Diversity, equality and inclusion in organizations (2062) |
| Language of instruction : English |
| Credits: 5,0 | | | | | Period: semester 2 (5sp) | | | | | 2nd Chance Exam1: Yes | | | | | Final grade2: Numerical |
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Sequentiality
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No sequentiality
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There are no basic competences required.
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This introductory course in organization studies provides insights into:
- The dynamics of diversity (gender, race, ethnicity, disability, class, religion, sexual orientation, age, language …) in work contexts with special attention to connections between inequalities at the macro- (society and international context), meso- (organizations and networks of organizations), and micro-level (individuals and inter-individual relations)
- Policies and practices that can be implemented to affect these dynamics with the aim of fostering inclusion and equality
Specific content:
- The historical origins of attention to diversity in organizations and its relation to concepts such as equality and inclusion.
- The effects of diversity on group processes and outcomes in organizations, and the contextual factors affecting these processes and outcomes.
- Organizational processes and factors that create career barriers and reproduce inequalities.
- The relation between social identities, competencies associated with socio-demographic groups and the valuation of jobs and employees.
- Diversity, migration and employment relations in a globalized economy.
- 'Traditional' diversity management practices and policies used by organizations to manage diversity, their underlying assumptions and the reasons for their effects.
- 'Alternative' practices to manage diversity, their underlying assumptions and the reasons for their effects.
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Collective feedback moment ✔
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Lecture ✔
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Response lecture ✔
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Small group session ✔
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Period 2 Credits 5,00
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| Oral evaluation during teaching period | 30 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Only if at least 10/20 |
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| Written exam | 70 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | Only if at least 10/20 |
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | When the student does not take part in one of the two evaluations or receives agrade lower than 10/20 on one of them, they cannot pass the course. |
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| Consequences | In this case, if the weighted average is above 10/20, they will receive a 9/20. |
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Explanation (English) | The re-examination of the individual written exam will take place in the
same form. Retake of the presentation is only possible through
substitutive written assignment on a topic to be agreed upon (similar to
group project). |
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Learning outcomes | | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
| Offered in | Tolerance3 |
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Interuniversity Master Gender and Diversity
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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