I’ve written an article for business leaders who understand that they should have a solid diversity policy in place but don’t realize that those policies might miss the mark when it comes to their Black employees. These leaders might not know much about the history or current state of Black labor in the U.S. and may view D&I as just making sure there are a variety of different ethnicities at their company. They haven’t really thought much about inclusion and equity. I have endeavored to inform them of these issues. I envision readers will be checking out their online subscription to a business magazine that regularly offers insight into employee matters.
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Final Project – Tim
The presentation of this final project will be in the forms of posters, easy to spot and easy to read for the student population and history faculty alike. The purpose of this project is to point out the current problem with the lack of diversity within the history department as well as history curriculum as a whole, and through an infographic I wish to spread this information as well as a possible solution.
Unit 3 Reflection
As I reviewed the unit 2 research, I knew my topic was about invisible disabilities. There were multiple areas of focus that I began to pursue based on the information I was finding. While I knew all of the research was not going to be applicable to my project, it was interesting, nonetheless. For example, I found that the new frontier of working virtually presented exciting new opportunities for individuals with visible disabilities and their ability to now disguise that disability. As I was deciding what would actually make it into the project, I kept the focus of what would help me personally. If the information was relatable then I felt it was something that should be included in the project. I found quite a few videos that visually demonstrated the effect of invisible disabilities on individuals’ lives. I felt this direct exposure to people and their feelings would be useful. The skills from the course that I applied to this were organizing a lot of material in a limited time. I was taking three courses this summer and juggling those along with working and a vacation was challenging. I had to make the most of the time I had. I had to be organized and structured when it came to planning this research. These insights and skills will be valuable as I go into the workplace.
As far as writing, I learned about seeking multiple sources for projects. I felt I was good at finding peer reviewed sources, but this course had me looking beyond my usual methodology. I found my searches have gained more depth and sophistication. I know that being able to gather information from a wide range of sources may someday benefit me in a future job. This ability would allow me to make decisions quickly and effectively with the appropriate knowledge.
One of the things that I learned about engaging a target audience is translating academic language into everyday speak. Many of the papers that I have written in the past were for an academic audience. I found that this translation helps me discover what I’m truly trying to say. I will say that having my classmates offer their comments on my work was very helpful. I made the comment that I wish they could work with me throughout the next semester, and I meant it! I will say this will definitely be one of the very positive memories that I will take from me in this class.
The value the assignment had for me personally is how to approach invisible disability disclosure literally from a personal level. It was eye opening for me to see how various stakeholders responded to disclosure/nondisclosure. From another lens this course made me rework assignments. Previously, I approached assignments with an attitude of, here’s my hypothesis or title statement. I didn’t change my direction dramatically once I set it. This course has shown me a new way to work through a hypothesis evolution. At times I was frustrated because it seemed like I was done with research, but I was pushed to go beyond surface levels. I also have a better methodology as far as organizing research which I take with me throughout my collegiate and work life.
Final Project
I created my project in hopes of making something that would be easy to convey to college students as well as be informative. I wanted to make something that would stick with this audience and they best way I could think of was through Kahoot. I know several of my professors used in to make sure the class was being attentive last year so I thought it would be a platform a lot of students would already be familiar with. I included my sources in the description of the Kahoot since I was not able to link it into the actual questions they each relate to since Kahoot has a character limit. I think this Kahoot can really help college students since we are transitioning from high school where most of this is not really spoken about, which means it is the perfect time to prepare us for life after college by teaching us about these important and necessary aspects of life.
Final Project
I created the AI in HR Resource Center to start a community for people interested in learning more about the technology issues that are disrupting HR and to inspire more transparency and accountability from the organizations that are building or using the technology. Since I couldn’t find a resource site like this, I thought why not create one?
My target audience includes people concerned with protecting worker and civil rights, including the workers themselves, but more specifically individuals who have some authority to make change, such as disability rights activists, social justice activists, legislators, scholars, journalists, and people working in employment law. My audience also includes business and human resource leaders, developers of AI for HR technologies, and others interested in improving their products and practices.
A blog seemed like a perfect genre for the audiences I am trying to reach because I can use it to stimulate a discussion about the ways that many current AI technologies perpetuate bias and the things we can do to prevent that from happening in the future. My thinking was that the best technology solutions for HR will arise if different points of view get a chance to make their case. I was striving for a writing tone that was readable and not academic, and I am happy with how it turned out.
Final Project Draft – Tim
This is the draft of my final project, and the target audience is members of academia and specifically members of the history community. The current curriculum of historical education is still quite limited and confined very much to the modern nation state. Even when teaching about foreign countries and cultures, many western textbooks will refer to history in Africa, Asia or even Oceania as their national histories, when the modern form of nationhood is very much Eurocentric. I hope that my work will allow individuals interested in bettering historical education to understand the urgent need to diversify the curriculum.
Final Project-Invisible Disabilities-Ed
For this project, I creating a memo targeted at Syracuse University advisors although it would be applicable for any college. These advisors work with college students that have invisible disabilities. For example, when a student enters the university and they have a documented disability the student works with The Center for Disability Resources (CDR), formerly known as the Office of Disability Service’s (ODS).
The mission of the Center is to engage the University Community to empower students, enhance equity and provide a platform for innovation and inclusion. This group supports students in the classroom by providing individual accommodations when environmental barriers cannot be eliminated as well as assistive technology.
