Assessment Task One is broken into two separate but linked sections.

Section 1) Argue your understanding of the concept of community, and how that links to the academic literature and to the views of your fellow students.

Section 2) Argue your understanding of the concept of community resilience, and how that links to the academic literature and to the views of your fellow students.

Therefore, the assessment task is based on your engagement with the unit content, the broader academic literature and the posts you and your fellow students make to the activity forums. In your response to each section, you will need to incorporate ideas from two activity posts: one of your own posts plus at least one from another student in the group. As such:

Section 1) Using your own forum post(s) as a basis, you will argue for your understanding of the concept of community and state how that links to the broader academic literature and to what at least one other post from the group says.

Section 2) Using your own forum post(s) as a basis, you will argue for your understanding of the concept of community resilience and state how that links to the broader literature and to what at least one other post from the group says.

Note: You may utilise the forum post of your fellow students to support your view or you may utilise it to contrast with your view. A copy of the selected forum posts must be included as a separate section. Sections 1) and 2) combined will be up to 1000 words (approximately), not including the copy of the forum posts. The copy of the forum posts is therefore in addition to the 1000 words (approximately). Importantly, your response must be supported by appropriate literature.

Presentation Guidelines

Assessment one is submitted via Moodle. You are free to present the response in a written format that best suits you, however, you must respond to each requirement (up to approximately 1000 words in total, excluding forum posts). The submitted response must include as a minimum:

a) Title page


b) Response to concept of community

c) Response to the concept of community resilience

d) Direct copy of the forum posts being utilised (NOT included in word count)

Note: your response must be supported with appropriate literature

The assessment criteria for this unit are in the form of a detailed rubric, which is available from the Moodle site.

However, broadly you will be assessed on:

· Knowledge of the concept of community and community resilience

· Application of knowledge and skills in relation to the concept of community and community resilience

· Communication and presentation

Through assessment task two you will explore the notion of safety and education, and more particularly safety and education in relation to a group or geographical location you choose. As such, assessment task two is broken into three separate but linked sections.

Section 1) A group from the community and/ or a geographical location (which you select).

Section 2) A real-life safety and education activity or campaign (which you select).

Section 3) The alignment (or otherwise) of the chosen safety and education activity to the chosen group and/ or location.

The assessment task is based on your engagement with the unit content and broader academic literature relevant to your choices. As such:

Section 1) To set the scene, firstly, you will identify and provide an overview of the community group and/ or geographical location you have selected. This will include characteristics or attributes specific to the group or location and as a result, any needs particular to these. In terms of the needs, these will be those that impact or influence community safety and education, for example (but not limited to), particular language or cultural needs.

Section 2) You will then analyse and provide an overview of the real-life safety and education activity you have chosen.

Section 3) Finally, you will comment on the alignment (or not) between the safety and education activity and the characteristics of the chosen group and/ or location plus provide a list of recommendations for its change. For example, if your analysis of the group revealed specific language or cultural needs, you will comment if these have been met by the safety and education activity or not, and what needs to change to ensure that it does.

Assessment task two informs assessment task three, where you will implement your list of changes to the activity or campaign, so please carefully consider your choices.

Presentation Guidelines:

Assessment task two is submitted via Moodle. You are free to present the response in a written format that best suits you, however, you must respond to each requirement (up to approximately 2000 words in total). The submitted response must include as a minimum:

a) Title page

b) Chosen community group and/ or geographical location

c) Chosen community safety and education activity or campaign

d) Alignment between the group and/ or location and the activity plus list of recommendations for change

Note: your response must be supported with appropriate literature.

The assessment criteria for this unit are in the form of a detailed rubric, which is available from the Moodle site.

Broadly, you will be assessed on:

· Knowledge of community safety and education

· Skills in community safety and education

· Application of knowledge and skills in community safety and education

· Communication and presentation of knowledge and skills

This assessment task asks you to reflect on contemporary perspectives related to community safety and education, the design of safety and education activities and the ways in which you can work collaboratively to enhance the effectiveness of community-based activities.

Utilising the real-life safety and education activity or campaign you discussed in assessment task two, you will re-design the activity or campaign to better meet the needs of your chosen community group and/ or geographical location. You will then plan for its relaunch.

Your final submission will, therefore, consist of three sections, including:

Section 1) Copy of the re-designed activity or campaign (annotated so that the changes can be clearly identified);

Section 2) Copy of the implementation plan for the re-designed activity; and

Section 3) Rationale to support the re-design and implementation choices.

The rationale must be supported by appropriate literature and importantly make a summary statement about how the re-designed activity or campaign and the implementation plan contribute to building community resilience.

The community safety and education activity you produce must be suitable for use within a group context and plan to be implemented in collaboration with a group. The implementation plan must therefore clearly articulate this collaboration. For example, what steps you plan to be taken and who will be involved in those steps.

The re-designed activity or campaign may take any form and consist of a single resource or a small series of resources.

Presentation Guidelines:

Assessment three is submitted via Moodle. You are free to construct the response in a style that best suits you, however, you must respond to each requirement. For example, your response may be a written report or a combination of a written report, oral presentation, such as a video or audio podcast or another mode that you negotiate directly with me. The submitted assessment will, therefore, include as a minimum:

a) Title page

b) Copy of the re-designed community safety and education activity or campaign

Note: depending on the format of your activity or campaign, you may need to submit this assessment in multiple parts, for example, if your activity or campaign utilises technology such as video or audio files. You may submit these as a separate file and annotate your written response accordingly.

c) Copy of the implementation plan for the re-designed activity or campaign

d) Rationale for the re-design plus for the implementation of the re-designed activity or campaign. Your rationale will therefore include a discussion of the:

- Nature of the activity or campaign, and its aim and or purpose

- Specific aspects of the re-designed activity that were chosen to meet the needs of the chosen group and / or geographical location

- Specific aspects of the implementation plan chosen to support a collaborative approach to the safety and education activity

- How the re-designed activity and the implementation plan contribute to building community resilience

Note: The rationale [section d] must be supported by appropriate literature (up to approximately 2000 words in total).

The assessment criteria for this unit are in the form of a detailed rubric, which is available from the Moodle site.

Broadly, you will be assessed on:

· Knowledge of community safety and education

· Skills in community safety and education

· Application of knowledge and skills in community safety and education

· Communication and presentation of knowledge and skills