•As a new member of a top management consulting firm’s diversity
team, one of your responsibilities is to conduct training on diversity trends.
Consultants use this training in their management practices with Fortune 500
companies.
•You are asked to lead a training session next week. The topic
is “The Global Demographic Trends Impacting Diversity.” The training
will be presented to mid-level managers in your firm. The purpose of the
training is to inform the management consultants of the latest changes in
worldwide demographics relative to five key diversity areas of interest and
provide recommendations for managers on sustaining a diverse workforce.
•Prepare a seven to nine slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
on this topic. Include a discussion of the following:
•Diversity Trends
•Population trends
•Working-age population movements
•Racial and ethnic trends
•Sexual-orientation trends
•Gender trends
•Impact of diversity trends and changes to the firm based on
statistical data
•Recommendation to the firm for sustaining a diverse workforce
•Include detailed speaker notes with your presentation that
fully explain each point and justification for your recommendations.
•Use at least three resources to justify your responses. Apply
current APA standards for writing style to your work. Include a title
slide and reference slide(s) in addition to the main slides.
•ByWednesday, January 25,
2017, deliver your assignment to theM4: Assignment 2Dropbox.
•Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.ppt.
•Note:If your version of Microsoft PowerPoint does not have the
option to include speaker notes, you will need to submit a Microsoft Word
document that contains all information from your presentation, including the
speaker notes.
•Assignment 2 GradingCriteriaMaximum Points
•Discussed the key points of population trends, working-age
population movements, racial and ethnic trends, sexual-orientation trends, and
gender trends.48
•Explained the potential impact of the changes in diversity
trends to the firm.60
•Recommendation of actions that should be taken based on the
statistical data.48
•Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice
Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion
Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, sentence structure, 7-9
pages
APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and the inclusion of at least three
references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements
of style44
•Total:200
