Diversity Week 8 Part 1: Unit 8 Final Project 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 develop a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Use the slide notes function to explain slide contents as necessary. Your presentation must include at least the information presented under each heading. It must consist of a minimum of 20 PowerPoint slides, excluding the title and reference slides. Use proper APA formatting when citing sources, including your textbook. (Remember that unmonitored Internet sources, such as Wikipedia, are not acceptable.) Option 1: Disability Discrimination 1. Discuss a minimum of five benefits of organizational diversity. 2. Identify at least three factors that have led to increased emphasis on disability discrimination 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 Americans 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 diversity. 2. Explain at least two reasons for the increased emphasis on religious discrimination in the United States. Why is religious diversity so important for the U.S.? 3. Conduct research to determine how many different religions exist in the world. BSL 4000, Managing Diversity in Organizations 4 4. Research three religious groups in the United States, and explain why these groups continue to be victims of prejudice and discrimination. 5. Identify and describe Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as it pertains to religious discrimination. 6. Discuss two cases related to religious discrimination in the United States. Provide a minimum of two reasons for the persistence of religious discrimination. 7. Des.

1. Diversity Week 8
Part 1: Unit 8 Final Project
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 develop a PowerPoint
presentation to demonstrate your understanding of the topic.
Use the slide notes function to explain slide contents as
necessary.
Your presentation must include at least the information
presented under each heading. It must consist of a minimum of
20 PowerPoint slides, excluding the title and reference slides.
Use proper APA formatting when citing sources, including your
textbook. (Remember that unmonitored Internet sources, such as
Wikipedia, are not acceptable.)
Option 1: Disability Discrimination
1. Discuss a minimum of five benefits of organizational
diversity.
2. Identify at least three factors that have led to increased
emphasis on disability discrimination 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 Americans 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?

2. 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
diversity.
2. Explain at least two reasons for the increased emphasis on
religious discrimination in the United States. Why is religious
diversity so important for the U.S.?
3. Conduct research to determine how many different religions
exist in the world. BSL 4000, Managing Diversity in
Organizations 4
4. Research three religious groups in the United States, and
explain why these groups continue to be victims of prejudice
and discrimination.
5. Identify and describe Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as it
pertains to religious discrimination.
6. Discuss two cases related to religious discrimination in the
United States. Provide a minimum of two reasons for the
persistence 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
response with legal and moral reasons.

3. 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 Sexual Preference Discrimination
1. Discuss at least five benefits 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 discrimination in
the United States.
4. Provide employment data, educational attainment, and
income levels for women and sexual minorities in the
workplace.
5. Describe the basic purpose of Title 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 not protected by federal
legislation, is it acceptable to discriminate against sexual
minorities because of their preferences?
8. Define sex discrimination, and provide at least one example.
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
harassment in the United States.
11. Provide at least two reasons for the pervasiveness of sex
discrimination in the workplace.
12. Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve
organizational cultures for gender equity and sexual minorities.
Option 4: Racial Discrimination

4. 1. Discuss a minimum of five benefits of organizational
diversity.
2. How have changes in the racial makeup of the U.S.
population impacted racial discrimination?
3. Explain the historical background of race in America and the
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
components 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 discrimination in the United States.
7. Discuss a minimum of three reasons for the persistence of
racial discrimination in America.
8. Explain how racial discrimination can lead to in-group
favoritism and out-group bias in the workplace.
9. Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve
organizational cultures for racial equality.
Option 5: Age Discrimination
1. Discuss a minimum of five benefits of organizational
diversity.
2. Explain recent and projected changes in the demographic
makeup of the U.S. population as they relate to age
discrimination.
3. Why has age become such a major topic in the American
workforce?
4. Define and discuss the major components of the Age in
Discrimination 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 discrimination in the United States.
7. Define ageism and discuss misconceptions about the
performance and abilities of older and younger workers.

5. 8. Discuss methods that can be used to improve organizational
culture for the aging workforce.
Textbook:
Bell, M. P. (2012). Diversity in organizations (2nd ed.). Mason,
OH: South-Western.
Part 2: Answer questions and cite in APA
1. Why is diversity a particularly important concern for the
United States?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
2. Unemployment and underemployment of non-dominant group
members have been well-documented throughout the textbook.
How do such employment patterns negatively affect a country’s
productivity?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
100 word min for each question. APA format. Site resources
where necessary.
1. As we know or learn, the goal of an organization is to
maximize profits for shareholders, but also to earn a rate of
return on investments. This week you will learn various time
value of money calculations including calculations for return on
investments. For instance, when computing the rate of return
from selling an investment, the number of years between the
present and future cash flows is an important factor in
determining the annual rate earned.
Here is an article which offers a brief outline of a few rate of
return calculations.
https://hbr.org/2016/03/a-refresher-on-internal-rate-of-return

