In that file I need only portfolio 1 solution which consists of 10%, and please follow APA referencing guidelines. Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 (zero) marks where relevant.

All assessment items must focus on the topics given in the specifications for each item. Any assessment items outside the required topic may be awarded 0 (zero) marks. All portfolio items require students to write about your views, reflections and/or experiences from a personal viewpoint. Therefore, all items must be written in first person unless other requirements are stated in a portfolio item. Various written communication conventions have been discussed in the unit content and you should follow the writing styles appropriate for each assessment item. Do NOT simply write in ‘conversational’ style even when writing in ‘first person’ perspective.

The length of each submission must be within the recommended range. If the submission significantly exceeds the maximum word count or the page length the marker will stop marking. If you use Track Changes when writing your submissions, you must ensure that the submitted document is the final and correct version of the document. That is, if your submitted document contains Track Changes or Comments or any other editing marks it may be awarded 0 (zero) marks. It is your responsibility to submit the final and correct version of your Portfolio items. Files that are auto-submitted will not be reverted to draft status except in extenuating circumstances. It is your responsibility not to leave draft assessments in Moodle at the due date and time if the files are not ready to be submitted for marking.

Formatting and Structure: Each portfolio item should demonstrate a logical flow of discussion, and be free from typographical, spelling and grammatical errors. They should be prepared in MS-Word (or equivalent) using 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing and margins of 2.54 cm. Check each assessment page for any other specific requirements. Students may use separate title/cover pages for each submission. Cover/title pages are not considered as a part of the word or page length.

Submission: Submit each file individually into Moodle using the appropriate Portfolio links in the Assessment block for Assessment item 4 on the Moodle Unit website. Please note there should be four (4) files submitted; one file for each portfolio item. Be sure to check that the correct file is submitted for each portfolio item. The due date for this assignment is in different Weeks: Portfolio_1 is due at 4:00 pm on Friday of Week 7 Portfolios 2, 3 and 4 are due at 4:00 pm on Friday of Week 12.

All uploaded documents must be fully submitted for marking. At the due date of the assessment Moodle will auto-submit files that have been uploaded and left as a draft. However, any files uploaded after the due date must be manually submitted. This means that if you have been granted an extension or are uploading a late assessment (after the due date) you must complete the Moodle submission process. Further details on completing the submission process are available via the ‘Moodle Help for Students’ link in the Support block of your Moodle website.

Marking criteria - For each reference: One or both of the references will NOT be graded if either of them is: a reference that was provided for PA3 assessment, not directly relevant to the report topic for the current term, older than 5 years (before 2013 - see report requirements, all references must be from 2013 and onwards), or not an academic reference (not a peer reviewed journal and/or conference article). If the references are not uploaded to Moodle that will also result in 0 marks. Common criteria (0.5 marks) - Grammatically correct annotation with no spelling mistakes, Well-structured annotation in a single paragraph for each reference - easy to read and understand, Within the recommended length for each reference and submitted as an MS-Word file.

Each annotation and recommendation will be marked as follows: Annotation (3 marks) Correctly formatted academic reference in CQU APA style (0.75 mark), Summary of reference, in 1 to 2 sentences (0.25 marks) Evaluation of author credentials, in 1 or 2 sentences (0.25 marks) Summary of key findings and themes, in 2 - 3 sentences (0.5 marks) Explanation of how research has been conducted for this paper, in 1 or 2 sentences (0.25 marks) Evaluation of the reference – usefulness and limitations of this reference for your report, in 3 - 4 sentences (1 mark).

Recommendation (1.75 marks) - Correctly formatted recommendation as per the Report Writing Guidelines from Week 6 (0.75 marks) Quality of the recommendation – relevance to the finding/conclusion in your annotation and to your Report Topic for the current term. That is, the recommendation makes sense in light of what was written in the annotation (1 mark). Notes: This assessment should NOT be written in first person perspective. Write in the third person perspective. See example in the Week 3 PPT for Annotated Bibliographies and the Week 6 Report Writing Guidelines for Recommendations. Each annotation should be approximately 150 – 200 words but comply with the requirements for the number of sentences. Each recommendation should be concise and no more than 40 – 50 words (maximum length).