BTEC Assignment Brief

Assessment Activity Front SheetThis front sheet must be completed by the student where appropriate and included with the work submitted for assessment.

Student’s Name: Assessor’s Name: Wilhelmenia Etoga Ngono

Date Issued: Monday 12th of September 2011

Deadline: 3rd of October 2011

Returned On: 17th of October 2011

Qualification: BTEC Level 3 - Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care

Unit Number and Name:No. of credits available.

Unit 4 - Development through the life stages (10)

Assignment Number Title: Investigative report on the life stages of a celebrity 1 2 3 4 5 6

Scenario:“Growing Old Gracefully” is a monthly magazine on topical issues in the health and social care industry for staff and service users, focusing especially on the elderly care group. Your work experience with the “Growing Old Gracefully” magazine is coming to an end and you have been given a final project about the development of the individual through the life stages. By way of thanks you for all your hard work, you have been given the opportunity to work with a celebrity of your choice.

In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria.

Criteria referen

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To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to:

Comment Evidence

P1 Describe the physical, intellectual, social, emotionaland social development for each of the life stages of an individual

Life map +Fact file

M1 Discuss the nature nurture debate in relation to thedevelopment of an individual

Report

D1 Evaluate how nature and nurture may Repor1

BTEC Assignment Briefaffect the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development of an individual

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Before you start:Write an action plan using the proforma in your course handbook. It should contain:

What you need to do for each task When you plan to start and finish each task The meanings of any words you don’t understand How often you will review your work with your tutor The date you will finish the work and check it before handing it in The actual deadline dates you need to meet

Internal Verifier’s approval to use with studentsComments:

IV’s Name: IV’s Signature: Date:

Resubmission date (final deadline):

Monday 31 st October 2011

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I certify that the attached assignment is my own work and that all sources on which I have drawn are documented at the relevant point in the text and listed in the reference list. All direct quotation is indicated as such and referenced. I understand the nature of plagiarism and my attention has been drawn to the College’s Code of Practice on Academic Misconduct. I confirm that the work is my own and complete.

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BTEC Assignment Brief

What you need to doGrading tips Tasks Comple

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P1 grading tips

Make sure that the information you collect in your fact file about your celebrity is broken down into the stages of development from infancy to final stages when possible.

Ensure that you add your personal commentary explaining the different stages which your celebrity goes through using picture, graphs and charts

[IE2; IE4; CT1; CT2]Glossary

Describe: give a clear explanation that includes all the relevant features – in this case every aspect of the life stages

Task 4a P1

To achieve a pass you will need to develop a fact file and life map describing the various life stages your chosen celebrity might go through including pictures, graphs and charts to help you interpret the information you collect about your celebrity.

M1 grading tips

Research arguments with regards to the nature – nurture and see how they might explain specific lifestyle choices or decisions made by your chosen celebrity

Glossary

Compare/contrast: Identify the main factors that apply in two or more situations and explain the similarities and differences or advantages and disadvantages

Task 4b M1

You will need to research a range of arguments from both sides of the nature – nurture debate which you will compile into a report.In your report you should compare and contrast the different viewpoints of the nature versus nurture debate, and apply them to specific examples with regards to your chose celebrity.

D1 grading tips

Use the information from your research in task 4b and apply it to the intellectual, emotional and social development of an individual and evaluate.

Task 4c D1

In your report, you will need to apply the arguments of the nature –nurture debate in the context of your chosen person’s intellectual, emotional and social development at two specific life stages of your choice.

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BTEC Assignment BriefGlossary

Evaluate: review the information then bring it together to form a conclusion. Give evidence for each of your views or statements.

Interim commentsStrong areas of your assignment were:

Areas for further development are:

Student ActionPlease include SMART action points to enable student to achieve aspirational grades

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BTEC Assignment BriefAssessor : Date:Internal verifier: Date:End of Unit Final Resubmission Date: Monday 31st October 2011

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