UNCC300, AT3 student writing guide
UNCC300, AT3 student writing guide
Note carefully: This document is a guide. It adds to and does not replace the information in the Extended Unit Outline. Use the notes following “e.g.” as ideas and suggestions. They are there to help you feel confident in your own approach.
Description, from the Extended Unit Outline: “using a carefully structured essay, you will: 1) compare Laudato Si’ with either SDG 1 (No Poverty) or SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and you will: 2) explain the relevance of this comparison to: a) a module topic; b) your course of study; and c) a local community organisation.”
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1.Introduction
Structure idea: 1 paragraph, with clear focus – e.g., approx. 150 words introducing
- SDG 1 or 11, module 3, 4, or 5, course of study, local community organisation
- arguments concerning comparison and its various points of relevance, considering, g.,
- the similarities/differences between Laudato Si’ and the SDGs, if they are in/compatible
- why this comparison matters, and why Laudato Si’ or the SDGs – or a combination – is important
2.Comparison
Key research: Wolfgang Sachs, “The Sustainable Development Goals and Laudato si’: varieties of Post- Development?” Third World Quarterly 38 (2017) 2573–2587– APA “Sachs, 2017, p. 2573”; Chicago “Sachs, “The Sustainable Development Goals and Laudato si’,” 2573”
Refer to AT1 guide for: researching Laudato Si’ and using resources from this unit
Refer to AT2 guide for: using the Global Goals website and its various pages and resources
Structure idea: 3 paragraphs, with clear focuses that have to do with comparison – e.g.,
- 200 words outlining and engaging with Sachs’ comparative framework
- 200 words integrating Sachs with a post-development resource in Module 2
- 200 words situating SDG 1 or 11 in line with the Laudato Si’ Action Platform website
3.Comparison’s relevance
Refer to AT1 guide for: identifying course
Refer to AT2 guide for: incorporating an organisation
Structure idea: 3 paragraphs, with clear focuses that have to do with relevance – e.g.,
- 200 words applying the comparison to 1 LEO resource and 1 optional reading from Module 3, 4, or 5
- 200 words connecting the comparison to your course and expertise (and wider discipline/sector)
- 200 words using the comparison to evaluate the work of an organisation
4.Conclusion
Structure idea: 1 paragraph, with clear focus – e.g., approx. 150 words reiterating
- basic elements from introduction
- results of body paragraphs
- implications for future theoretical and practical sustainability work, for social justice and positive change
- e., how this unit of study has equipped you in terms of new, transferable ideas and skills
5.Checklist
Note carefully: On top of this guide and the related drop-in session, you might use the following as a list of key resources and items to check as you prepare your assignment for submission.
Starting:
- ☐ Extended Unit Outline = all assignment details and requirements
- ☐ Assessment tile in LEO site = this guide and the related drop-in session recording; information for Extension and Special Consideration applications
- ☐ Unit: Academic Skills Unit (acu.edu.au) = general academic assistance from outside the Core Curriculum
Writing:
- ☐ Academic writing: Introduction (acu.edu.au) = 9 x specific and general topics
- ☐ Academic writing: 8 Steps of writing process (acu.edu.au) = 1 x image with simple writing outline
- ☐ Academic writing: Critical analysis and argumentation (acu.edu.au) = interactive resource connecting critical approaches to 6 x writing steps
- ☐ Academic writing: Essays (acu.edu.au) = 1 x infographic and 5 x tips for this writing genre
- ☐ Academic writing: Paragraph structure (acu.edu.au) = slides on 4 x topics with 6 x final takeaways
- ☐ 10% +/- 1,600 words = use strategically, excluding citations and bibliographies
Research:
- ☐ Academic integrity: Academic integrity in practice (acu.edu.au) = 10 x scenarios indicating levels of integrity
- ☐ Student Academic Integrity and Misconduct – Policy and Procedures (ACU) = official, detailed University information
- ☐ Introduction – Referencing – Library guides at Australian Catholic University (acu.edu.au) = go-to referencing resource
- 8 x required sources:
- ☐ Laudato Si’
- ☐ Wolfgang Sachs, “The Sustainable Development Goals and Laudato si’: varieties of Post-
Development?” Third World Quarterly 38 (2017) 2573–2587
- ☐ 1 x relevant faculty-specific reading
- ☐ 1 x relevant faculty-specific resource
- ☐ 1 x LEO resource from Module 2
- ☐ 1 x LEO resource from your chosen theme/module
- ☐ Laudato Si’ Action (laudatosiactionplatform.org)
- ☐ Homepage – The Global Goals
Consultation:
- ☐ your Core Curriculum tutor (i.e., for brainstorming ideas, choosing topics, initial enquiries, interpreting the Extended Unit Outline, etc.) = through LEO; ACU email
- ☐ the Core Curriculum lecturers = Zach Duke (i.e., for Extension and Special Consideration applications); Blake Wassell (i.e., for matters of assignment content and research)
- ☐ Academic Skills Unit: 24/7 Online study support (acu.edu.au) = both (a) Academic Writing Feedback (i.e., up to 10 x uses for any student through any half-year period) + (b) Connect Live (i.e., online chat) through Studiosity (i.e., outside Core Curriculum); targeted assistance on specific assignments
- ☐ Ask an Advisor (acu.edu.au) = question form for ACU Skills staff (i.e., outside Core Curriculum); focused on general development