PUBM-5910 : Workplace Diversity/inclusion

Public Administration | College of Arts and Sciences | GR

  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 3 Ecological Economics
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

About this Course

This course is structured into three parts: Part I: Understanding Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Socio-Psychological, Structural, and Legal Perspectives. Part II: Understanding Dimensions and Multidimensionality of Identity: The Power of Privilege, and Oppression. Part III: Managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace: Building Individual and Organizational Competence. Overall, this course is designed to familiarize you and offer foundational understanding of key topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in workplace, underlying concepts, theories, voices, and insights for practice from diverse perspectives. In this course we approach the understanding, critical examination, and intentional promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion at individual and institutional levels. The readings and discussions we have in our class meetings are intended to offer students with insights and theoretical frameworks to critically examine our own and other’s identities.