DISABILITY CULTURE PLUNGE

20 points

Overview: 

A culture plunge can be defined as exposure to a culture that is different from our own and, in this class specifically, the culture of disability. For some of you, you may already identify as being familiar with disability culture. If so, you will need to explore an arena of disability culture that you are not as familiar with. For many of you though, this may be your first time interacting or being involved with the disability community. Either way, we are very excited to read about your experiences! It is normal for you to feel nervous, intimidated, or even fearful about this assignment, but we hope that this experience proves to be valuable and memorable and that the impact will transcend beyond your time at SDSU. 

You are required to engage with individuals who identify as being a part of the Disability Community. You are expected to be respectful and thoughtful with the different organizations and people you come across.

This is not an opportunity for you to be inspired by an individual’s ability to do “day-to-day” tasks. It is an opportunity for you to discover how people with disabilities must adapt their lives in order to integrate into their communities. You will be expected to discover what actually “disables” them and what provides them with access. You will discover or enhance your understanding of human connectedness.

Although you may be serving your community at your disability culture plunge event, this is not for the purpose of community service credit. The purpose is to immerse yourself into a culture with which you were previously unfamiliar and to learn from the people of that culture. 

As this is a college level course, the expectation is for you to take the ideas we present in class and see how those concepts apply to people who live this experience daily. 

Important criteria for culture plunges as described in the course syllabus are: 

● The majority or a large proportion of people there identify as someone who is disabled

● This must be a type of experience you’ve never had before

● The plunge takes place after this course begins (credit cannot be given for past experiences)

● You must be focused on qualitative interactions and not on taking notes

● Although the event may be a charity-based event, you are not there out of charity, but out of intrigue and interest in getting to know people with disabilities as equals

● The plunge lasts at least one hour

Ideas for Valuable Culture Plunge Opportunities

You can reference Blackboard for some DCP examples. You are also encouraged to find local organizations in the community that are not listed. 

– Disability and LGBTQIA + organizations

– Disability and the farming community 

– Homeless population and the variety of disabilities represented

– Adults with developmental disabilities 

– Mental Illness and different ethnic groups 

– Deaf and hard-of-hearing community

– Adaptive sports opportunities 

Requirements: 

1. About the Organization/Activity/Event/Person  2.5 points

This portion of the assignment includes background information about the organization: 

a. Name, Location, Date of Culture Plunge, website link (if applicable)

b. Contact information (i.e., website, email, and name of contact person if applicable)

c. A 1-2 paragraph description of what you did during your time at the place or event, and the types of disabilities that were represented at the event. 

2. Reflection     15 Points
Answer each question in 1-2 paragraphs while applying content that was covered in the course. Indicate A, B, C, D, E, and F for each part of this response. Include the question and the answer to each question. 

a. What were your initial biases and stigmas you had before participating in your disability culture plunge activity? How did this experience change your thinking?        2.5 points

b. Explain how this experience relates to the social model of disability and/or the medical model.      2.5 points

c. Name at least 2 other concepts learned in this course and explain how they apply to your Disability Culture Plunge experience?  2.5 points

d. What accommodations or assistive technologies were used or were not used that you think could have been used to foster inclusion and access? 2.5 points

e. How might you see yourself including and contributing to the lives of people with disabilities now and in the future? And how might people with disabilities contribute to your life now and in the future?    2.5 points

f. Describe how you have changed since taking Gen S 420 and how will you put your new knowledge to work in your career and community.  2.5 points

3. 4 Photos   2.5 points
On the fourth page, include all 4 photos. Internet photos are not acceptable. Include the following: 

a. 1 photo of yourself clearly at the event

b. 3 photos of the event*

c. Explanatory caption for each photo
 

*Not all culture plunge experiences are conducive to or appropriate for taking photos of people/participants (although most are completely appropriate). In situations where it’s not appropriate, out of respect for the people at the event, it is okay to take photos of the environment/backs of crowds, event signs, event coordinators (with permission), and other people and things that demonstrate your presence and active participation on the day of the event. 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

A company employs 400 salespeople. Of these, 83 received a bonus last year, 100 attended a special sales training program at the beginning of last year, and 42 both attended the special sales training program and received a bonus. (Note: the bonus was based totally on sales performance.)

a)  What proportion of the 400 salespeople received a bonus last year?

b)  What proportion of the 400 salespeople attended the special sales training program at the beginning of last year?

c)  What proportion of the 400 salespeople both attended the special sales training program and received a bonus?

d)  What proportion of the salespeople who attended the special sales training program received a bonus?

e)  Based on your answers to parts a and d, does the special sales training program seem to have been effective? Explain your answer.

Remember to submit your work following the file naming convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx. Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it will automatically append.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

Note that in this course, due to the nature of the assignments, you are permitted to use first person, such as: “I, Me”, in all assignments and discussion posts.   

