Chapter 5: pp. 106-117) [Ebook Chapter] http://ebookcentral.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/lib/scu/reader.action?docID=4413908&ppg=90 5. Arts Critically evaluate the positive and negative impacts of playing video games. 1. Adachi & Willoughby (2011): The effect of violent video games on aggression: Is it more than just the violence? [Journal Article] 2. Granic, Lobel, & Engels (2014): The benefits of playing video games [Journal Article] 3. Greitemeyer & Osswald (2009): Prosocial video games reduce aggressive cognitions [Journal Article] 4. Wolf (2008): Morals, ethics, and video games (Chapter 40: pp. 283-291) [Ebook Chapter] http://ebookcentral.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/lib/scu/reader.action?docID=329220 *These readings are located in the myReadings tab in the EDU10010 learning site on Blackboard EDU10010: Language and Learning in your Discipline: Assessment 2 – Critical Essay and Turnitin Reflection (Total Length: 1000 words for your Essay (30%) and 200 words for your Reflection (10%); Value: 40%; Due date: Sunday, 23 April 2017) STUDENT NAME: GRADE: CRITERIA High Distinction (HD) Distinction (D) Credit (C) Pass (P) Fail (F) Conceptual 8 points Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the topic and the concepts within the readings. Ideas are original and often insightful. Demonstrates a very good understanding of the topic and concepts within the readings; may contain one minor factual or conceptual inconsistency. Demonstrates a satisfactory understanding of the topic and the basic concepts included in the readings; may contain some factual, interpretive, or conceptual errors. Demonstrates adequate understanding of the topic and the basic concepts included in the readings; may contain several factual and conceptual errors; and confuses some significant ideas. Fails to demonstrate understanding of the topic and the basic concepts in the readings. Contains significant factual and conceptual errors demonstrating a lack of understanding of the content. Arguments 12 points Explicitly states your position on the topic, and objectively and insightfully defends your position. Develops a compelling argument by integrating valid points and linking them explicitly to the topic. Your ideas are strongly supported by a thorough analysis of a range of evidence from the readings. Clearly states your position and objectively defends your position. Develops a convincing argument with clear major points and appropriate textual evidence and supporting detail. Your ideas are clearly supported by a comprehensive analysis of a range of evidence from the readings. Your position on the topic is not stated explicitly, but is inferred by the reader. Objectively defends position through the partial development of an argument. Some ideas are undeveloped or unsupported; and makes limited use of textual evidence. Basic analysis of evidence from the readings. Your position on the topic is not stated explicitly, but is inferred by the reader. Mostly objectively defends position, but argument is not clear. Frequently only describes or summarises text; digresses from one topic to another without developing ideas or terms; makes insufficient or awkward use of textual evidence. Critical analysis has been attempted, but it is not well structured. No position taken on the topic or based on personal opinion only. Presented material is loosely related to the topic with little or no development of an argument. Ideas are undeveloped and/or fail to support ideas with evidence. Unsatisfactory critical analysis. Communicates Effectively 5 points Writing is distinguished by its sophisticated sentences and creativity. Persuasively and skilfully communicates ideas by logically structuring the content to create a concise and cohesive essay. Fluent writing with ideas expressed effectively. Content is logically structured to create a concise and cohesive essay. Paragraphs are organised topically. In general, language does not interfere with communication. Content is structured to create a mostly cohesive essay. Expresses most ideas clearly and with some fluency. Makes an effort to organise paragraphs topically. The content is partially structured into loosely linked rudimentary paragraphs. Most ideas are expressed clearly. More frequent wordiness with several unclear or awkward sentences. Style is inconsistent or inappropriate. Writing is unfocused, poorly organised, and lacks logical connection of ideas. Points are unclear resulting in incoherent paragraphs. Mechanics (Spelling, grammar, and punctuation) 2 points There are no grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Adheres to the word limit and formatting requirements. Occasional minor grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that do not distract the reader. Adheres to the word limit and formatting requirements. Some grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors, but the overall meaning is clear. Adheres to the word limit and formatting requirements. Frequent grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors, with errors distracting the reader from the overall content. May have gone slightly over or under the stipulated word length and adheres to most formatting requirements. Significant number of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Errors distract the reader and the meaning is unclear. Little evidence of proofreading. May have exceeded or gone under the stipulated word length and does not adhere to formatting requirements. Referencing 3 points Referencing style is used correctly and consistently with no errors. Mainly accurate use of referencing style with only a few minor errors. There are some errors in the referencing style and it may lack some consistency. Adequate use of referencing style with many errors and lacking in consistency. Little or no adherence to the referencing style with significant errors. Turnitin Reflection 10 points Your statement about Turnitin is included and addresses the topic very well. It strongly demonstrates your ability to reflect on your learning. There are no spelling or grammatical errors and it adheres to the word limit. Your statement about Turnitin is included and clearly addresses the topic. It effectively demonstrates your ability to reflect on your learning. There are minor spelling or grammatical errors and it adheres to the word limit. Your statement about Turnitin is included and satisfactorily addresses the topic. It demonstrates your growing ability to reflect on your learning. There are some spelling or grammatical errors and it adheres to the word limit. Your statement about Turnitin is included and adequately addresses the topic, but lacks clarity and cohesiveness. There is an attempt to reflect on your learning. There are several spelling or grammatical errors and it slightly exceeds or is below the word limit. Your statement about Turnitin is either missing or does not address the topic. It does not demonstrate your ability to reflect on your learning. There are frequent spelling or grammatical errors and it may not adhere to the word limit. COMMENTS: