Assignment: Analysis of the California Electorate

Assignment: Analysis of the California Electorate

Please answer the following questions in paragraph format:
Part I: California Demographics

1. How many people reside in California?

2. What is the ethnic make-up of California residents1?

3. What is the gender make-up of California residents?
4. What are the age demographics of California residents?
Part II: California Registered Voters
5. How many Californians are registered voters?
6. What is the ethnic make-up of California registered voters?
7. What is the gender make-up of California registered voters?
8. What are the age demographics of California registered voters?
9. In terms of political party affiliation, how are California voters registered (% Democrat,
% Republican, % Other)?
Part III: Your Analysis
10. How does the ethnic make-up of California residents (#2) compare to the ethnic make-up
of California registered voters (#6)?
11. For the November 2016 election, what percentage of California registered voters actually
voted?
12. Now that you have a snap shot of California voters, discuss who the decision makers are.
Who votes? Ethnicity? Age? Gender? Is it important to vote? Why or why not?
Due Date: June 3, 2018
Helpful Resources:
http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/jtf/JTF_LikelyVotersJTF.pdf
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/state_census_data_center/products-services/
http://www.sos.ca.gov/admin/press-releases/prior/2007/DB07_006.pdf
1 Please note that for purposes of this assignment, the term “residents” refers to anyone who lives in the California,
regardless of immigration status.

2.

HSW3220 Assignment 2 (60%)

Due: 2355 Wednesday 6 June 2018

There are three components to this assignment. Each student will:

Tasks:

1. a)  Complete weekly learning activities (up to 2 marks each):
   • ·  Technology goals and log of skills acquired (throughout semester, starting in week 1)
   • ·  Introduction to Universal Design online module
   • ·  National Relay Service quiz
   • ·  AT selection exercise
   • ·  Tech goals reflection and training others
2. b)  Complete an access audit as described below (up to 12 marks).
3. c)  Writeanaccessreportandrecommendationsforthesitemanagers(upto20 marks).
4. d)  Write an evaluation plan for a CRB project (up to 18 marks).

Access audit

1. Audit the accessibility of a public site in your community using the Access Audit Form. Instructions for its use will be provided in class.

Note that you must identify a suitable site and discuss this with the course examiner first, and then contact the site owners/managers to seek permission and schedule a suitable time to conduct the audit.

Audits should: Please do this section first before anything else to give you a clear way to continue: (500 words)

• ·  Clearly identify the name and address of the site (and preferably provide a URL with public information about the site).
• ·  Assess the following design elements:
  • –  1 x parking bay and parking location
  • –  1 x entrance to the site
  • –  1 x path of travel within the site with a lift/ramp/door
  • –  1 x toilet cubicle
  • –  2 x service or automatic counters (e.g. ticket dispenser, telephones, seating, water fountain)

If any of the above design elements are not present at the site (or not available for auditing), this should be stated. You should find the closest public facility that has the design elements, and audit these instead.

HSW3220 Assignment 2, 2018 (60%)

• ·  Use measurements and notes to justify ratings, and describe access issues in relation to this site.
• ·  Not exceed 6 A4 pages, retaining margins of 2cm on all sides, and the same font size and line spacing on the form. You may remove the rating key under each of the tables.

Access report

Write a brief report (no more than 1000 words) for the managers of the site you audited. Consider the audience and your relationship with them when structuring your report.

Start with the following tips to structure your thinking:

• ·  Justify selection of the site for an access audit.
• ·  Identify and explain populations accessing the site and populations at risk of being excluded or marginalised.
• ·  Summarise the scope and key findings from the access audit, including implications for the community.
• ·  Consider access and inclusion beyond physical accessibility, to the other dimensions of the environment and specific tasks or activities at the site.
• ·  Provide up to three recommendations for improving accessibility at the site.

Evaluation plan

1. Complete Module 2 (Management) of the INCLUDE CBR learning community.
2. Writeanevaluationplan(nomorethan1000words)foraCBRproject.Consider the audience and your relationship with them when structuring your report. You should also apply your new skills in document formatting to make the document accessible.
3. Yourreportshoulddescribe:
   • ·  The focus of evaluation.
   • ·  Data collection and analysis methods.
   • ·  Strategies for sharing findings and taking actions.
   • ·  Who is involved in the various activities and when they should occur.

