Assessment 3 Title: Digital Health Essay – Digital Trust
Assessment Due Date: 1 June by 11.59pm AEST
Assessment Weighting: 30%
Assessment Length: 1000 words (plus, or minus 10%)
Assessment: Individual
Throughout HEA10004 you have explored much that digital health foundations has to offer, from an
individual, community and global perspective. Your third and final assignment for this unit requires
you to re-examine and discuss a digital health technology you have individually experienced,
discussed, reflected upon and/or presented with your colleagues. You are required to prepare these
submissions 1 June 2020.
The focus of Assignment 3 is “Digital Trust” (privacy, security and ethics)
Choose to write about ONE technology you have engaged with.
Some examples:
– Internet/website/search engine to search for online health information
– Mobile app to track a healthy eating plan/rehabilitation/mood
– Activity tracker to meet a health or fitness goal
– Social media forum to discuss a health topic
– Digital game to promote your own physical activity
– Your experiences with My Health Record
– Having had a ‘Telehealth’ appointment with a doctor
This essay brings together your learnings over the whole semester. It will help you to think about,
approach and appreciate technology’s impact on health and wellbeing. It is designed to give you the
opportunity to bring together what you now know about digital health and what you have learnt
throughout the semester.
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Structure of your essay:
Using the following sub-headings to layout your final essay will help you.
Cover Page – start with including the standard student declaration cover page
Sub-heading Description
1. The Health/Wellbeing Context (your
introduction)
What was your health or wellbeing challenge?
2. My Goal (argument of the essay) What was your goal for your health/wellness?
Why and how did you think technology would
help you to achieve your goal?
3. My Chosen Digital Health Technology
(main idea 1)
What digital health technology did you chose?
Why?
Describe this technology– what it is?
How does it work?
How does it help people’s health?
4. How I Engaged with it (main idea 2) How did you engage with this digital health
technology to meet your health goal?
Did it meet your expectations (yes/no)?
Why? (was the outcome positive or negative)?
5. Digital Trust (main idea 3) If you were to have a discussion with someone
else who was thinking of using the same type of
technology as part of their health journey, what
would they need to consider from a digital trust
perspective?
How would you advise them? (what does the
literature say about positive or negative
outcomes?
Quality? is it safe?
What are the privacy/security/confidentiality
considerations?
Are there any ethical issues to be aware of?
(cultures, vulnerable populations, research)
6. Conclusion The conclusion brings together all the main
points of the essay
7. References Your essay should incorporate research, be sure
to give credit to each source using in-text
citations and a references page (APA 6th style
Format)
Using the sub-headings and descriptions above as your guide, Assignment 3 requires you to think
about how digital health is used, can or cannot be used, in the real-world. You need to think critically
about your experiences and what you have learned through this semester. Your assignment should
be supported by correctly citing and referencing literature you have read (APA 6th style).
‘Critical thinking seeks to identify reliable information and make reliable judgements. It
encompasses mindset and skills, both of which can be developed through an understanding
of key concepts, practice and application’.
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Your ability to identify, analyse, reflect, evaluate and reason on the good and bad of different
aspects of digital health – critically assess technology for health is an important skill. It will help to
ensure that the future of digital health is evidence-based, no matter what you choose to study and
career to pursue.
You will need to cite and reference all sources throughout your essay; demonstrating that you were
informed by the literature and you collected relevant evidence to support (or, disprove) your
experiences. Plagiarism, cut and paste, and paraphrasing is not be tolerated. Nor, will re-using any
work you have submitted for previous assignments (As a general rule, approximately 1 reference per
100 words is expected).
This assessment is completed in two parts.
• Peer Review Feedback (ungraded)- In Week 10 tutorial
We are strong advocates for providing feedback ‘as-you-go’ opportunities for students to improve
their understanding and skills. We are also a strong advocate for giving students the opportunity to
review and feedback each other’s work. This is a skill our students will take with them into their
future careers and work practices. In this assignment we have combined both opportunities. As
outlined above, in your Week 10 tutorial, you will be asked to read, discuss and provide feedback on
the work of at least one peer and you will receive similar feedback.
