Word limit: maximum 1200 words (includes reference list)
Presentation requirements: Written – submit word.doc / pdf / text.
Learning objectives
The process of developing an effective essay involves understanding academic questions, organising information and arguments, research and integration of sources. Through this task you will learn and employ techniques to generate ideas, and structure argumentation; to Develop research skills in relation to primary, secondary and tertiary sources, both in hard copy and online sources and to develop professional practice in the skills of referencing, quoting, paraphrasing, and the avoidance of plagiarism.
Information / Instructions:
Write a short academic essay 1200 words maximum – (includes reference list) in response to the following question:
“Is the Western Australian government’s response to increased shark attacks (the shark cull) an example of a moral panic?”
In lectures and tutorials from week 2 to week 6 we will be exploring the basic structure of an essay you can follow in relation to this question as well as the theory of moral panics on which it is based. You will need to complete the research and reading to develop the argument, and to include references in support of the positions you take in the essay. The main elements of the essay we will work on in this task are the introduction and conclusion, summary of a theory, contrast of arguments, academic language and referencing conventions.
