Proposal - HR AGing workforce
COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR
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Outline Sample
Introduction: what is the issue? Why is it important to address?
· What is the issue? People bribe officials to gain university placement.
· Why is it important to address? This affects public trust in institutions.
· What will you be discussing? The impact of corruption in ‘pay-to-play’ scandal at top US universities.
Thesis statement:
This report will argue that college corruption scandals are a big problem and one that produces several significant victims. First, the children of the parents who bribed college admissions will, through the bad publicity, be known for this act of corruption: queue jumping may well produce negative consequences for the children, including bullying and social ostracism. Next, the reputation of the university itself finds itself damaged; with a poor reputation, the university will struggle to find business. Finally, the students who honestly qualify for a spot at the university may find themselves on the outside, as wealthy people jump the line; this will lead to young people having to settle for either a university of lower quality, or they will have to travel and leave their community and families.
Background: history of the issue – section needs to include names, dates, and locations.
· Lori Loughlin – US actress (Full House) – charged with bribing universities to gain children’s admission – 2019.
· Paid $500 000 USD in bribes to USC as ‘fake rowing team recruits’. Children don’t row.
· Accused of ‘mail fraud’. Many parents involved in scandal.
Body
Affected party 1: who, how, why + proof (financial, social, political, legal, reputational, etc.) You are developing a chain of consequences for actions.
Reason + proof (proof must be a quote or paraphrase with in- text citation)
How or why the party has been affected:
Who: parents’ children.
What: children will suffer from humiliation from peers who see them as ‘undeserved rich’.
Proof: ‘effects of peer bullying and ostracism on students’ – article X outlines the main effects from hostility from peers.
Affected party 2:
How or why the party has been affected:
Who: university – its reputation
What: university will suffer from emerging reputation as corrupt institution, susceptible to bribery, and unconcerned with integrity of its systems. A university’s reputation matters; it needs to attract clients (students) and top researchers to work there. If tarnished by scandal, a university’s business model becomes compromised; it slips down international rankings, lose its support from the community/government, and cease to be a place where people want to learn
Proof: Evidence suggests that, in the past, this process has occurred with the University of X…
Affected party 3:
How or why the party has been affected:
Who: qualified but rejected students
What: student with proper qualifications don’t receive a place at the school and, thus, have to travel further afield, to either a lesser school or a more expensive ‘out of state’ college. They leave their friends and family, and that has negative effects, both on the students – distraught to leave home - and on the families.
Proof: Study X demonstrates the effects of forced familial separation on youth between the ages of 16 and 21. The study shows that both psychologically and emotionally, the maturity of young people stalls and development is delayed relative to peers who receive stronger and closer support from parents.