WEEK 4 Assignment: Designing a DEI Program

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Diversity and Inclusion Matters (Thompson, 2021); Understanding Advantaged Groups’ Opposition to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policies: The Role of Perceived ThreatLinks to an external site. Links to an external site. (Iyer, 2022); Diversity in the Workplace: A Review, Synthesis, and Future Research Agenda Download Diversity in the Workplace: A Review, Synthesis, and Future Research Agenda, and the report Elevating Equity: The Real Story of Diversity and InclusionLinks to an external site..

Imagine you are a newly hired DEI manager for Fictitious Corp. Create a proposal to develop a DEI program for the organization. You can assume that there are no critical diversity, equity, or inclusion issues within Fictitious Corp that caused you to be hired but that leadership has decided that hiring a DEI manager and creating a DEI program are good things to do for competitive advantage. You have been asked to brief the leadership team about what a DEI program is and how it can advantage Fictitious Corp. Your paper will be distributed to the leadership team in advance of your briefing and should be written in academic voice.

In your paper,

• Explain the overarching need for a DEI program in an organization and the relative advantages a DEI program provides.
• Recommend a way to get started with a DEI program for the organization.
  • What should be done first?
  • Who should be involved?
  • What role should leadership play?
• Construct an approach to developing a DEI program that includes a step-by-step process.
  • Outline the elements of the program.
  • Justify each element of the program.
• Identify potential challenges in developing the program.
  • Where is resistance most likely to arise?
  • What can be done to overcome resistance to the program?

The Designing a DEI Program paper

• Must be at least 1,250 words in length (not including title, abstract, and reference pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to required readings.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• Must include separate abstract and reference pages that are formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Writing an AbstractLinks to an external site. and APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resources in the Writing Center for specifications.

Tutorial for Designing a DEI Program