Among the Toraja people of Sulawesi, Indonesia, not all was going well with tourism. In fact, resentment became so great over the way in which sacred funeral ceremonies were being adapted to meet tourists’ needs that in the late 1980s, a number of Toraja communities simply refused to accept tourists. The result is that host communities find culture and traditions under threat from the purchasing power of the tourism industry. Neither are tourists better off from the cultural viewpoint. Instead of getting rich and authentic cultural insights and experiences, tourists get staged authenticity; instead of getting exotic culture, they get kitsch. Question: Within the context of the narrative presented above, discuss 4 cultural differences (Scollon and Scollon, 1995) that may have prompted the Toraja communities to resist the threats posed by tourism. Your answer must be a minimum of 700 words and maximum of 1000 words.
In many Muslim countries, strict standards exist regarding the appearance and behavior of Muslim women, who must carefully cover themselves in public. Tourists in these countries often disregard or are unaware of these standards, ignoring the prevalent dress code, appearing half-dressed (by local standards) in revealing shorts, skirts or even bikinis, sunbathing topless at the beach or consuming large quantities of alcohol openly. Besides creating ill-will, this kind of behavior can be an incentive for locals not to respect their own traditions and religion anymore, leading to tensions within the local community. The same types of culture clashes happen in conservative Christian communities in Polynesia, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Question: Using the contact hypothesis, describe the potential outcomes of the tourist-host contact indicated above. Be sure to discuss the outcomes in terms of tourist-host attitudes, interactions, perceptions, values, and communication. Your answer must be a minimum of 700 words and maximum of 1000 words.
Describe the significant innovation or innovations made by the organization. Explain why and how the innovation(s) was successful.
Discuss the impact of the innovation on consumers and society
Discuss theories, models, etc. you’ve learned in this course that apply to the case. Focus on what you learned from the book, On Innovation. Cite specific examples.
1. Compare and contrast the traditional waterfall approach to project management with Agile Project Management. What are some of the industries that would benefit from Agile Project Management vs traditional waterfall approach. This was the question, so you don’t have to answer this.
just give them feedback from down below Choose any 2 from A-B
A. Agile Project Management vs traditional waterfall can be used for multiple projects. Agile follows more of a throw it together, check it and then redo it again and again over the allotted timeline. Where the traditional waterfall takes up the entire timeline on one build. So Agile has multiple attempts to get the end results where as traditional focuses on one certain area before it can move to the next.
Benefits of agile project management
Flexible prioritization
Early and predictable delivery
Predictable costs and schedules
Improves quality
More transparency
Benefits of traditional methodology
Clearly defined objectives
Controllable processes
Clear documentation
More accountability
A company that I could see that could benefit from using Agile vs Traditional would be healthcare, government and nonprofits. Working for a healthcare that is nonprofit I have a double whammy! In healthcare they are moving as fast as they can and becoming more agile by creating portals or virutal/telehealth, but as soon as they pivot and make a move regulations come in that restrict the flow of being agile. There are so many restrictions and requirements for most of these items such as being HIPAA compliant its hard to be agile. I understand the need for security and to protect PHI/PII. Thankfully today CMS lifted the restrictions on using telehealth meeting all requirements of HIPAA to help medical providers to see patients using non compliant software such as FaceTime, Skype and other audio/video platforms. This is definitely being agile in a time of need with the pandemic of COVID-19 is happening.
B. Waterfall vs. Agile – Both of these approaches are not new but one has the title of being more traditional. The waterfall approach has a holistic ideology where the entire process is set, up front, and is seen through to the end without changes. Agile has the ‘agility’ to change with the business, client and developer needs. Agile utilizes the Scrum approach which encompasses, not only the single day process, but the start-to-end with the ability for change. There’s a daily Scrum/meeting, impediments are discussed, changes, if need be, are applied, and all stakeholders provide their current position.
A large factor when deciding which approach to use is the scope of your project and the area of need. Tech and modern needs may differ from an older, traditional business style. If you ask who the customer is and when they’ll need visuals on progress, you may want Agile. If they would like to see a clear finish, you may want Waterfall. Waterfall relies on each step completing to fruition, however. I think that’s why Agile has been adopted more so in recent years. It’s better to be able to think on your feet and make changes in real time for the benefit of the project. Waterfall measures the progress more easily since the plan is laid out. With the linear approach, you know the directive and can stay on track.