6. Class, in what ways does your employer (or other businesses or
you) use ROI?
2. Finance managers are expected to determine a value of cash
flows that have high returns in the future. Many decisions
finance managers make are dependent on the time value of
money. The phrase 'a dollar in a hand today is worth more than
a dollar tomorrow' is a true fact. Here is an example of how
time value of money was used by McGraw Hill Financial and
Oracle.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-27/mcgraw-
hill-agrees-to-acquire-snl-financial-for-2-23-billion
http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Oracles+(OR
CL)+Cloud+Expansion+Underestimates+Earnings+Power+-
+Jefferies/11435101.html
Class, your thoughts?
3. When a business has constant cash flows, the cash flow is
referred to as an ordinary annuity. Before investing in a project,
managers have the opportunity to calculate present value of a
project to determine how much is being offered for the annuity.
We too have the same opportunity to calculate whether an invest
will generate positive returns.
Here are two examples of annuities (the United States and
United Kingdom).
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31090025
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/13/volatility-driving-retirees-to-
think-longevity-annuity.html

7. Thoughts, Class?
4. Commercial banks are depository institutions that take
deposits (such as checking or savings deposits) and make loans
(such as mortgage loans or auto loans). Majority of us have one
commercial bank which we conduct business. For instance, I
conduct majority of my banking business at Associated Credit
Union (ACU). Credit Unions seem more personal to my needs.
When residing overseas, ACU waived all foreign exchange fees
since I have been a member for more than 10+ years.
Is it important to distinguish between depository and non-
depository financial institutions? Please explain why financial
institutions are important to a business as well as yourself.
5. Class, here is a video link which I think will assist you in
understanding the pros and cons of EAR and APR (including
a step-by-step calculations).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrFMr7yTWRM
Class, your thoughts?
6. Respond to this classmates take on investors:
I have taken out numerous loans in the past and most companies
have offered competitive rates to try gain customers whether it
be from low interest rates or possibly deferring the interest if
paid back within a certain time to offer more to consumers or
myself later on when needed again. I have seen so many people
fall victim to the enormous interest rates of payday loan stores,
because they maybe in a tough situation and have no where else
to get the money, that is how they operate. When we purchase a
car according to the loan the first thing we are looking for is
incentives and interest rates. We all would not like to buy a
vehicle for $24,000 and have an interest rate of almost 20% and
find ourselves paying almost double for the car so therefore if

8. we can get it at about less then 10% we maybe more inclined to
purchase. Most car dealers are in the business to make money
and is quick to say buy this small vehicle to establish credit at a
high interest rate and pay on time, with possibly getting a new
one that you really want at lower interest or possibly refinance
the vehicle after 8 months of on time payments. Perfect example
is when new cars roll of the assembly at the end of year car
dealers are trying to offer a deal to get rid of the inventory of
older cars they still have. Timing means so much and must
carefully think things out when making such an investment that
can change our lives.
7. Phillip, I too prefer credit unions over commercial banks. I
remember working for Georgia Lottery and human resources
asked if I had an account at Associated Credit Union (ACU)
(Yes, this is how I initially was introduced to ACU.). I had a
Wachovia account for many years and enjoyed banking with
Wachovia possibly because it was my family's banking
institution. I rarely used ACU until employed at a job which
banked with ACU.
Class, though this is not the case for every employer, why do
some employers ask employees to open an account at the same
institution the employer banks at?
8. Class, based on Michelle's post, she asked the following, "Is
there any other way to estimate the return of our investment on
real estate?".
Your thoughts, Class?
Conflict Week 8
Unit VIII Final Project
International Negotiations Plan

9. For your final assignment in this course, you will apply all of
the skills you learned to create an international negotiation
plan.
You have been asked by your supervisor to create a proposal for
negotiating the sale of your product with a Japanese company.
You know that Japanese business practices may be different
than what you have experienced in the Unites States, and you do
not want to offend the prospective clients. How would you
handle the negotiation with the Japanese company? How would
you introduce yourself, your company, and your product? Create
a step-by-step international negotiation plan for how you would
approach this business venture.
In Unit III, you created a negotiation planning guide as part of
the Unit III Project. Revisit that project and Table 4.3:
Negotiation Planning Guide on page 125 of your course
textbook. Use the steps listed on Table 4.3: Negotiation
Planning Guide to create your business plan.
As part of your plan, you will address the ways culture can
impact the negotiation process and how you will ensure cultural
sensitivity. Using the 10 ways that culture can influence
negotiations (described on pages 491-495 of your course
textbook) as a guide, include how you will handle details such
as time sensitivity, protocol, and communications. You are
required to cover at least four of the ten ways culture can
influence negotiation. You will need to research Japanese
culture to address these issues.
Textbook:
Lewicki, R. J., Saunders, D. M., & Barry, B. (2015).
Negotiation (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.