IT 6930: Internship

Project Proposal Form

Please complete this form and return it to your internship instructor. You may submit this
form prior to registering for the internship. Upon approval of the proposal, you
may begin logging hours on the work.

Your Name Alicia Newton

Project Title Diversity & Inclusion Curriculum
Description (500 -750 Shifting demographics, an increasingly connected world,
words) Briefly Outline: globalization, and a variety of other factors has made the need for
The inclusion and cultural competency more pressing than ever. Much
Problem/Need/Opport of the suspicion, stereotyping, and lack of appreciation for differing
unity ways of being have a negative and sometimes lethal impact.
Goals and Intended Organizations suffer a loss in productivity and innovation and public
Audiences service organizations from law enforcement to our medical
Planned Activity institutions have documented inequities impacting lives.
Methods for assessing
The goal of this internship is to create a curriculum development
success plan for a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion program. One that
Anticipated outcomes promotes an inclusive, global mindset and recognition and
and value of work management of conscious and unconscious biases.

The audience is public safety, health and human services, and

corporate organizations. Ultimately there will be a leadership track
and a management/employee track.

As part of a diverse team of D&I professionals we will use research,

our experience, and the voice of the customer to make
recommendations and ultimately develop the curriculum.

We will assess success in public programs via pilot feedback and

evaluations in the short-term. Long-term (3 to 5-years) we
recommend tracking the number of law suits, customer and
employee satisfaction surveys, and number of complaints.

Corporate programs will be assessed by the same short-term

methods. Long-term we recommend tracking organizational growth
and profitability, customer service indexes, and increases in market
share.
Deliverables The scope and deliverables for the internship are:
Identify the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to
demonstrate cultural competency
Consider curriculum options to teach these skills
Determine Objectives for each course
Determine Delivery Methods
Project Report
ILT Competencies ILT Competencies:
Identify one or more
competencies that you plan
to demonstrate in the
project. The best projects
combine multiple
competencies.
Timeframe and Scope
At least 30 work
hours/credit or 90 hours for
3 credits)
1. Reflective Practice (competency #1)
2. Learning and Instruction (competency #3)
3. Inquiry and Change (competency #5)
4. Professional Learning and Leadership (Competency #6)
Start date will be August 3rd. Stop date will be November 18th to
allow time to develop Project Report.

Identify start and stop dates

and an estimate of the total
hours for the project.
Site Supervisor
Christina Kisley, CEO, Life-Long Leadership
ckisley@lifelongleadership.com
404-358-5903