Final Project<\/p>\n
PowerPoint Presentation<\/p>\n
This assignment provides an opportunity for you to apply what you<\/p>\n
have learned in this course to prepare a professional<\/p>\n
PowerPoint presentation<\/p>\n
,<\/p>\n
such as<\/p>\n
one<\/p>\n
you might present to coworkers when discussing discrimination.<\/p>\n
Select<\/p>\n
ONE<\/p>\n
of the options below as the subject for your final project. Do your research,<\/p>\n
and<\/p>\n
then dev<\/p>\n
elop a PowerPoint<\/p>\n
presentation to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Use the slide notes function to explai<\/p>\n
n slide contents as<\/p>\n
necessary.<\/p>\n
Your presentation must include<\/p>\n
at least<\/p>\n
the information presented under each heading. It must consist of a minimum of 2<\/p>\n
0<\/p>\n
PowerPoint slides, excluding the title and reference slides. Use proper APA formatting when citing sources, including your<\/p>\n
textbook. (Remember that unmonitored Internet sourc<\/p>\n
es<\/p>\n
,<\/p>\n
such as Wikipedia<\/p>\n
,<\/p>\n
are not acceptable.) If you need to review<\/p>\n
guidelines for effective PowerPoint presentations, the presentation is linked<\/p>\n
here<\/p>\n
.<\/p>\n
Additional information is available on the<\/p>\n
Internet.<\/p>\n
Option 1: Disability Discrimination<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
Discuss a minimum of five benefi<\/p>\n
ts of organizational diversity.<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Identify at least three factors that have led to increased emphasis on disability d<\/p>\n
iscrimination in the workplace.<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
What are three benefits<\/p>\n
of diversity in the workplace?<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Discuss statistical data on education, participation rates, employment, and income levels of individuals with<\/p>\n
disabilities.<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
Provide a historical background of the Americ<\/p>\n
ans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1963.<\/p>\n
Compare and contrast these two pieces of legislation.<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
Find two lawsuits against companies in the United States that relate to disability discrimination<\/p>\n
,<\/p>\n
and discuss their<\/p>\n
basis and their results<\/p>\n
.<\/p>\n
Do you agree with the results?<\/p>\n
7.<\/p>\n
Why does disability discrimination persist despite legislation and other efforts to eliminate it?<\/p>\n
8.<\/p>\n
Explain the role of stereotyping and prejudice in perpetuating in<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
group<\/p>\n
favoritism and out<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
group bias.<\/p>\n
9.<\/p>\n
Identify three ways in<\/p>\n
which employers can make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.<\/p>\n
10.<\/p>\n
If you had to argue for including obesity as a disability, what information would you use to support your argument,<\/p>\n
and what piece(s) of legislation would be most helpful<\/p>\n
in supporting your stance? Why?<\/p>\n
Option 2: Religious Discrimination<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
Discuss a minimum of five benefits of organizational diversit<\/p>\n
y.<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Explain at least two reasons for the increased emphasis on religious discrimination in the United States. Why is<\/p>\n
religious<\/p>\n
diver<\/p>\n
sity so important for the U.S.?<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
Conduct research to determine how many differen<\/p>\n
t religions exist in the world.<\/p>\n
BSL 4000, Managing Diversity in Organizations<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Research three religious groups in the United States<\/p>\n
,<\/p>\n
and explain why these groups continue to be victims o<\/p>\n
f<\/p>\n
prejudice and discrimination.<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
dentify and describe Title VII of the Civil Rights<\/p>\n
Act<\/p>\n
as it pertai<\/p>\n
ns to religious discrimination.<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
Discuss two cases related to religious discrimination in the United States. Provide a minimum of two reasons for<\/p>\n
the persisten<\/p>\n
ce of religious discrimination.<\/p>\n
7.<\/p>\n
Describe at least two ways in which religious discrimination can lead to in<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
group<\/p>\n
favoritism and out<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
group bias.<\/p>\n
8.<\/p>\n
Should employers provide reasonable accommodations for religious practices? Why, or why not? Please<\/p>\n
substantiate your respons<\/p>\n
e with legal and<\/p>\n
moral reasons.<\/p>\n
9.<\/p>\n
Discuss at least three ways in which employers can accommodate religious practices of employees and<\/p>\n