The target reader would be an individual who works in this Center and perhaps shared with students as they are contemplating disclosure of invisible disabilities. Since it also contains information on support services, the memo could be utilized as information for students directly.
My delivery would be in a memo delivered via e-mail. It could also be included in a monthly newsletter if that exists in the department.
This could even be part of an introductory package for new employees of the department to familiarize them with information but to allow them to see the human side of the disability with Ally’s story. I think she helps bring the challenges of an invisible disability clearly in focus to the reader.
Unit 3 Reflection
Having the opportunity to take part in this course provided me with skills and thoughts that will impact me for a foreseeable time. I am beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to take this class. It allowed me to develop several different skills, learn more about writing, and gain value in ideas that can be further developed in the real world.
While completing this course, I was able to develop various skills, especially while developing my project. I often feel as though my papers are too long, with too much information within them. In this class, I was able to create a concise project by trimming out unnecessary details. Understanding how to create a paper takes time. We started this course off by looking at diversity in broad terms. Being exposed to the idea that diversity has numerous definitions allowed me to explore diversity within the workplace. The flowchart in unit 2 was valuable as it allowed me to explore what I was interested in, which is how I landed on female underrepresentation in STEM/finance. Being able to develop my project throughout the course made me realize that patience is crucial. Developing an idea slowly from scratch through flowcharts and various assignments made me realize that creating anything valuable takes time and effort. I think that this is one of the biggest takeaways from this class.
With the work in this class, one of the thoughts I will be taking with me in the future is that to be successful in writing, you need to be personally invested and interested in it. In my previous writing classes, I was not passionate about the subjects I was writing about. This was because they did not personally impact me. Female underrepresentation, however, has a personal impact on me, which is why I think I enjoyed working on this project. Having passion also goes for figuring out what audience to target in a paper. No one wants to read something unless it personally impacts them, or they find it interesting. Realizing this was helpful when considering my target audience for this project. I thought, who is going to be impacted the most by female underrepresentation in STEM in the future? Then, I realized that this class is full of students who are about to enter the workforce and most likely will be impacted by the lack of diversity within their respective fields (in STEM especially, whether it is female underrepresentation or some other form).
This project gave me numerous sources of value. One of the main things I gathered from this assignment is that writing can be translated into real-world conversations, especially like the piece I wrote. I was in an interview the other day and was able to bring up my paper on female underrepresentation within STEM in a conversation, and it made all the difference. Being able to convey the message that there are many ways to bring about change within an organization was priceless and gave me talking points about important and interesting issues in the world today. Besides being able to develop a conversational writing piece, I also found the process of developing this project valuable. Developing flowcharts, proposing certain ideas, and creating a paper that evolves from previous work made me realize an important idea. Developing something takes time, especially something of value. It is not created in a day. It takes time to research various elements of the subject, develop thoughts and create a well-written paper. It also takes a certain amount of willingness to accept constructive criticism about your writing from others. I am very appreciative of my peers for reading my draft and giving advice on how to make it better.
We started this course off by learning that diversity can be defined in a lot of different ways. Being able to research specific topics that are considered diverse over time (beginning in unit 2) was fantastic for me. Often, I only focus on a subject for longer than a week, so being able to focus on a subject for a couple of months was an interesting and different experience for me. It made me research, develop and think about the topic I was writing.
Overall, this class was so helpful. It combined various skills that I think are important to take into the real world. Whether it be flexibility (accepting others’ advice and being willing to change), dedication to a subject, persistence (continuously improving a piece of writing), and holding a certain amount of passion for what you are working on at that time. I hope that in the future, I can take what I have learned in this class and apply it to future classes and jobs, as I believe that this summer course provided the opportunity to develop certain traits/skills that are beneficial within the real world.
Final Research Project
For this project, I ended up creating an article that would be more of a newspaper (online) article, targeted for college students. If there was a national college student newspaper outlet, this is most likely where it would be found. It could also be found in college-run newspaper services like the Daily Orange.
The target reader would hopefully be a college student who is interested in learning more about different subjects. It would not be directed towards people that are completely educated on the subject of underrepresentation in the workforce (though I doubt many are), rather someone who is interested in learning more about the world and how to make it a better place. They would enjoy reading in their free time.
As stated earlier, my mode of delivery would be in a newspaper. However, I would like to clarify that it would most likely also be published in an online news source. I believe that this is the most efficient and effective way to get news, as not many college students want to read things on paper. Some may think that it is not environmentally friendly, while others would just prefer to read something digitally. We live in a society where we electronics run our lives, so publishing my article on an online news source would be the most effective.
My ideal scenario would be a college student who wakes up to read the newspaper/news in the morning with their breakfast. I personally like to do this and find it the best time to think through issues in the world, or major events happening. It is also a great time to read through informational articles as well., such as my project, because it gets you thinking that you can be the change in the world.
Research Project Draft-Caitlin
This is my final project draft. My audience is college age men that struggle with mental illness because it is a very big issue that still has a stigma attached to it. I thought that the best way to reach my audience was to make an infographic that could potentially be email to the student population of Syracuse because that would ensure that a great number of the proper demographic would see the information. I still need to add my citations for my final submission, but this is what I have so far!