One of the common projects that HR tends to get involved with is creating guides for line managers regarding a current topic or trend. This final project will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of course knowledge, personal skills, and their creativity in an applied manner as they create an e-zine (or electronic magazine) that will be a guide line managers can use to understand what diversity and inclusion is, and provide steps and advice related to common D&I issues in the workplace.
Teams of up to three (3) people will be allowed for this assignment. Working alone will not be allowed
Part 1 (10%):
Designing a magazine targeted at line managers (team leaders, supervisors, and/or managers) using Canva or Flipsnack.
Canva: https://www.canva.com/ (in the search bar, type “zine” and enter)
Flipsnack: https://www.flipsnack.com/digital-magazine (try it for free, but be aware that you have a very limited time for access, so ensure you schedule your access time wisely!)
a) The magazine (or e-zine) must be between 30-45 pages, including the cover page and back page.
i. Cover page
ii. Front-of-magazine format (columns, news, trends etc.)
iii. Features (see Part 2)
iv. Back-of-magazine content (reader-engagement pieces, student names & IDs)
Note: If you’d like to use another website to make the magazine, please ask me for approval before using it.
Part 2 (10%):
Write a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of six (6) articles related to diversity and inclusion.
- The total word count for the magazine should be between 8,000 and 12,000 words.
- The first article MUST be an introduction and provide key information related to what D&I is, and how it could affect a line manager in their day-to-day operations.
- There MUST be two topics related to CLO3 content.
- One article MUST be related in some way to Qatar.
a) A copy of each article must be submitted as one Word document to Dropbox to be analyzed for originality by Turnitin. This document MUST include all Chicago references and the Appendix which includes all AI prompts and returned responses.
b) It is highly recommended that you download and save a copy of the pdf if you use a trial version of the website to ensure that it is saved for marking.
c) A similarity score of 15% or higher will result in a grade of zero (0) for this portion of the project. An academic dishonesty report will also be filed for the entire team.
d) If you have questions related to writing magazine articles, please consult the Advanced Writing Centre, or read the Guide on page 4.
e) Extra credit may be given to those teams who are able to incorporate an interview from a leader into their article. Make sure to gain their permission to use their quotations/comments, and please advise them their information may be shared beyond the class. This is best done by receiving an email with their permission to use their comments in your article.
Part 3 (10%):
A) Progress report 1 (5%) – during class the week of January 26-30th, I will meet with each team to review the project.
B) Progress report 2 (5%) – during class the week of February 23-27th, I will again meet with each team to review the project’s progress.
C) A 10-minute presentation looking at the highlights of the project.
- Each team member must be present and contribute to the team’s presentation.
- If a team member is absent for the presentation, they will receive a zero (0) grade for this portion of the project. Due to time constraints during the final weeks of the semester, there may be not be an opportunity to re-schedule the presentation time, but please speak with me should difficulties arise.