For the week 10 tutorial, you should bring along an outline plan for your essay, the ‘story’ that you
would like to tell about your experiences using the particular technology for health/wellness activity,
or healthcare. Your outline should short, no more than 100-150 words in length, preferably in the
form of dot points. You should cover what you intend to expand on in your final submission. Aim for
no more than 5-6 key dot points. For example
o The Health/Wellbeing Context ….
o My Goal is …..
o My Chosen Digital Health Technology is….
o How I Engaged with it is/was….
o Digital Trust
…..
…..
…..
……
• You will share your dot points with a peer in your Week 10 tutorial, discuss each other’s ideas
and provide each other with useful feedback to ultimately inform/improve your final essay.
• Final Essay Submission (graded): 1 June by 11.59pm AEST
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Submission Requirements
• Your essay must be submitted via the Canvas unit site through the ‘Assignments’ tab
(Assignment 3) – Turnitin will be used to check for plagiarism
o You must include a cover page (see text below from the standard student
declaration), including the sentence “I declare that in submitting all work for this
assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of
the assessment declaration”.
• The essay should be in one single Microsoft Word document and should be written in 12
point font size and should use 1.15 line spacing between each line
• Word count does not include cover page, reference list, any appendices, and tables or
figures (if any).
• Penalties may be applied for significantly exceeding the word limit – words significantly
beyond the limit will not receive marks.
o The standard procedure is that essays will be marked up to the specified word count
only.
• The essay is worth 30% of your final HEA10004 mark.
• Late Penalty: 10% per day. Submissions more than 5 days late will receive zero marks
• Do not email the assessment to either the unit convenor or tutor.
• Keep a backup of your submission. If your essay goes astray, for whatever reason, you will
be required to reproduce it.
• Pages of the assessment should have footers which include your name, student ID, unit
code, assessment title and page numbers.
• It is expected that all work submitted, will have been edited for spelling, grammar and
clarity.
Referencing
The submission must be in APA 6th style.
https://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/referencing/
(as a general rule, approximately 1 reference per 100 words is expected)
Assignment 3 Cover Sheet: Student Declaration
I declare that:
• This assessment does not contain any material that has previously been submitted for
assessment at this or any other university, except where authorised by the convenor
concerned and where acknowledgement is made in the text;
• I alone have produced this original piece of work and no part has been completed by any
other student.
• I have read and understood the avoiding plagiarism guidelines and no part of this work has
been copied or paraphrased from any other source except where this has been clearly
acknowledged in the body of the assessment and included in the reference list.
• I have retained a copy of this assessment that can be produced in the event of it becoming
lost or damaged.
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Signature
Marking Criteria
The rubric at the end of this document will be used to assess your work.
Extensions and Late Submission
Please reread the section on extensions and late submission in the Unit Outline.
Plagiarism
Please reread the section on plagiarism in the Unit Outline.
Assessment Help
If you have any queries or concerns you may discuss them with the convenor and/or tutor via the
Canvas discussion board in the appropriate discussion forum or if of a personal nature by email.
Technical Help
Technical assistance can be obtained from the Swinburne Service Desk: servicedesk@swin.edu.au or
(03) 9214 5000.
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Marking Criteria Rubric – Digital Trust Essay (30% of overall grade)
Achievement/ Criteria Fail (NN) <50% Pass (PP) 50-59% Credit (CR) 60-69% Distinction (DN) 70-
79%
High Distinction (HD)
80-100%
Health Context and Goal
How well are these identified and
described in the context of
technology?
(20 marks)
Context not identified.
Unsatisfactory.
