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Find an organization with a diversity plan and write a paper discussing the plan’s strengths and weaknesses.  This paper would need to include an interview and appendix. 
This project
asks you to research and prepare a report and analysis of one organization’s
diversity plan.  
a.    
APA writing style
b.    
APA style in-text citations
c.     
APA style reference listing format
d.    
For the overall format it’s your choice
to:
·       choose any professional report template (see Word) or
·       APA style student paper sample.
Find an organization that a) has a
diversity plan, and b) is willing to discuss their diversity plan with you.  If you have access to an organization but
they only have informal policies that don’t amount to a plan, then you can
still study them but it will be more challenging – you may be creating their
plan for them!
Next, prepare a paper on the various
issues surrounding that plan (or informal policies etc).  Focus on strengths and weaknesses (both real
and perceived), implementation problems, etc., as listed below:
o  
Interview at least two employees who
work there; at least one should be involved with the program in terms of
helping to design, revise, and/or administer it.  The other employee should be interviewed with
regard to his/her opinion or perspective on the diversity practices from the
viewpoint of an internal observer.  Be
sure to include the notes you take during and/or after these interviews in an
Appendix.
o  
Review any formal documentation
available about the program.  Be sure to
provide screenshots or scanned documents of the websites/hard copy documents
you get access to, and includes these in an Appendix.
o  
Address the following issues in the
text of your paper.  Please use headings
and organize your paper along the following structure
1.    
Organization:  A brief introduction
to what the organization is: what business are they in, their history, and
such.  For example, does the organization
have a known history of racism, discrimination, or other such ethical and/or
moral problems?
2.    
Objectives:  What are the
objectives of the program?
3.    
Program History:  What is the
background that led to the development of this program?
4.    
Diversity
o  
Definition:  How is diversity defined?  Do you agree with it? 
o  
Type: 
What type of diversity is the program designed to address?
5.    
SWOT:  What are the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of/to the program?
6.    
Evaluation and
Assessment: 
o  
Has the program been effective? 
o  
What evidence does the company have
regarding this (i.e., is the information valid)? 
o  
Why do you think the program been
effective, or ineffective?
7.    
Recommendations:  If you were hired as
a consultant to expand, build upon, or improve the program, what would you
do?