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Diversity, equality and inclusion in organizations (2062)

  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Koen VAN LAER 
  
Member of the teaching team :Mevrouw Anouk SAP 
 Mevrouw Jess FIORELLI 
 Prof. dr. Patrizia ZANONI 


Language of instruction : English


Credits: 5,0
  
Period: semester 2 (5sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible


 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Prerequisites

There are no basic competences required.



Content

This introductory course in organization studies provides insights into:

  1. 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)
  2. 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.


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Collective feedback moment  
Lecture  
Response lecture  
Small group session  


Evaluation

Period 2    Credits 5,00

Evaluation method
Oral evaluation during teaching period30 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year
Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic yearOnly if at least 10/20
Presentation
Written exam70 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year
Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic yearOnly if at least 10/20
Open-book
Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass)
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.
Consequences In this case, if the weighted average is above 10/20, they will receive a 9/20.

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
Yes
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).


Learning outcomes
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
Interuniversity Master Gender and Diversity J



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.