SSC312 Assessment 002

 SSC312 Assessment Substance Use and Society January 2020 Cohort

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SSC312 Assessment Substance Use and Society January 2020 Cohort. SSC312 Assessment 002
Create a 20 slide (guided word length 1500 words) PowerPoint to be submitted on during the
assessment week in May; satisfying the following: Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Knowledge
1. Understanding of the physical, psychological, pharmacological, legal and social contexts and
consequences of substance use.
2. Knowledge of preventative and intervention strategies in place with regard to substance
misuse
3. An evaluation of current theories of problematic substance use.
Skills
4. Demonstrate independent writing skills using academic resources, research and references.
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Choose one of the following questions to answer:
Please note: the question you choose has to be different from the one you
focused your assignment 001 essay on – we will check this!
1. There is inherently a strong relationship between drugs
and crime. Critically analyse this statement to explore the complexities of the drugscrime nexus.
2. Drugs have been used for Centuries. What is new is that we’ve defined and redefined it
as social, cultural, political and economic conditions have prevailed and changed.
Explore this statement with reference to drug trends and meanings within a sociocultural context.
3. Choose a drug or type of drug. Explore the nature of dependency and the options of
intervention, critically engaging with the debates around their efficacy.
Please note, your PowerPoint should contain valid academic references, if
you wish to embed brief video clips, diagrams and illustrations (make sure
you acknowledge the source) in the presentation you can do. The
PowerPoint should not exceed 20 slides and should be equivalent to a 20
minute presentation

 SSC312 Assessment Substance Use and Society January 2020 Cohort

Relevant Assessment Criteria is given within the module guide and can be
accessed through the following link:

https://docushare.sunderland.ac.uk/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document7861/

Assessment Regulations For further information regarding Assessment Regulations,
extenuating circumstances or extensions and academic integrity, please refer to your Programme
Handbook on the University of Sunderland in London information page onCanvas.
Reading List
Please access your reading list from the library website. To access it, please go to
https://moduleresources.sunderland.ac.uk/ and search for your module.
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Submission guidelines
There are currently two steps that you need to follow to ensure that you successfully submit your
work for marking. Your submission links will become available approximately 3 weeks prior to your
submission deadline, along with detailed instructions on how to submit your assignment, but in the
meantime please feel free to also watch this Assignment Submission Instructions video.
Grading
You will be marked in accordance to the University of Sunderland assessment criteria attached
below. The assessment criteria covers; Relevance, Knowledge, Analysis, Argument andStructure,
Critical Evaluation, Presentation, Reference to Literature.

By admin in Essays on May 14, 2020