HSW3220 Assignment 2, 2018 (60%)

Access audit

Criteria	0	1	2	3	4
Completion of relevant sections of the Tool.	Sections not included.	Sections available at site incomplete or not included.	All sections available at site included.	All sections available at site complete, with useful information.	All sections available at site complete, with useful information that considers accessibility beyond ratings.
Descriptions of design elements.	Insufficient or inappropriate descriptions of design elements.	Inadequate descriptions of design elements.	Adequate descriptions of design elements.	Concise descriptions of design elements.	Illustrative and concise descriptions of design elements.
Use of data to justify ratings.	No justifications.	Insufficient or inappropriate justifications.	Justifications provided, at times with inconsistent or inadequate data.	Data consistently justifies ratings.	Data consistently justifies ratings and demonstrates understanding of functional significance.
				subtotal	/12

Access report

Criteria	0	1	2	3
Selection of site	Does not justify selection of site.	Selection of site is not clearly or sufficiently justified.	Justifies selection of site in relation to community access and inclusion.	Justifies selection of site with clear link to community access and inclusion.
Identification of populations	Does not identify populations relevant to the site.	Identifies obvious populations relevant to the site.	Uses data to support identification of relevant populations.
Summary of key findings and implications.	Does not provide adequate or appropriate summary.	Provides basic summary and implications.	Provides appropriate and concise summary and implications.	Provides illustrative and concise summary and helpful explanation of implications.
Understanding of access and inclusion beyond physical accessibility.	Limited identification of barriers and lack of relation to people and activities.	An insufficient range of barriers identified, or superficial relation to people and activities.	Identifies three or more types of barriers and their relation to people and activities.	Originality or depth of understanding demonstrated in barriers identified and their relation to people and activities.
Recommendat ions	Does not provide recommendations .	Recommendation s are not appropriate or not specific.	Recommendations are appropriate and specific.	Feasible and contextually sensitive recommendations.
Organisation of content for ease of reading.	Disorganised or confusing content that is difficult to read.	Provides limited or unclear content that is not easy to read.	Organises content logically.	Organises content in a way that is easy to read.
Writing mechanics (style and usage).	Uses language that repeatedly impedes meaning because of errors in usage.	Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage.	Uses language that generally conveys meaning, although includes some errors.	Uses language that generally conveys meaning with clarity, and is virtually error- free.
			subtotal	/20

HSW3220 Assignment 2, 2018 (60%)

Evaluation plan

Criteria	0	1	2	3
Focus of evaluation	Does not consider focus of evaluation.	Focus considers purpose or desired outcomes.	Focus considers purpose and desired outcomes.	Critically evaluates purpose and desired outcomes.
Data collection and analysis methods	Does not describe data collection or analysis methods.	Describes data collection or analysis methods.	Describes appropriate data collection or analysis methods.	Critically considers data sources and aligns methods to focus.
Strategies for sharing findings and taking actions	Does not describe strategies for sharing findings or taking actions.	Describes strategies for sharing findings or taking actions.	Describes appropriate strategies for sharing findings and taking actions.	Describes strategies likely to influence decision-making or mobilise support.
Specification of stakeholders and timelines	Does not specify stakeholders or timelines.	Specifies stakeholders or timelines.	Specifies stakeholders and timelines.	Specifies internal and external stakeholders and intermediate and longer-term timelines.
Organisation of content for ease of reading.	Disorganised or confusing content that is difficult to read.	Provides limited or unclear content that is not easy to read.	Organises content logically.	Organises content in a way that is easy to read.
Writing mechanics (style and usage).	Uses language that repeatedly impedes meaning because of errors in usage.	Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage.	Uses language that generally conveys meaning, although includes some errors.	Uses language that generally conveys meaning with clarity, and is virtually error- free.
			subtotal	/18

Marks awarded for satisfactory completion of:

Week	Activity	Marks available
1-14	Technology goals and log of skills acquired	/2
8	Introduction to Universal Design online module	/2
9	National Relay Service quiz	/2
9	AT selection exercise	/2
14	Tech goals reflection and training others	/2
	subtotal	/10

HSW3220 Assignment 2, 2018 (60%)

the last assessment I got 4/20 please can you make sure this assessment I don’t fail