Reference no: EM131321361
As the human resources manager, you are now ready to complete your diversity training manual to be used for training and sensitizing your employees on diversity issues. This final section will cover actual legislation. You would like your employees to not only be aware of issues dealing with discrimination that may not be addressed in legislation (the moral component) but to be knowledgeable of the seriousness of the discriminatory practices that have been made into law.
Affirmative Action is one of the most contentious issues; its intent and the discriminatory result of applying it in practice has become a major issue in today's workforce.
Using this Web site (or any others you find), write a paper of 4-6 pages that will summarize the following points and become part of the training manual:
What is Affirmative Action?
What was the initial intent of Affirmative-Action legislation?
What did the landmark Bakke v. Regents case conclude? Click here to read the case.
What was the basis for the conclusion?
What are the positive and negative results of Affirmative Action legislation?
In your evaluation, is Affirmative Action legislation is still appropriate?
References
Ball, H. (2000). The Bakke case. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. Retrieved from
https://lilt.ilstu.edu/gmklass/pos334/archive/ball.htm
University of California Regents v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978). Retrieved from the FindLaw Web site:
https://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265
Please submit your assignment.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
TITLE PAGE. Remember the Running head: AND TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS ABSTRACT.
A summary of your paper...not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.
BODY. The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 4-6 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
REFERENCE PAGE. References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
Find the magnification and the position
: An automobile mirror shows an image of truck located 10m from mirror. The focal length of the mirrors is - 0.60m. Find the magnification and the position of the image of the truck
|
Develop a java applet that will help an elementary school
: Develop a Java applet that will help an elementary school student learn multiplication. Use the Math.random method or a Random object to produce two positive one-digit integers.
|
Describe the image for an object distance
: A spherical mirror has a focal length of 10cm. Locate and describe the image for an object distance of 25cm.
|
Find the present discounted value of her income
: Mary is 25 and working at her dream job. She is also extremely forward-looking and very good at planning. She is making $70,000 per year. She plans to start working half-time at the age of 50, so that she can volunteer more. (She is an extremely care..
|
What was initial intent of affirmative-action legislation
: As the human resources manager, you are now ready to complete your diversity training manual to be used for training and sensitizing your employees on diversity issues. This final section will cover actual legislation. What was the initial intent ..
|
Earn back in discounts the cost of the dead-bolts
: Dave and Ellen are newly married and living in their first house. The yearly premium on their homeowner’s insurance policy is $450 for the coverage they need. Their insurance company offers a 5 percent discount if they install dead-bolt locks on all ..
|
Find the expressions for center of mass
: If an object of uniform density is approximated by the polygon obtained by joining the adjacent control points by straight lines, find the expressions for center of mass, perimeter, area, and moments in terms of the control points.
|
Estimate yearly costs for maintenance and support of system
: Estimate yearly costs for maintenance and support of this system. Estimate customization costs for system. Assume 10% customization. Estimate software licensing costs
|
Global financial system is plunged into crisis
: Vietnam's economy, which started overheating months ago, has begun to stabilize, but experts warn the government to stay the course as the global financial system is plunged into crisis. Suppose you were the Vietnamese finance minister, what would yo..
|