Coursework 2
Word limit: 2500 words
Deadline: 30th November 6:00pm
South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world (Satoh & Boyer, 2019). The
rates of HIV among adolescent girls and young women aged between 15 – 24 are
disproportionally high within the population (Dellar, Dlamini and Karim. 2015). Identify two
or three key policies have been put into practice in this country and critically evaluate how
they have been implemented to reduce the impact of this infection among women aged 15- 24
years old.
References
Satoh, S., & Boyer, E. (2019). HIV in South Africa. The Lancet, 394(10197), 467.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31634-4
Dellar, R.C., Dlamini, S. & Karim, Q.A. 2015, “Adolescent girls and young women: key
populations for HIV epidemic control”, Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 18.
Module Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
✅ Critically analyse how national politics and policy making is influenced by globalisation
and demographic change; and the impact these have on local decision-making about service
delivery and resource allocation.
✅ Critically review the leadership challenges in implementing policy changes at a local
level, including marketing and communicating the changes internally and externally
✅ Critically evaluate how the implementation of policy is sustained through governance and
regulatory mechanisms in local organisations
✅ Examine and evaluate local responses to national and international policy drivers and
critically discuss the tensions which can arise when policy is translated into practice.
Outstanding consideration of two or three key policies and an evaluation of the data Able to
consider the policies in relation to the above terms, critical reflection evident and supported by
appropriate literature Wide evidence of reading beyond essential reading list, Able to consider
unintended consequences of policy outcomes Thorough understanding of the differences between
factors associated with compliance with policy such as socioeconomic or cultural
Submission guidance:
1. Your limit does allow for +/- 10% words in length. The limit includes words used in tables, graphs,
charts and diagrams, but excludes the front cover, the table of contents, references list and
appendices. If you exceed the +/- 10% word limit you may receive a 10% penalty on your coursework
mark
2. The front cover page – see appendix 1 for the template.
3. The type font should be Arial and the font size for the body of the text 12 point.
4. One and a half (1.5) line spacing must be used.
5. All pages should be numbered consecutively, in the footer on the right.
6. Your student number should be in the footer on the left.
7. References, citations and quotations should be in Coventry University APA 7th Edition only
(https://libguides.coventry.ac.uk/apa) 8. Any diagrams, tables, photographic images etc. sh