Little or no identification of a
goal
Basic context
identification
a goal provided
Good context provided
Clear identification of a goal
Makes a reasonable attempt to
elaborate and link health context and
goal
Description of why technology was
considered to support the goal is
under-developed
Solid in-depth context
provided
Solid identification of a
goal provided
Link between the two is
very well described
Solid description of why
technology was
considered to support
the goal
Excellent context
provided
Solid identification of
a goal provided
Critical discussion of
health context and
goal
Critical argument for
why technology was
considered
Highlights various
perspectives and
factors that impacted
decision-making
The Technology
and Engagement
Description of the chosen
technology and how it was
engaged with
(20 marks)
Unsatisfactory description of
the chosen technology
Basic description of
the chosen technology
Little discussion of
how it was engaged
with to achieve the
health goal
Good description of the chosen
technology
Good discussion of how it was
engaged with to achieve the health
goal
Solid description of the
chosen technology
Solid discussion of it
was engaged with to
achieve the health goal
Provides a clear linkage
between the
technology used and
the outcome
Excellent description
of the chosen
technology
Excellent discussion of
how it was engaged
with to achieve the
health goal
Provides clear linkage
between the
technology used and
the outcome;
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Shows critical
appreciation of
technology use by
demonstrating varying
viewpoints and
considerations
Digital Trust
Demonstrates critical thinking
(identifies, analyses, reflects,
evaluates and reasons)
rregarding several digital trust
related issues related to the topic
(35 marks)
Unsatisfactory Demonstrates
lack of critical thinking regarding
digital trust related factors.
Little or no identification of
digital trust factors
Basic demonstration of
critical thinking
regarding digital trust
related factors.
Basic identification of
some digital trust
factors
Good demonstration of critical
thinking regarding digital trust related
factors.
Good demonstration and appreciation
of several factors, including ethics,
privacy, security, and evidence of
impact
Complete
demonstration of
critical thinking
regarding digital trust
related factors.
Deep appreciation of all
factors, including:
ethics, privacy, security,
and evidence of impact
by linking them back to
context being discussed
Complete
demonstration of
critical thinking
regarding digital trust
related factors.
In-depth appreciation
of all factors,
including:
ethics, privacy,
security, and evidence
of impact;
Presents a critical
argument for and
against digital trust
factors
Evidence
(citation and references)
Ability to source and use
evidence appropriately
(10 marks)
Unsatisfactory
references/supporting sources
not provided
Basic use of
referencing/supporting
sources (less than 5)
Numerous errors or
omissions in citations
and referencing
Good use of referencing/supporting
sources (less than 7);
Some errors or omissions in citations
and referencing
Solid use of
referencing/supporting
sources (less than 10);
Minimal errors or
omissions in citations
and referencing
Excellent use of
references/supporting
sources (between 10-
15)
Sources are from very
credible sources
relevant to the topic;
Referencing is strong
and free of
errors/omissions
Writing
(quality and clarity)
Unsatisfactory writing Basic writing Good writing
Some grammar, punctuation, spelling,
and formatting errors.
Solid writing Excellent writing
Skilfully written,
logical flow; presents
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Ability to communicate clearly in
writing
(10 marks)
Significant grammar,
punctuation, spelling, and
formatting errors
Numerous grammar,
punctuation, spelling,
and formatting errors.
Minimal grammar,
punctuation, spelling,
and formatting errors.
a well-constructed
post; Excellent
grammar, and
sentence structure.
Online engagement and
participation throughout the 12
week unit
(5 marks)
Unsatisfactory
No engagement and
participation
Basic engagement and
participation (1-3
interactions)
Attended few tutorials
Little contribution to
Peer Led-Discussion
boards
Some engagement and participation
(3-5 interactions)
Attended some tutorials
Some meaningful contribution to Peer
Led-Discussion boards
Good engagement and
participation (6-8)
Attended most tutorials
Meaningful
contribution to Peer
Led-Discussion boards
Excellent engagement
and participation (8 or
more)
Attended all tutorials
Excellent, Meaningful
and supportive
contribution to Peer
Led-Discussion boards