applicants.<\/p>\n
10.<\/p>\n
Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizational cultures for religious diversity.<\/p>\n
Option 3: Gender and Sexu<\/p>\n
al Preference Discrimination<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
Discuss at least five benefi<\/p>\n
ts of organizational diversity.<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Provide a minimum of two reasons for the increased number of women in the workplace in the United States.<\/p>\n
How would employer<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
provided child and elder care impact this<\/p>\n
segment of the work force?<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
Explain the historical background of gender discr<\/p>\n
imination in the United States.<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Provide employment data, educational attainment, and income levels for women and sexu<\/p>\n
al minorities in the<\/p>\n
workplace.<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
Describe the basic purpose of<\/p>\n
Tit<\/p>\n
le VII of the Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
Define sexual orientation. Should sexual orientation be protected under federal legislation<\/p>\n
? Please justify your<\/p>\n
response.<\/p>\n
7.<\/p>\n
Although sexual orientation is<\/p>\n
n<\/p>\n
ot<\/p>\n
protected by federal legislation, is it acceptable to discrimin<\/p>\n
ate against sexual<\/p>\n
minoritie<\/p>\n
s because of their preferences?<\/p>\n
8.<\/p>\n
Define sex discrimination<\/p>\n
,<\/p>\n
and provide at least one exampl<\/p>\n
e.<\/p>\n
9.<\/p>\n
Define the two types of sexual harassment<\/p>\n
and provide an example of each.<\/p>\n
10.<\/p>\n
Discuss case details for two lawsuits: one involving sex<\/p>\n
discrimination in the United States and one involving<\/p>\n
sexual h<\/p>\n
arassment in the United States.<\/p>\n
11.<\/p>\n
Provide at least two reasons for the pervasiveness of sex d<\/p>\n
iscrimination in the workplace.<\/p>\n
12.<\/p>\n
Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizational<\/p>\n
cultures for gende<\/p>\n
r equity and sexual<\/p>\n
minorities.<\/p>\n
Option 4: Racial Discrimination<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
Discuss a minimum of five benefits<\/p>\n
of organizational diversity.<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
How have changes in the racial makeup of the U.S. population i<\/p>\n
mpacted racial discrimination?<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
Explain the his<\/p>\n
torical background of race in America and th<\/p>\n
e concept of \u201cWhite privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Discuss affirmative action and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as it relates to race in America. What are the major<\/p>\n
component<\/p>\n
s of each piece of legislation?<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
Compare and contrast<\/p>\n
two racial groups in America on the basis of employment<\/p>\n
, education, and income levels.<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
Provide case information on a minimum of two lawsuits related to race discr<\/p>\n
imination in the United States.<\/p>\n
7.<\/p>\n
Discuss a minimum of three reasons for the persistence of ra<\/p>\n
ci<\/p>\n
al discrimination in America.<\/p>\n
8.<\/p>\n
Explain how racial discrimination can lead to in<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
group favoritism and out<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
group b<\/p>\n
ias in the workplace.<\/p>\n
9.<\/p>\n
Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizationa<\/p>\n
l cultures for racial equality.<\/p>\n
Option 5: Age Discrimin<\/p>\n
ation<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
Discuss a minimum of five benefi<\/p>\n
ts of organizational diversity.<\/p>\n
2.<\/p>\n
Explain recent and projected changes in the demographic makeup of the U.S. population as the<\/p>\n
y relate to age<\/p>\n
discrimination.<\/p>\n
3.<\/p>\n
Why has age become such a major t<\/p>\n
opic in the American workfor<\/p>\n
ce?<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
Define and discuss the major components of the Age in Discriminat<\/p>\n
ion Employment Act.<\/p>\n
5.<\/p>\n
Provide employment, education, and income levels of workers over the<\/p>\n
age of 40 in the United States.<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
Provide case information on a minimum of two lawsuits related to<\/p>\n
age discr<\/p>\n
imination in the United States.<\/p>\n
7.<\/p>\n
Define ageism and discuss misconceptions about the performance and abilitie<\/p>\n
s of older and younger workers.<\/p>\n
8.<\/p>\n
Discuss methods that can be used to improve organizational culture for the aging workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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