1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.

2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

3. Consider the course discussions so far and any insights gained from it.

4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources if needed, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.

Assignment:

Three-part APA Paper….  ALL papers require strict APA formatting with title page, introductory paragraph to tell the reader what will be covered and the purpose of the paper, discussion on the assignment(s), APA headings, a conclusion paragraph to sum up the highlights of the paper, and a references page with references listed for every in text citation.  Note that headings in APA do not include articles such as “Part 1” , “Module 2”, or the name of the course.  Headings/titles are to reflect the topic that is being covered. 

Part 1: Reflect on how those experiences from the Discussion Post impact your nursing practice now?

Part 2: Discuss what ageing biases you have witnessed &/or perpetrated.

Part 3: Create a community education plan to address ageing bias.

The assignment should be written in an APA-formatted essay. The essay should be at least 1500 words in length and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided materials.

Develop a 7-page process improvement plan for a provided scenario or a business and process of your choice, using data to support your recommendations.

Introduction

This portfolio work project, a process improvement plan, will help you demonstrate competencies in process documentation, process analysis, and process improvement. 

Scenario

For this assessment, choose either Option 1 or Option 2. You do not need to do both. You will apply one of these scenarios in the Requirements below. Both options will be graded using the same scoring guide.

Option 1

Wild Dog Coffee Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a wide selection of espresso products, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by adding an additional location. While different menu items may be tested at the new location, the espresso beverage preparation process will remain exactly the same. The company wants to ensure that the espresso beverage preparation process is documented and refined before the move. 

Option 2

Select a business and process of your choosing. Note: It is recommended that you use the same business for each assessment in this course. Before choosing a company, read all three of the assessments thoroughly to ensure the following:

The company fits the assessment requirements and you have access to the information needed to complete the assessment.

The business information is disclosed in the assessment for faculty’s reference.

You can distribute the business data without disclosing confidential information.

Your Role

Option 1 

You are one of three owners of Wild Dog Coffee Company. Your background is primarily in operations. Your business partners’ backgrounds are in marketing and sales. While they are working on the external aspects of the business that will bring customers in, you are focused on making the internal customer-facing processes as efficient as possible. You are preparing an analysis and recommendations that will help manage a core process improvement for the successful opening of a second location. 

Option 2

Your boss, a director, has tasked you with a process improvement project. She is relying on you to prepare an analysis and recommendations that can be presented to the executive team of the company. 

Requirements

Include the following in your process improvement plan:

Assess the steps for a selected process.

Develop a flowchart showing the process’ steps. You may include as many steps as are relevant for your selected scenario.

If using Wild Dog Coffee Company, show the steps for preparing an espresso beverage (for example, latté, cappuccino); there are two steps that must be included: (1) order is submitted and (2) beverage is handed to the customer. Hint: You may want to visit a local coffee shop to observe the beverage preparation process.

Prepare a procedure documenting the selected process. At a minimum, the procedure must document the following for your selected process:

Metrics. Identify at least two metrics that will be useful in determining how well the new process is performing. Be sure to identify the target value of the metric and how you will measure it. 

For Wild Dog Coffee Company, it could be how well the beverage preparation process is performing. A third metric is already identified for you: order delivery time. (This is the time between when the order is submitted and the time the beverage is handed to the customer.)

Procedure. This section describes each step of the process.

For Wild Dog Coffee Company, your procedure should be titled, “Espresso Beverage Preparation Process.” Be sure to include order submittal and handing the beverage to the customer as part of the procedure.

Purpose (of the procedure). This section describes what the procedure is intended to do.

Analyze data for process changes for a selected process. Respond to the following questions:

Is the process centered? Provide the results of your calculations and the rationale for your decision by thinking about the process capability.

Is the process capable at 3-sigma? Provide the results of your calculations and the rationale for your decision by thinking about the process capability index.

Is the process in statistical control? Provide the appropriate numbers and the rationale for your decision using a control chart for individuals.

For Wild Dog Coffee Company, analyze the Beverage Service Times [XLSX] data. This data is for 50 beverage preparation events and was collected using their order processing system. Each individual order gets a time-stamp when it is placed and again when the beverage is handed to the customer. The senior barista thinks the beverage delivery times should range between 2 and 3 minutes. The known process standard deviation, which has been calculated on an on-going basis, is 0.5903 minutes.

Analyze the cause and effect of process variances.

Brainstorm possible sources of variation to create a cause-and-effect diagram to help analyze potential sources of variation in the espresso beverage preparation process at Wild Dog Coffee Company or for your selected business’ process. Your diagram must include at least four of the “6 Ms” (that is, management, manpower, method, measurement, machine, materials).

Recommend quality and customer service improvements for a selected process.

Detail the results of your analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business’ process to substantiate your recommendations.

