Article: https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/report-flames-ready-to-part-ways-with-peters
In his article posted in the Calgary Sun, Wes Gilbertson discusses the allegations made by professional hockey player Akim Aliu in regard to his playing experience under former Calgary Flames Head Coach Bill Peters. Akim Aliu spoke out against Bill Peters on twitter, claiming that he had directed racial slurs towards him when he was playing under him with the Rockford Ice Hogs of the American Hockey League. These accusations made by Aliu would be classified under Intentional Discrimination, which falls under chapter two of our course. In chapter two slides, intentional discrimination is described as “Differential or unequal treatment in terms and conditions of employment based on any of the prohibited grounds”. In terms of this article, the prohibited grounds would be Akim Aliu’s race. Not only would Peters’ actions be considered discrimination, but they could also be classified as harassment. Harassment is “Unwelcome behaviour that demeans, humiliates or embarrasses a person and that a reasonable person should have known would be unwelcome”. According to the article, Bill Peters had used racial slurs against Aliu in the team locker room as he spoke negatively about Aliu’s choice in music in front of the rest of the team, most likely embarrassing Akim. Another subject that was mentioned in the article was the fact that the Flames General Manager Brad Trelving did not interview any other prospective coaches in the process of hiring Bill Peters. Unfortunately, Trelving may have hired the wrong candidate for the job, which is a mistake the managers do not want to make, as mentioned in chapter one.
Specific requirements of the WRITTEN project
- Submit a final paper (5 – 6 pages long and double-spaced). If you required more pages, please ask.
- The style, grammar, format and logic of the paper will be evaluated.
- All sources must be cited using APA style.
- The paper must be submitted in a Word format (doc) and uploaded to the submission folder on Nexus.
- Three academic (peer-reviewed) articles must be used in the preparation of your paper. Please ask for help either from the professor or from the librarians if you need it.
- The project is worth 20% of the final grade. In a group project, each team member’s grade will be adjusted according to their contribution to the project, assessed by the professor and by confidential peer review.
- The project must be free of plagiarism. Plagiarism may result in a mark of zero on the project and the academic misconduct procedures will be followed.
- The goal of the written assignment is to present research and insights on a topic in HRM. Remember that the news story you have chosen is your starting point for your research. You do not need to discuss the story that much in your research paper. You should focus on the issues raised by the story and what the experts, etc. say about those issues.