Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy.
Discuss contrasts in how states approach a diversity issue, using theoretical ideas of power.
Identify historical and contemporary influences of discrimination in U.S. culture.
Discuss law, policy, or politics in states with varying approaches to a diversity issue.
Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data.
Analyze data to project how state policies might affect population migration.
Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class.
Discuss contrasts between two states in areas of law, politics, or policy as they apply to a diversity issue.
Competency 5: Apply diversity strategies in professional, educational, and personal contexts.
Apply historical solutions to an issue where there are discrepancies between state and federal diversity law.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics.