Debate topics

1. This last group can have either of the following debate questions:
a) Professionalism: Nurses Unvaccinated against covid cannot work in clinical
practice.
b) Professionalism: Health care professionals found guilty of professional
misconduct should be de-registered for life.
2. Public Health: Governments must introduce legislation to ban the sale of
nutritionally-poor food
3. Public Health: Covid 19 should not stop birthing partners accompanying
women in labour

4. Beginning of Life: Pre-natal screening is a form of eugenics

5. End of Life: People with a history of criminal activity should be denied organ
transplantation.

6. Research Ethics: Participation in health care research should be mandatory for

all citizens

7. Women’s Health: Women should never smoke in pregnancy

8. Quality versus quantity of life: A nurse should support a patient to choose

treatment that will prolong life, no matter the quality.
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Content
Knowledge HD DI CR PASS NN
Individual Mark
Quality of All arguments are Most arguments Most arguments Some arguments Arguments lack
informed by are informed by are informed by are informed by support from
Research & credible, well- credible, well- credible academic credible academic academic or
credibility of chosen academic chosen academic literature, &/or literature, &/or professional sources
sources literature, &/or literature &/ or professional codes professional codes
professional professional codes & standards, &/or & standards, &/or
codes & & standards, &/or unit content unit content
10% standards, &/ or unit content
unit content

Critical Evidence of Evidence of sound Evidence of Evidence of Evidence of limited

sophisticated level of critical competent level satisfactory level level of critical
thinking, level of critical thinking, of critical thinking, of critical thinking, thinking, reasoning
reasoning, thinking, reasoning & reasoning & reasoning & & evaluation.
defense and reasoning, evaluation. evaluation. evaluation. Arguments are
evaluation of defense & Arguments are Arguments are Arguments are confused/ off topic
evaluation. strong & well logical & well logical
arguments Arguments are defended defended
20% cogent & well
defended

Audience Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is

articulate & well- articulate & well- articulate & well- articulate & unclear/
engagement modulated. modulated. modulated. audible. Presenter unintelligible. Very
and oratory skill Presenter is very Presenter is Presenter is occasionally limited/ no
5% confident with confident with the confident with the makes engagement with
the material. No material. No material. Minimal appropriate eye class. Frequent
errors in errors in errors in contact with the errors in
pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation audience. Minimal pronunciation
errors in
pronunciation

Time Completes Completes debate Completes Completes debate Completes debate

debate within 5 within 5 minutes arguments within within 5 minutes within 5 minutes (2
Management minutes (30 seconds 5 minutes (1 (90 seconds over/ minutes over/
5% over/under) minute over/ under) under)
under)
Team Work The debate is The debate is The debate is The debate is The debate is poorly
organised in a organised in a organised in a organised in a organised: not all
10% logical manner: logical manner: logical manner: logical manner: speakers assume
repetitiveness is repetitiveness is repetitiveness is repetitiveness is responsibility for
avoided, & the avoided, & the avoided, & the avoided, & the their own role;
argument flows argument flows debate ends with debate ends with instances of
succinctly, ending succinctly, ending a comprehensive a conclusion repetitiveness in
with a strong, with a clear & conclusion evidence; poor/ no
comprehensive, comprehensive conclusion provided
& rational conclusion
conclusion