Postgraduate Course: Global Diversity and Equality Management (CMSE11575)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The importance of managing workforce diversity for organisations has become widely recognised in business, professional, and academic communities. This course introduces students to the background and context of this debate and provides an opportunity to explore contemporary contexts, concepts, policies and practices in the field. |
| Course description |
The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of how managers and HR professionals can be effective in managing diversity within their organisations, as well as in leveraging it to foster an inclusive workplace and organisational culture.
By the end of this course students will have a holistic appreciation of the tools necessary to understand and implement effective diversity and equity management practices for a globally inclusive workplace.
The course comprises of formal lectures, case study analysis and group discussions. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions. The course teaching is integrative in nature, bringing together insights and understanding from more than one topic in order to encourage the development of stronger evaluative, rather than descriptive, skills.
By the end of the course, students will have/be able to:
1. introduce theoretical perspectives relating to equality, diversity, disadvantage and discrimination in employment.
2. identify the contribution of equality and diversity policies and practices to the achievement of organisational goals, quality and excellence.
3. increase students' awareness of their personal biases, and their ability to prevent those biases from affecting everyday interactions.
4. understand the business case for diversity.
5. provide students with concrete strategies for reaping the benefits of diversity in organizations, while avoiding potential drawbacks.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 14,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
84 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework (individual) - assesses all course Learning Outcomes |
| Feedback |
Formative: feedback will be given to students at the mid-course point on their chosen focus and outline for the individual assessment, which they will be invited to discuss and share with the lecturer in the first half of the course.
Summative: feedback will be provided on the assessment.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Provide a critical analysis of traditional approaches to management, organisation and employment from the perspectives of disadvantaged groups.
- Critically assess equality and diversity policy and practice in international employment contexts.
- Consider appropriate strategies and structures for overcoming discrimination and inequalities in employment and in workplaces.
- Consider the contribution that workforce diversity can make to organisations.
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Reading List
Barak, M. E. M. (2013). Managing diversity: Toward a globally inclusive workplace. Sage Publications.
Syed, J. and Ozbilgin, M. (2015), Managing diversity and inclusion: An international perspective: Sage.
Key journals
International journal of human resource management
Human resource management
Gender, Work and Organization |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Knowledge and Understanding
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of contemporary organisational disciplines; comprehend the role of business within the contemporary world; and critically evaluate and synthesise primary and secondary research and sources of evidence in order to make, and present, well informed and transparent organisation-related decisions, which have a positive global impact.
Identify, define and analyse theoretical and applied business and management problems, and develop approaches, informed by an understanding of appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative techniques, to explore and solve them responsibly.
Practice: Applied Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Apply creative, innovative, entrepreneurial, sustainable and responsible business solutions to address social, economic and environmental global challenges.
Cognitive Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Be self-motivated; curious; show initiative; set, achieve and surpass goals; as well as demonstrating adaptability, capable of handling complexity and ambiguity, with a willingness to learn; as well as being able to demonstrate the use digital and other tools to carry out tasks effectively, productively, and with attention to quality.
Communication, ICT, and Numeracy Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Critically evaluate and present digital and other sources, research methods, data and information; discern their limitations, accuracy, validity, reliability and suitability; and apply responsibly in a wide variety of organisational contexts.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lucia Cervi
Tel: (0131 6)50 4307
Email: Lucia.Cervi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sean Reddie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8074
Email: Sean.Reddie@ed.ac.uk |
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