Assessment 1 – Quizzes

Assessment 1

Type:                                     Online Quizzes (Quiz A and Quiz B) 

Quiz A

Quiz opens:                         00:01 hours (AEST) Monday 28 July 2025 (week 3)

Quiz closes:                         23:59 hours (AEST) Sunday 3 August 2025 (week 3)

Return to students:           Results for the quiz will be available immediately after the attempt is complete

Permitted attempts:          One

Weighting:                            10%

Length:                                  20 multiple-choice questions

Completion time:                45 minutes

Quiz B

Quiz opens:                         00:01 hours (AEST) Monday 6 October 2025 (week 12)

Quiz closes:                         23:59 hours (AEST) Sunday 12 October 2025 (week 12)

Return to students:           The number of correct responses will be available immediately after the attempt is complete

Extensions:                         Not available as per policy

                                            The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment

Permitted attempts:           One

Weighting:                            30%

Length:                                 30 multiple-choice questions

Completion time:                60 minutes

Learning Outcomes Assessed 

1.    Describe the impact that colonisation has had on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

2.    Examine current demographic, health indicators and statistical trends for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

3.    Define and reflect on different forms of White privilege and racism in healthcare.

4.    Outline the contemporary role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals, organisations and communities in delivering culturally safe health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

5.    Identify professional practice factors that facilitate quality health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

Aim

The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of historical and current inequalities in the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families, and groups. The two (2) quizzes will test your knowledge and understanding of culturally safe care and creating equitable health services.

Instructions 

·         You will be completing two (2) online quizzes:

·         Quiz A will assess your knowledge and understanding of the material covered in weeks 1–3. 

·         Quiz B will assess your knowledge and understanding of the materials covered in weeks 4–11.

·         Quiz questions are drawn from a bank and will be randomised.

·         Access the quiz via the Assessment tile on the Moodle site. Quiz A consists of 20 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth 0.5 mark. Quiz B consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth 1 mark.

·         This is an open-book quiz. You can refer to your learning materials at any time during your attempt. However, students should be familiar with the content as time limits apply.

·         You have a maximum of 45 minutes to complete Quiz A and 60 minutes to complete Quiz B. You must complete the Quiz A in one (1) attempt and Quiz B in one (1) attempt. The quiz will automatically close at the end of the allocated time, and will submit your result                  even if you have not finished

·         You can have a maximum of one (1) attempt for each quiz.

·         Once you have commenced your quiz, you cannot log out. Please do not refresh or reload your screen, as this may close your quiz and record your result.

·         If you have any technical issues, let the unit coordinators know immediately. Please take a screenshot or photo of the issue and email it to the unit coordinators as soon as possible. We will assist you with resolving the issue or refer you to TaSAC for further assistance                  (toll-free phone number 1300 666 620).

Requirements  

You will need:

·         Computer access with a reliable internet connection.

·         Moodle login and password details.

.          Your learning materials to access during the quiz.

Requirements 

You will need:

·         Computer access with a reliable internet connection.

·         Moodle login and password details.

.          Your learning materials to access during the quiz.

Academic Integrity

·         You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completing this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.

·         The use of any generative artificial intelligence is not permitted as per Level 1 (No AI) in the AI Assessment scale tool indicators.

Submission 

·         You will complete this quiz online. 

·         Click submit at the end of the quiz.

·         Click submit at the end of the quiz and your answers will be automatically submitted.

·         Assessment re-attempt is not available for this assessment.

Minimum Pass Criteria
·         You must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5% across all assessments to pass this unit.

·         In the event you are eligible for a supplementary assessment, all assessment tasks must be reasonably attempted in this unit.

This assessment is automatically scored in Moodle. The number of correct responses will be indicated when the student completes each quiz.

Assessment 2

Assessment Type:             Case Study

Due Date:                             16:00hrs (AEST), Wednesday 1 October (week 11)

Extensions:                         Available as per policy

                                                The 72-hour grace period applies to this assessment

Return date:                         Wednesday 24th October 2025

Weighting:                           60%

Length:                                 1,500 words +/-10% (excluding reference list)

Learning outcomes assessed
1.    Describe the impact that colonisation has had on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

2.    Examine current demographic, health indicators, and statistical trends for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

3.    Define and reflect on different forms of White privilege and racism in healthcare.

4.    Outline the contemporary role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals, organisations, and communities in delivering culturally safe health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

5.    Identify professional practice factors that facilitate quality health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Aim
The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate your learning of the impact of colonisation on health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and cultural safety strategies to reduce health disparities.

Instructions
Please follow the steps below to complete this assessment task:

·         You are required to prepare a written essay using the concepts and terms from NURS11171, to discuss the impacts of colonisation, racism and White privilege on the health, history, and culture of First Nations peoples.

·         Read the scenario located in Appendix 1 below.

·          You must select elements from the scenario provided to illustrate your discussion.

