unit VII diversity

    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.
    BSL 4000 Managing Diversity in Organizations
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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.

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