# PWR-230 — Resource improvisation: learner worksheet Release: Revision 7T · Full Tutorial Edition Estimated time: Estimated 27 min reading and worksheet pass Difficulty: Intermediate Equipment: Common household or practice equipment — A fictional need card: “Find three official contact numbers during a six-hour power and internet outage.”; Four option cards: handwritten paper, printed copy, offline password-protected note and ask-a-support-person/no independent copy.; A matrix for function, findability, accessibility, privacy, no-power use, update burden, failure and reversal. Space: Desk / seated Automated structural checklist: 10 of 10 structural checks present Evidence quality/context: G2; Focused research depth Automated method-quality band: Comprehensive Method-rating basis: Structure coverage, instruction/check specificity, alternative distinctness, source troubleshooting, comparison depth and whether purpose/check fields are authored rather than derived. Editorial review: Pending manual editorial sign off ## Before you begin - [ ] I read the tutorial authority and stop conditions. - [ ] I have the required equipment/space or a declared accessible alternative. ## Canonical source context This lesson teaches bounded resource improvisation using a tabletop continuity problem. You will define one needed function, screen out medical, structural, electrical, fire, food/water and rescue uses, compare available alternatives for fit and failure, test a harmless substitute, preserve reversibility and decide use, stop or seek qualified help. Target outcome: The learner selects and tests a safe offline-contact substitute using a scored function/failure matrix and explains why the excluded options remain excluded. ### Authority and setup conditions - Keep the exercise seated and entirely fictional; do not switch utilities or create a real outage. - Write the exact essential function before naming objects. - Apply the hard exclusion screen before comparing convenience. ### Required or supplied materials - A fictional need card: “Find three official contact numbers during a six-hour power and internet outage.” - Four option cards: handwritten paper, printed copy, offline password-protected note and ask-a-support-person/no independent copy. - A matrix for function, findability, accessibility, privacy, no-power use, update burden, failure and reversal. ## 1. Name the function Write what must continue, for whom, for how long and what counts as enough. Why: Starting with an object encourages gadget-first thinking. Success check: The function can be tested without using a hazardous system. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Write what must continue, for whom, for how long and what counts as enough.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The function can be tested without using a hazardous system.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 2. Name the consequence of failure Describe the harmless exercise consequence and the real safe-stop boundary. Why: Failure severity determines how much evidence and authority an option needs. Success check: The scenario remains low consequence and has an external-help route. Accessible alternative: Complete “Describe the harmless exercise consequence and the real safe-stop boundary.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The scenario remains low consequence and has an external-help route.” Use lightweight, reachable storage and duplicate accessible formats only when version control is clear. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 3. Run the hard exclusion screen Reject medical, oxygen, electrical, fuel, heating, structural, food/water, rescue, weapon and legally regulated substitutions. Why: Some functions are not appropriate for improvisation. Success check: Every excluded category is checked before options are scored. Accessible alternative: Replace spoken or audio cues with visible text, captions or haptic timing while keeping the same sequence and success check. Compare formats in the intended user’s large print, braille, audio, pictorial, language or AAC form. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 4. List available alternatives Include ordinary approved resources, a support person, postponement and no action—not only improvised objects. Why: The safest solution may be a standard route or stopping. Success check: At least three genuinely different routes are listed. Accessible alternative: Complete “Include ordinary approved resources, a support person, postponement and no action—not only improvised objects.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “At least three genuinely different routes are listed.” Let a support person be part of the declared route; do not score independence as the only value. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 5. Score function fit For each option, score whether it stores all three numbers, works without power, is findable, accessible and private. Why: A substitute can meet one feature while failing the core function. Success check: Scores use observable tests rather than “seems useful.” Accessible alternative: Complete “For each option, score whether it stores all three numbers, works without power, is findable, accessible and private.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “Scores use observable tests rather than “seems useful.”” Use lightweight, reachable storage and duplicate accessible formats only when version control is clear. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 6. Map each failure mode Ask what becomes stale, unreadable, unavailable, exposed or dependent, and whether two options share a failure. Why: A backup that shares the same account or battery may not be independent. Success check: Each option has one likely failure and one recovery. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Ask what becomes stale, unreadable, unavailable, exposed or dependent, and whether two options share a failure.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Each option has one likely failure and one recovery.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 7. Test the safest reversible option Create only the fictional contact card, place it in the declared location and retrieve it with the phone and internet unavailable in the tabletop story. Why: A benign test can expose findability and access errors. Success check: The card is found, read and checked without creating a real hazard. Accessible alternative: Complete “Create only the fictional contact card, place it in the declared location and retrieve it with the phone and internet unavailable in the tabletop story.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The card is found, read and checked without creating a real hazard.” Let a support person be part of the declared route; do not score independence as the only value. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 8. Compare and decide Choose use, adapt, ask for help, wait or retire; record why higher-risk substitutions were not considered. Why: Resourcefulness includes refusing an unsafe workaround. Success check: The decision preserves the function and creates no new hazard. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Choose use, adapt, ask for help, wait or retire; record why higher-risk substitutions were not considered.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The decision preserves the function and creates no new hazard.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 9. Set review and disposal Assign an owner and date to verify numbers and destroy superseded copies safely. Why: A correct substitute can become stale or leak information. Success check: The card has currentness and retirement rules. Accessible alternative: Complete “Assign an owner and date to verify numbers and destroy superseded copies safely.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The card has currentness and retirement rules.” Compare formats in the intended user’s large print, braille, audio, pictorial, language or AAC form. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## Reflection What changed? ________________________________________________________________________________ What remains difficult? ________________________________________________________________________________ What will I repeat, adapt, ask for help with, or stop? ________________________________________________________________________________ --- Completion of this worksheet demonstrates tutorial participation only. It does not establish capability, qualification, safety clearance, diagnosis, treatment or independent validation.