Albinism, Disability and Society
The post has three assignments
1:Business Development in a Multinational Company and Analysis of Business Risk: India
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Country to Analyse : INDIA
You have been selected as a ‘Business Development Executive’ of a Multinational Company established in India. Your CEO is strongly interested in expanding its current manufacturing and sales (both domestic and export) activity to new markets. However several directors have raised concerns over the extent to which your firm would be exposed to business risk in certain countries, and requested a broad analysis of risk for those countries.
Analysis is to consider key aspects of the international business environment including but not necessarily limited to issues such as economic prospects, culture, legal systems, ethical practices, investment environment and stability.
2:Albinism, Disability and Society
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Research Essay
a) Critically discuss the extent to which the social model of disability is representative of the lived
experiences of people with disabilities.
The essay should:
? Indicate the word length at the end or on the cover sheet. The word count should not be more than 10%
over or under the word limit – marks will be deducted if they are.
? Be presented in appropriate academic style (structure, neat presentation, following the referencing style
guide, correct grammar and punctuation etc).
? Have a clear focus and manageable scope.
? Synthesise information on the topic in order to make a cohesive argument.
? Provide scholarly evidence in support of the argument made, including research using quantitative and/or
qualitative data.
? Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts used (please note, this does not mean the insertion of a
definition, but the application of the concept in a way that shows your understanding. Aim to paraphrase as
much as possible).
? Cite and reference at least ten scholarly sources from the unit reader, further reading list or
recommended journals.
Base this assignment on the following readings:
Social Approaches:
Oliver, M. (1996). The Social Model in Context. In his Understanding disability: From theory to practice (pp. 30 –
42). Houndmills, Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Thomas, C. (2004). Rescuing a social relational understanding of disability. Scandinavian Journal of Disability
Research, 6(1), 22-36. doi: 10.1080/15017410409512637.
Ableism & Affirmation:
Campbell, F. A. K. (2008). Exploring internalized ableism using critical race theory. Disability & Society, 23(2),
151-162. doi: 10.1080/09687590701841190.
Swain, J., & French, S. (2000). Towards an Affirmation Model of Disability. Disability & Society, 15(4), 569-582.
doi: 10.1080/09687590050058189.
Gendering Disability:
Lloyd, M. (2001). The Politics of Disability and Feminism: Discord or Synthesis? Sociology, 35(3), 715-728. doi:
doi:10.1017/S0038038501000360.
Scott, J.-A. (2014). Illuminating the Vulnerability of Hegemonic Masculinity through a Performance Analysis of
Physically Disabled Men’s Personal Narratives. Disability Studies Quarterly, 34(1).
Decolonising Disability:
Meekosha, H. (2011). Decolonising disability: thinking and acting globally. Disability & Society, 26(6), 667-682.
doi: 10.1080/09687599.2011.602860.
Hollinsworth, D. (2013). Decolonizing Indigenous disability in Australia. Disability & Society, 28(5), 601-615. doi:
10.1080/09687599.2012.717879.
2: Evaluation & Critique of Instructional/Learning Designs
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Choose three multimedia learning examples that either, teach a skill, demonstrate a how-to, or convey an educational message, idea or story. For each example:
A. Describe the example and its goal. Provide the url or image. Explain how it is an example of multimedia learning (3×1 =3 marks)
B. Discuss, with appropriate referencing, how the design of the example (3×5=15 marks)
reduces extraneous processing
manages essential processing
fosters generative processing
C. Write a question (with the expected answer) that would assess the Relational level of the SOLO taxonomy for the example. Repeat for the Extended Abstract level. Explain how each question assesses these levels. (3×3=9 marks)
D. Applying what you have learnt so far this semester, discuss, with appropriate referencing, how you would improve the design of this example (3×3 = 9 marks)
E. Presentation. In Week 7, choose one example to present for 2-3 minutes to your tutorial group (4 marks)
Business Risks