Unit: NUR5327 – Management and leadership in healthcare practice – S1 2025 | 27 May 2025
Assessment 3 – Essay: Assessment 3 Essay rubric
Learning Objective 5:
Differentiate drivers for
change and proactively lead
health professional
responses to changing and
dynamic environments
Fails to
identify a
clear planned
change or
does not link
it to the
strategic plan.
0 to 7 points
Identifies a
planned
change, but
the link to the
organisation’s
strategic plan
is weak or
unclear, with
minimal
analysis of the
drivers for
change.
8 to 9 points
Identifies a
planned
change and
attempts to
link it to the
organisation’s
strategic plan,
but the
analysis may
be superficial
or incomplete.
10 to 10
points
Effectively
identifies a
planned
change and
links it to the
organisation’s
strategic plan,
with a clear
understanding
of the drivers
for change
11 to 12
points
Effectively
identifies a
planned
change and
links it to the
organisation’s
strategic plan,
with a clear
understanding
of the drivers
for change
13 to 15
points
Learning Objective 6:
Critique commonly used
strategies for strategic
planning and operational
implementation in
particular healthcare
workplace contexts
No
meaningful
critique or
connection to
the
organisation’s
strategic
planning and i
mplementatio
n process
0 to 7 points
Provides a
superficial
critique of the
change
process with
minimal
connection to
the
organisation’s
strategic
planning or im
plementation.
8 to 9 points
Offers a basic
critique of the
planning and i
mplementatio
n, with limited
depth in
linking the
change to the
organisation’s
strategic goals
10 to 10
points
Provides a
solid critique
of the
strategic
planning and i
mplementatio
n process,
linking the
change to
organisational
goals with
some analysis
of its impact.
11 to 12
points
Critically
evaluates the
strategic
planning and
operational im
plementation
of the change,
clearly
demonstrating
how the
strategies
align with the
organisational
goals and
healthcare
context.
13 to 15
points
Learning Objective 7:
Recommend techniques
related to enhancing
interdisciplinary
No or
irrelevant reco
mmendations
Recommendat
ions are vague
or unclear,
Provides
general
techniques for
Recommends
suitable
techniques for
Recommends
highly
relevant and
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engagement that can be used
in health professional
leadership and management
situations
for interdiscip
linary
engagement or
no clear link
to leadership
in healthcare.
0 to 7 points
with minimal
relevance to
the change or
leadership in
healthcare
8 to 9 points
interdisciplina
ry engagement
but may lack
clear
application to
the specific
change or
leadership
within the
organisational
context.
10 to 10
points
enhancing inte
rdisciplinary
engagement,
clearly linking
them to the
change and
leadership
within the
healthcare
context.
11 to 12
points
practical
techniques for
enhancing inte
rdisciplinary
engagement,
demonstrating
leadership in
aligning these
strategies with
the
organisation’s
goals and the
change
process.
13 to 15
points
Learning Objective 8:
Distinguish between
leadership and management
principles to influence
health services and
professional organisations
to enhance the voice of
health professionals in
improving the quality of
service delivery and health
policy development
No clear
distinction
between
leadership and
management
principles, or
no focus on
their role in
the change
process or
organisational
strategy
0 to 7 points
Makes a
weak or
incomplete
distinction
between
leadership and
management
principles,
with little
focus on how
they applied
to the change
process or
strategic goals
Makes a weak
or incomplete
distinction
between
leadership and
management
principles,
with little
focus on how
they applied
to the change
process or
strategic goals
Distinguishes
leadership and
management
principles but
with limited
analysis of
their
application in
the change
process or
their influence
on the
organisation’s
strategy.
10 to 10
points
Clearly
distinguishes
between
leadership and
management
principles and
applies them
to the planned
change,
showing a
good
understanding
of their
impact on
healthcare
services and
organisational
strategy.
11 to 12
points
Provides an
insightful and
thorough
analysis of
how
leadership and
management
principles
were applied
during the
change
process,
demonstrating
their role in
influencing
the healthcare
service and
aligning with
the
organisation’s
strategic plan
13 to 15
points
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8 to 9 points
Learning Objective 9:
Evaluate the
implementation of a specific
management and leadership
strategy in the conduct of
health professional work
No
meaningful
evaluation of
the change
process or
outcomes;
lacks critical
analysis.
0 to 7 points
Provides a
superficial
evaluation
with limited
detail on the
role played,
challenges,
strategies, or
outcomes.
8 to 9 points
Provides a
basic
evaluation of
the change
process, but
the analysis
may lack
depth in areas
such as
challenges or
outcomes,
with minimal
critical
reflection.
10 to 10
points
Offers a welldeveloped
evaluation of
the change im
plementation,
addressing the
role played,
strategies,
challenges,
and outcomes
with some
critical
reflection.
11 to 12
points
Provides a
detailed,
critical
evaluation of
the implement
ation of the
planned
change,
including the
role played,
strategies
used,
challenges
faced, and the
impact of the
change on the
organisation
and its
strategic
goals.
13 to 15
points
Literature and evidence
base Key elements: Finding
and selecting appropriate
sources Citing ideas
effectively APA style used.
The majority
of the
references
cited lack
credibility,
reliability or
relevance.
Citations are
mostly absent.
Style is not
APA or APA
style is not
correctly used.
0 to 7 points
Key points in
the response
are supported
by relevant,
credible
sources. Other
ideas need
further
referencing.
More than a
third of
references are
from outdated
or low-quality
sources.
Citations are
mostly placed
All key points,
and some
additional
ideas are
supported by
relevant,
credible
sources. Some
ideas do not
have any
appropriate
citations. App
roximately a
quarter of
sources cited
have limited
credibility or
Most points in
the argument
are informed
by relevant,
credible and
reliable
literature. A
few sources (1
or 2) lack
credibility or
relevance.
Citations are
mostly placed
near the
information
being
referenced,
Response
makes
effective use
of a wide
range of
relevant,
credible and
reliable
sources to
inform the
argument
throughout.
Citations are
appropriately
placed to help
the reader
learn more
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at the end of
paragraphs,
rather than
next to the
specific
information to
which they
relate. APA
style is mainly
correctly used.
8 to 9 points
relevance.
Around half
of the
citations are
well placed,
but others are
separated
from the
information to
which they
refer. APA
style is
correctly used.
10 to 10
points
but the
placement
leads to
ambiguity in a
few places.
APA style is
correctly used.
11 to 12
points
about key
ideas. APA
style is
correctly used
13 to 15
points
Formatting and Structure.
Disorganised
or poorly
formatted;
multiple issues
with grammar,
spelling, or
punctuation.
0 to 4 points
Structure and
formatting are
unclear, with
significant
issues in flow,
and several
errors in
grammar,
spelling, or
punctuation.
5 to 5 points
Work is
adequately
structured
with minor
issues in flow
or formatting;
some
grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation
errors.
6 to 6 points
Wellstructured
work, with
appropriate
flow and
headings.
Minor errors
in grammar,
spelling, or
punctuation.
7 to 7 points
Excellent
structure, with
a clear, logical
flow of ideas,
appropriate
use of
headings, and
professional
formatting.
No errors in
grammar,
spelling, or
punctuation.
8 to 10 points
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