Use the Stimulus statement to prepare your assessment:

·         Stimulus statement: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the highest rates of illness and reduced lifespan in Australia, the lowest rates of health service utilisation, and early disengagement with educational systems (Walker, 2019; Jones et al., 2023).                          Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people report feelings of discomfort and fear when accessing healthcare, experience long waiting times, and encounter barriers to obtaining culturally appropriate care (Dorrian et al., 2017).

·         Provide a brief introduction outlining the aim of your assessment and orientate the reader to the plan for your essay (approximately 100 words).

·         Impacts of colonisation: Consider the definition of colonisation. Discuss links to the social determinants of health. Identify the gaps in health and well-being between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Use examples from the scenario provided to emphasise                 your main points (approximately 450 words).

·         Emergence of racism and moving forward: Describe the concepts of racism, White privilege and stereotypes that are evident in this scenario. Identify ONE (1) approach to decolonise health care (approximately 450 words).

·         Preparation for professional practice: Identify TWO (2) areas within the scenario that present barriers to culturally appropriate care, and what action could be taken in your future professional practice (approximately 400 words).

·         Provide a concise conclusion summarising the main concepts in your assessment (approximately 100 words).

Literature and references
In this assessment, use at least eight (8) contemporary references (7 years or less) sourced from the CQUniversity library to support your discussion. In this assessment, you MUST include the three (3) mandatory resources as evidence to support your discussion. These resources are provided on the Moodle page in the Assessment tile. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the five (5) elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing. Note that websites such as StatPearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment.

Requirements
·         Use a cover page for your assessment that includes, in the following order:

·         Student name

·         Student Number

·         Program

·         Unit number and name

·         Assessment number and title (e.g., Assessment 2: Essay Case Study)

·         Due date

·         Word count

·         Use of Gen AI: Gen AI agent.……..has been used for editing and proofreading this assessment (insert or delete as applicable)

·         Any Notes/Extension information.

·         Use conventional and legible size 12 font, either Times New Roman or Arial font, with double line spacing and 2.54cm margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

·         Include page numbers in a header on the top right side of each page.

·         Indent the first line of each paragraph 1.27cm (standard pre-set indent in Microsoft Word).

·         Include an introduction and conclusion for this assessment.

·         Use headings to differentiate between sections of the paper (four questions relating to the scenario).

·         Paraphrase, summarise or quote information acknowledging the original source (referencing) to avoid plagiarism.

·         Start your reference list on a separate page to the body of your assessment.

·         Write in the third-person perspective.

·         Follow academic writing conventions: spell out contractions in full; introduce abbreviations and acronyms; spell out numbers for zero through nine and use numerals for 10 and above.

·         Use formal academic, discipline-specific and inclusive language, and essay structure.

·         Use Microsoft Word English (Australia) spelling and grammar checker.

·         All work submitted must be your own work.

·         Start your reference list on a separate page to the body of your assessment.

·         Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

·         Medical students are to use the referencing style approved for their school.

·         The word count excludes the reference list and headings but includes in-text references, direct quotations and paraphrasing. Please note that direct quotes should be used minimally in academic writing.

Resources
·         You can use unit-provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, and books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important. Please note, that lecture notes are not peer-reviewed primary sources of evidence.

·         Please try to use the most contemporaneous references you can obtain. However, we are prepared to accept references greater than seven years old in this unit as we are aware that there may not be more recent good quality literature available on this subject matter.

·         We recommend that you access your discipline specific Nursing Resource Guide.

·         For information on academic writing and referencing, please visit the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources, including information for students with English as a second language.

·         You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.

·         Submit at least one draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

·         Remember that as you are using three (3) mandatory resources, your Turnitin similarity score may be higher than usual. Please refer to the complete report when reviewing your paraphrasing. You can make changes PRIOR to submitting your assessment for marking                   whilst it is in draft.

Academic Integrity
1.    You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.

2.    The use of any generative artificial intelligence is permitted as per Level 2 (AI planning) and Level 3 (AI Collaboration) AI Assessment scale tool indicators:

                 Level 2: You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

                 Level 3: You may use AI to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any AI-generated content you use.

3.    Any use of Gen AI software:

a.    Must be cited in the relevant sections.

b.    Must be referenced as per APA 7th guidelines.

c.    You must complete the declaration of Gen AI use on the title page of your assessment

Submission
Submit your assessment online via the assessment tile in the NURS11171 unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.

Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more details on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for Assessment Two.

In accordance with policy, any marks and/or grades for assessments released to students prior to Certification of Grades are provisional and are subject to moderation and confirmation through the relevant Program and Divisional Assessment Committees.

Scenario

Refer to the Moodle site for the scenario.

Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more details on how marks will be assigned.

Minimum Pass Criteria

·    You must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5% across all assessments to pass this unit.

·    In order for a supplementary assessment to be considered, all assessment tasks must be reasonably attempted in this unit.