PROPOSAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT COURSE Discussion
PROPOSAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT COURSE Discussion
This document is a response to the Request for Proposal that was posted on the RFP
website on May 15, 2018 and was forwarded to E and J Productions on May 16, 2018. The
purpose of the proposal is to answer the RFP by providing a definition of the problem, an
overview of the proposal’s contents, a description of the proposed plan, a schedule for delivery,
and a breakdown of the costs and resources. E and J Productions has been in the online course
development business for over 25 years. We feel confident that you will find our proposal
complete and affordable. We hope to hear from you soon.
Introduction and Definition of the Problem
The purpose of this document is to respond to the RFP that I received on May 16, 2018
for a company to develop an online training course on sexual harassment in the workplace for the
law firm of Johnson and Jones. As you will see from this proposal, E and E Online has the
experience and expertise to create a professionally designed online course that will meet your
needs.
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Overview of Proposal’s Contents
This proposal will give a brief definition of the problem facing many organizations today.
Some companies approach this issue by writing operating procedure manuals, while others hold
live workshops for employees. Research, however, has shown that the most successful way to
teach employees about sexual harassment is through an interactive, online course that employees
can work through at their convenience. This proposal will outline our proposed plan for
development of this course as well as a schedule for development and an overview of our
qualifications for producing such a question. Finally, we will present our cost breakdown for
materials and development.
Definition of the Problem
As we know, sexual harassment is a big issue today and the more your employees know
about the subject, the less likely it will be that you will have a problem in this area. Workplace
sexual harassment is a serious problem in the United States today. For example, the largest
sexual harassment case was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and 350
employees were awarded $34 million against Mitsubishi Motors. This came to over $100,000
for each employee. The EEOC handles more than 5,000 sexual harassment cases each year with
some jury awards reaching over $500,000 (Bowman). The National Organization for Women
states that more than 80 percent of the women surveyed said they had been sexually assaulted in
the workplace. A study done by the Pentagon showed that two out of three women in the
military reported sexual harassment. The awards for damages have been filed against individuals
who commit the harassment and the companies that employ them. PROPOSAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT COURSE Discussion
Definition
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when this
conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment,
unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance, or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
Description of the Proposed Plan
Education is the key to preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. A well designed
and delivered course is one of the best ways to educate employees on this complicated topic. E
and J Productions has the experience and staff to create a course that will inform your employees
and prevent future problems in this area.
Our proposed course will cover the following topics:
• The definition of Sexual Harassment
• Why Sexual Harassment is illegal
• Identifying Sexual Harassment
• Examples of Sexual Harassment
• Internal Complaint Process
• Supervisor responsibilities
• The employer’s obligations
• Video scenarios demonstrating forms of harassment
• Quizzes & final test
The course will be divided into separate modules which will include a multi-media approach
to teaching the content. Videos, Power Point presentations, and interactive activities will be part
of each module. The course will include a tracking system and knowledge checks that will keep
an accurate record of employee participation. The amount of time an employee spends in each
module will also be recorded. Each module will contain an opportunity for employees to interact
through discussion groups and blogging.
Schedule
The course will include eight separate modules. Each module will contain reading
assignments, custom made videos and other training material. Once the content has been created
our design team will program the course and place it into a course management system created
for your business.
The following timeline will result in a complete course ready to go by March 1.
• Create content for all modules by December 1.
• Program modules for loading into the system by January 1.
• Testing of course by February 1
• Final course deliverable by March 1
We have a team of lawyers who will produce the content for the course. This content will then
be given to our educational technologists to produce videos, reading materials, infographics, and
other medium to present the content.
Qualifications
E and J Productions was founded in 1995 by Emily Dustin for the purpose of creating
online content for educational resources. Emily Dustin has a PhD in online course design and
programming. She has created over 1000 different courses for many different businesses
including the University of Phoenix, Maryland University, Goldman Sacs, and the US Army.
She has a team of over 50 different experts who research, write, and produce content for the
online courses she produces. You can learn more about E and J Production and Emily Dustin by
visiting their website at eandjproductions.com.PROPOSAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT COURSE Discussion
Costs and Resources
• Researching Content for 8 modules will take approximately 40 hours at $100.00 per
hour=$4,000.
• Turning the content into videos, presentations, infographics, etc will take approximately
100 hours at $80.00 per hour=$8,000
• Programming the online course will take 100 hours at $100 per hour=$10,000.
• Review and delivery is free.
• Total cost will be between $20,000 and $25,000.
Conclusions
As this proposal indicates, sexual harassment in the workplace can be very costly for an
employer. One proven way to fight sexual harassment and provide a comfortable working
situation for all employees is to educate all of the employees about sexual harassment in the
workplace. An online course will give you a way to deliver the information to your employees
without worrying about schedules and absenteeism. E and J Productions has created online
courses for over 25 years. We have the staff and the expertise to have a complete course in your
hands in four months. We have hundreds of satisfied customers and showcase some of our most
popular courses on our website. I look forward to talking with you soon about what we can do
for your firm.PROPOSAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT COURSE Discussion