Deliverable Format

Requirements:

The process improvement plan is to be a minimum of 7 pages, not including the title, reference, and appendix pages.

Use a process improvement plan template of your choice.

Related company standards:

The process improvement plan is a professional document and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines (available in the MBA Program Resources), including single-spaced paragraphs.

In addition to the title and reference pages, include the following in the appendix:

Flowchart.

Procedure.

Detailed results of order delivery time analysis.

Cause-and-effect diagram. 

Use American Society for Quality (ASQ) data analysis tools and 2–3 additional scholarly or academic sources where applicable.

Use APA formatting for citations and references.

Papaya Partners is a distributor of papayas. They purchase papayas from individual growers and package them in 10-pound cartons for delivery to their various customers, generally supermarkets. Last month, they budgeted to sell $500,000 worth of cartons at a price of $25 each. Actual sales met a budget of $500,000 at $25 per carton.

Management has received cost information based on actual performance and needs to understand the drivers of the overall variance from the budget. They have asked you, as an analyst in their management accounting department, to calculate and explain the variances. The following data has been provided:  

variances. The following data has been provided:

Budget

Cost of fruit @   10 pounds per carton

    $      200,000

Cost of packaging   @ 1 pound per carton

    $        10,000

Labor costs @ .5   hours per carton

    $        90,000

Total Cost

    $      300,000

Actual 

Cost of fruit @   10 pounds per carton

    $      244,200

Cost of packaging   @ .55 pound per carton

    $        11,000

Labor costs @ .75   hours per carton

    $      150,000

Gross Profit

    $      405,200

Unfavorable variance

 $105,200.00

Specifically, management needs to know the:

· Standard cost per unit (carton)

· Actual cost per unit

· Direct materials price variances

· Direct materials usage variances

· Direct labor rate variance

· Direct labor efficiency variance

In addition, they would like to understand how the variances are calculated and what caused them. They would also like a recommendation on what might be done to improve the variances.

For this assignment, compute all required amounts and explain how the computations were performed. Describe whom you would work with to determine the causes of the variances and hypothesize on what caused the variances. Based on your analysis, recommend actions that management could take to improve the variances.

Superior papers will:

· Perform all calculations correctly.

· Articulate how the calculations were performed.

· Assess the variances computed and evaluate the operational results (i.e., is performance better or worse than budgeted?).

· Explain with whom you would work to identify the root causes of the variances.

· Propose well-thought-out causes for each variance.

· Conclude on which variances require management’s attention and recommend courses of action.

Be sure to use APA formatting in your paper.  Purdue University’s Online Writing LAB (OWL) is a free website that provides excellent information and resources for understanding and using the APA format and style. The OWL website can be accessed here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

This assignment will be assessed using the BUS 5110 Unit 5 Written Assignment rubric

What would be a situation in your personal or professional life in which you use or could use marginal analysis to make a decision? How do you determine the marginal benefit and marginal cost of the decision? You should illustrate your answer with a numerical example. Why do economists believe that managers should use marginal analysis to make optimal business decisions? 

• 4 pages, typewritten (Times New Roman, 12 point), double-spaced, with margins no larger than 1 inch.
• The paper is to be written in essay form. No lists of any kind, please.
• The first paragraph should be an introduction. In it you should briefly describe the most

important ideas of your paper (tell us what you are going to say).

• In the body of your paper discuss the following (say what you have to say):
• Describe the concert-going experience itself:

Possible ideas:

What was the environment like (the concert hall, the people, the stage, the musicians, etc.)

Was the environment different than you expected? What were you expecting? This should

only be a paragraph or two—don’t pad the paper with too much background!

You should then discuss the music:

Pick some pieces that you particularly liked and describe it using the terms we discuss in class:

rhythm, texture, and timbre. Be as specific as possible. The goal is for you to apply your

knowledge of these terms to the piece that you choose as your topic, and to show me as

clearly as possible that you understand these terms, and that you are able to apply them

to a piece.

YOU MUST GIVE ME THE NAMES OF THE PIECES SO THAT I CAN EVALUATE WHAT

YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT.  YOU MUST GET THE NAMES OF THE PERFORMERS, AND WHAT INSTRUMENTS THEY PLAYED OR IF THEY WERE SINGING.

Review the terms in your text, and use related terms as well (homophony, polyphony,

monophony, rhythmic terms, etc.). Discuss the instrumentation of the piece as a whole, and

describe how various timbres were used in the composition. Also, discuss the dynamics .

Explain why you liked the piece. Again, be specific, and use the musical terms that you have

learned. Your last paragraph should be a conclusion:

You should discuss the people.

Please note interactions 1) among the musicians, 2) among the audience 3) between audience

and performers. How to the audience or musicians talk about the music and/or event?

Summarize your most important points and conclude the paper (tell us what you said).

Attach the ticket stub (preferably) the program to the concert paper, or a phone picture of the

event.