CONTEXTUAL THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS

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This exercise involves you using imagination and logical reasoning to occupy the mindset of a visualiser facing the task of formulating a brief for different scenarios. Imagine you are given the challenge of creating a visualisation/infographic in each of the following made-up scenarios relating to the subject of Oil Spills. 

Scenario A: A broadsheet newspaper reporting on the regions and communities affected by oil spills

Scenario B: Analysts at the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) providing business intelligence reporting to support operational colleagues

Scenario C: Presentation to shareholders of BP (British Petroleum) demonstrating the reduction in spill-related losses

Website reference:

Compile a document outlining your assumptions, definitions and ideas about the context and vision for each of the scenarios presented above. Get into the mindset of the potential creators and audiences. If you were them what do you think you might be faced with in terms of requirements, constraints, needs and possibilities? 

(Context) CURIOSITY: Outline what you think might be the essence of the trigger curiosity behind each scenario?

(Context) CIRCUMSTANCES: Work through the list shared in the book of the main circumstantial headings and list or describe your creative and critical judgment about the inevitable, assumed, or self-defined factors you think might be relevant or existent in each scenario. Consider the reasons behind your judgments

(Context) PURPOSE: How might you describe or articulate what you imagine the purpose of the work associated with each scenario would be: how might success, impact or effectiveness be expressed and measured? What is the right kind of experience and tone of voice that would reflect the best fit creative direction (could be a singular location or a journey across the dimensions of the map).

(Vision) IDEAS: Sketch out your instinctive ideas about what you think the visual work for each scenario looks like in your minds eye: what colours, forms, keywords, layouts, thoughts come to mind when you think about the subject at hand? What other work can you find through research or past experience that may offer inspiration, influence or reference for your thinking?

There is no need to do any data extraction or analysis, just use your imagination for what data could exist and could be available. There is no perfect answer, no right and no wrong: it is about using a degree of practical imagination and empathy (your ability to occupy the mindset of others). You will need to make many assumptions and take the initiative to define things yourself.

350 word discussion

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3. Watch the following clip from the movie Shakespeare In Love:

In the scene portrayed in this clip, how does the space and architecture of the theatre impact the performance and the audience?  How would you imagine the scene you read from Hamlet to be played on this type of stage?  How does that compare to the way you would expect to see those same scenes portrayed in a contemporary production on a proscenium stage?  Which do you think is better? Explain.

Physical Development During Infancy

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If possible, write about your own first year of life. (If this is not possible, you can write about your own children, or interview another person about their first year.)

Where did you sleep? Describe your typical sleeping pattern during the first months (e.g., How many naps did you take? When did you begin to sleep through the night?).

Were you breastfed or bottle-fed? Why? For how long? When were you introduced to solid food? Were you allergic to any foods? Were you overweight, underweight, or average weight at 1 year old?

How old were you when you: rolled over, sat up, crawled, cruised, walked alone? What were some of your favorite toys? Why do you think this is so?

Sample Solution

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Discussion: Being an Agent of Change

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For this Discussion, you will analyze a problem in special education at the systemic level, apply research methodologies to address this problem to enact social change.

To prepare:

Reflect the module Learning Resources, and those you may have found particularly informative in earlier modules. Note specific problems facing special education today, particularly those which may

Review Waldens Social Change website listed in the module Learning Resources, in particular, focus on Waldens Mission and Vision. Consider how research in special education leads to positive social change both at locals and systemic levels.

Select a systemic problem in special education which you would like to change and consider how you would research it. Think about the positive social change which would result from your research.

An explanation of a specific systemic problem in special education that you would like to change and how you would research it. Then, explain how your research would lead to positive social change at the systemic level as well as your own local level.

Support your response with 23 scholarly peer-reviewed research citations as well as references to Waldens Mission and Vision for social change and the Learning Resources.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Florian, L. (Ed.). (2014). The SAGE handbook of special education (2nd ed.). London, England: Sage.

  • Chapter 23, Researching Inclusive Classroom      Practices: The Framework for Participation (pp. 389403)

         Focus on the methodological implications and challenges of using a      particular approach to study inclusive practices in classrooms.

Rumrill, P. D., Cook, B. G., & Wiley, A. L. (2011). Research in special education: Designs, methods, and applications. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

  • Chapter 8, Synthetic      Literature Reviews (pp. 179192)

    Focus on the importance of synthesizing knowledge to expand the      knowledge base within special education. Reflect on theory or model      building, complicated and controversial issues, and informational or how      to reports. Pay particular attention to emerging and important issues in      special education.

  • Chapter 9, Guidelines for      Composing and Evaluating Research Articles (pp. 216218)

    Focus on guidelines for critiquing research articles. Note the key      questions that underlie each of the sections of an APA formatted paper.

  • Chapter 10, The Future of Special Education      Research (pp. 219236)

    Focus on the future of special education. Consider evidence-based practices and a focus on student learning outcomes. Review quality      indicators, instructional policies, and disabilities areas.