Final Project
PowerPoint Presentation
This assignment provides an opportunity for you to apply what you
have learned in this course to prepare a professional
PowerPoint presentation

such as
one
you might present to coworkers when discussing discrimination.
Select
ONE
of the options below as the subject for your final project. Do your research
and
then dev
elop a PowerPoint
presentation to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Use the slide notes function to explai
n slide contents as
necessary.
Your presentation must include
at least
the information presented under each heading. It must consist of a minimum of 2
0
PowerPoint slides excluding the title and reference slides. Use proper APA formatting when citing sources including your
textbook. (Remember that unmonitored Internet sourc
es

such as Wikipedia

are not acceptable.) If you need to review
guidelines for effective PowerPoint presentations the presentation is linked
here
.
Additional information is available on the
Internet.
Option 1: Disability Discrimination
1.
Discuss a minimum of five benefi
ts of organizational diversity.
2.
Identify at least three factors that have led to increased emphasis on disability d
iscrimination in the workplace.
3.
What are three benefits
of diversity in the workplace?
4.
Discuss statistical data on education participation rates employment and income levels of individuals with
disabilities.
5.
Provide a historical background of the Americ
ans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1963.
Compare and contrast these two pieces of legislation.
6.
Find two lawsuits against companies in the United States that relate to disability discrimination

and discuss their
basis and their results
.
Do you agree with the results?
7.
Why does disability discrimination persist despite legislation and other efforts to eliminate it?
8.
Explain the role of stereotyping and prejudice in perpetuating in
–
group
favoritism and out
–
group bias.
9.
Identify three ways in
which employers can make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.
10.
If you had to argue for including obesity as a disability what information would you use to support your argument
and what piece(s) of legislation would be most helpful
in supporting your stance? Why?
Option 2: Religious Discrimination
1.
Discuss a minimum of five benefits of organizational diversit
y.
2.
Explain at least two reasons for the increased emphasis on religious discrimination in the United States. Why is
religious
diver
sity so important for the U.S.?
3.
Conduct research to determine how many differen
t religions exist in the world.
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4.
Research three religious groups in the United States

and explain why these groups continue to be victims o
f
prejudice and discrimination.
5.
I
dentify and describe Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act
as it pertai
ns to religious discrimination.
6.
Discuss two cases related to religious discrimination in the United States. Provide a minimum of two reasons for
the persisten
ce of religious discrimination.
7.
Describe at least two ways in which religious discrimination can lead to in
–
group
favoritism and out
–
group bias.
8.
Should employers provide reasonable accommodations for religious practices? Why or why not? Please
substantiate your respons
e with legal and
moral reasons.
9.
Discuss at least three ways in which employers can accommodate religious practices of employees and
applicants.
10.
Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizational cultures for religious diversity.
Option 3: Gender and Sexu
al Preference Discrimination
1.
Discuss at least five benefi
ts of organizational diversity.
2.
Provide a minimum of two reasons for the increased number of women in the workplace in the United States.
How would employer
–
provided child and elder care impact this
segment of the work force?
3.
Explain the historical background of gender discr
imination in the United States.
4.
Provide employment data educational attainment and income levels for women and sexu
al minorities in the
workplace.
5.
Describe the basic purpose of
Tit
le VII of the Civil Rights Act.
6.
Define sexual orientation. Should sexual orientation be protected under federal legislation
? Please justify your
response.
7.
Although sexual orientation is
n
ot
protected by federal legislation is it acceptable to discrimin
ate against sexual
minoritie
s because of their preferences?
8.
Define sex discrimination

and provide at least one exampl
e.
9.
Define the two types of sexual harassment
and provide an example of each.
10.
Discuss case details for two lawsuits: one involving sex
discrimination in the United States and one involving
sexual h
arassment in the United States.
11.
Provide at least two reasons for the pervasiveness of sex d
iscrimination in the workplace.
12.
Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizational
cultures for gende
r equity and sexual
minorities.
Option 4: Racial Discrimination
1.
Discuss a minimum of five benefits
of organizational diversity.
2.
How have changes in the racial makeup of the U.S. population i
mpacted racial discrimination?
3.
Explain the his
torical background of race in America and th
e concept of White privilege.
4.
Discuss affirmative action and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as it relates to race in America. What are the major
component
s of each piece of legislation?
5.
Compare and contrast
two racial groups in America on the basis of employment
education and income levels.
6.
Provide case information on a minimum of two lawsuits related to race discr
imination in the United States.
7.
Discuss a minimum of three reasons for the persistence of ra
ci
al discrimination in America.
8.
Explain how racial discrimination can lead to in
–
group favoritism and out
–
group b
ias in the workplace.
9.
Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizationa
l cultures for racial equality.
Option 5: Age Discrimin
ation
1.
Discuss a minimum of five benefi
ts of organizational diversity.
2.
Explain recent and projected changes in the demographic makeup of the U.S. population as the
y relate to age
discrimination.
3.
Why has age become such a major t
opic in the American workfor
ce?
4.
Define and discuss the major components of the Age in Discriminat
ion Employment Act.
5.
Provide employment education and income levels of workers over the
age of 40 in the United States.
6.
Provide case information on a minimum of two lawsuits related to
age discr
imination in the United States.
7.
Define ageism and discuss misconceptions about the performance and abilitie
s of older and younger workers.
8.
Discuss methods that can be used to improve organizational culture for the aging workforce.