Research the DEI initiatives of each of the companies you selected.
Search for secondary sources (not coming from the company) about the DEI situation at each company.
Review the information you retrieved on your companies’ DEI initiatives. For each of the three companies:
Describe the inequities the company states (e.g. biases, forms of discrimination) and their target audience (e.g. women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA);
Identify the actions the company has implemented (or promises to implement) to address these inequities;
Describe the main points of what others say about the company’s DEI efforts (make sure to cite the source);
Evaluate the initiative using the course materials (readings, class slides, assignments) and your own research;
Suggest ways in which the initiative can be improved.
Document every step of your research process overall (not by company):
How did you go about finding information on your companies’ DEI initiatives? (e.g. googled ‘ [company name]’s DEI initiatives’, Wikipedia, went on [company name]’s website, etc.). Were you satisfied with your search results?
What tools did you use, and what prompts did you input? (e.g. ChatGPT, Grammarly…remember: it’s all fair game, as long as you document it).
What materials did you use for your evaluations and improvement suggestions?
Please use the numbering above to indicate which questions you are answering. No need to repeat the prompt. Here’s an EXAMPLE for structuring your submission:
Land O’Lakes, Halliburton, Ally Financial
Land O’Lakes
Inequities mentioned by Land O’Lakes
Actions Land O’Lakes has implemented/promises to implement
What you’ve learned through other sources about DEI at Land O’Lakes
Your evaluation
Your suggestions for improvement
Halliburton
Inequities mentioned by Halliburton
Actions Halliburton has implemented/promises to implement
What you’ve learned through other sources about DEI at Halliburton
Your evaluation
Your suggestions for improvement
Ally Financial
Inequities mentioned by Ally Financial
Actions Ally Financial has implemented/promises to implement
What you’ve learned through other sources about DEI at Ally Financial
Your evaluation
Your suggestions for improvement
5.a. I googled ‘DEI’ for each company, and I went to their websites. It was difficult to find DEI information on [company name]’s website, so I googled ‘Diversity at {company name]’ and found out that they have been criticized
5.b. I put the following prompt into ChatGPT: …/I had Grammarly check my draft…
5.c. I used the suggestions for institutional action to stop microaggressions from Ch. 4 of SAE….
CHOOSEN 3 Companies Are TARGET, ULTA BEAUTY, VICTORIA’s SECRET
Part 2
Your assignment is to design a DEI initiative for one of the companies you have researched. You should select the company you have assessed as needing the most improvements.
In order to develop an effective DEI initiative, it is essential that you apply the concepts and materials of this class both to your evaluation of the current situation and your proposed improvements. To do so, you will first flesh out the work you did in Part I of the Final Project for your chosen company, then you will design specific actions and create an implementation plan for your initiative.
Starting with your answers to Instruction #4 from Part I, conduct an in-depth analysis of your chosen company:
Describe in detail the inequities the company states (e.g. biases, forms of discrimination) and their target audience (e.g. women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA). Include statistics, graphs, or other information shared by the company.
Identify and give a detailed description of the actions the company has implemented (or promises to implement) to address these inequities.
Describe what others say about the company’s DEI efforts (make sure to cite the source). If available, include quantitative assessments and comparisons to other companies.
Evaluate the initiative using course materials (readings, class slides, assignments) and your own research: What works, what doesn’t, what is missing? Explain why.
Based on your in-depth analysis, develop an improved DEI initiative for your chosen company:
Design specific, realistic, and sustainable actions to form an effective DEI initiative. Explain how your initiative is sustainable.
Create an implementation plan, including a timeline, milestones, targets, and expected outcomes.