In my experience, especially with the fickle nature of modern business and technology, the iterative approach of Agile is beneficial in most circumstances. It’s important to pull up everyday to discuss current issues and plan to remediate. Agile seems to be more user friendly in an all-inclusive sense. Each stakeholder knows their impact and is often kept in the loop, given their role. But therein begets some of the problems with Agile. Too much customer involvement can stunt your progress. If you change your prioritization too often, you can lose sight of your goal. That’s where a good PM will drive the team to success. It’s also worth noting other management throughout the process plays a major role. The PM may be focused on the final line – other managers may offer insight on a realistic need for the project and seek updates for same-time, immediate needs.
Once again, I’ll suggest Agile in most project needs. There could be circumstances where Waterfall makes clearer sense, but that hasn’t occurred in my experience.
C. With both the waterfall/traditional and the Agile, notes are taken with the customer at the beginning to gather an understanding what the scope of the work will be. During the process, documentation is gathered. Both have budgets and deadlines to produce the final product for the customer.
With waterfall/traditional, very little communication and involvement is required of the customer during the steps (phrases.) This style can be considered more driven by the PM side with that respect. The budget is less predictable because when the final product is given to the customer and changes are requested, it could increase the cost. One industry for this would include theme parks and resorts.
With Agile, the customer is more involved in the steps which are known as sprints. The process is more fluid and the budget is more predictable because of this. This also leads to a better quality product and more satisfaction. Industries for these include sports, legal, the government, and even accounting.
Thesis: This nation has lived in fear countless times due to the easy access citizens have to assault weapons and rifles, and because of this, the laws need to be tighter on assault weapons than ever before.
School shootings/Mass shootings
What requirements are necessary to be licensed to carry
What restricts those who cannot carry
Logical uses/non logical uses of assault rifles
B. Topic: Heroin
Thesis: It is well known that heroin is a huge problem in certain cities but is giving addicts safe injection site really the right way to go?
Helping the addicts reach their high
Giving people yet to become a heroin user more of a will to do so because they think it safer now
Puts medical professionals that work there at risk
Puts the city at higher risk for crime
C. Topic: Student Loan Crisis
Thesis: A student loan debt crisis is a national issue. The student loan debt is affecting everyone in the USA. Some students take out loans and then do not graduate from college.
* What impact does student loan debt have on the economy in the USA? * Who is most affected by student loan debt? * Why are student loans so expensive?
* What happened if students do not pay their loan?
Each student in this class will write a senior level research paper that examines a broken or badly bent criminal justice policy. Your paper MUST include the following:
Discussion of the problem.
Discussion of the policy enacted to “fix” this problem.
Discussion of the history of the policy.
Discussion of attempts to solve the problem this policy was created to “fix”.
Discussion of policy proposal to “fix” this policy.
Your paper MUST have 5 clear headings/sections – Problem, Policy, History of the Policy, Attempts to Solve, and Policy Proposal.
Your paper should inform a reader who has never heard about this policy.
Your final paper MUST be a minimum of 8 pages – 12 points Times New Roman font with 1 inch top and bottom margins and 1.25 inch left and right margins. Papers will be graded using the Final Paper Grading Rubric. Finally, your paper MUST be original work for this class. You cannot submit a paper that you wrote for another class.
Writing the clear/concise problem statement is the first step toward focusing your research project. As a social researcher, you may be interested in conducting a qualitative study to understand your participants’ perceptions of a problem. Or, you may want to understand how certain variables interact with each other. Or, you may be interested in understanding how an intervention affects a specific group.
Before writing the problem statement, however, it is important to introduce your readers to the problem. For example, if the researcher is interested in understanding general education teachers’ perceptions of the least-restrictive environment, it would be helpful to provide a background of special education social policy and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This can be accomplished with two or three paragraphs introducing the subject that transitions into the problem statement.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Demonstrate in writing how to develop a clear/concise problem statement.
Consider the three different design types (qualitative, descriptive, and experimental) and choose one.
Consider a social problem that you think needs to be addressed within social work. Using one of the problem statement formulas, develop a clear problem statement, including a two- to three-paragraph summary leading into the statement.
