Promoting Equal Opportunity & Diversity in Workplaces
Offered By: Northeastern University via Coursera
Course Description
Overview
Examines issues including discrimination and bias, sexual harassment and workplace romance, professional and personal development, power and privilege, work and family, and organizational strategies for promoting equal opportunity and a multicultural approach for leveraging diversity and inclusion. Diversity in the workplace involves recognizing and capitalizing on individual differences such as religion, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and physical ability/disability. Leaders need to address issues of diversity in strategic and ethical ways if they are to compete and succeed in a global economy.
Syllabus
- The Fundamentals and Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- In this module, you will be introduced to the key concepts that underpin Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and why it is important
- Barriers to Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- In this module, you'll determine the barriers to achieving DEI, and how to tackle them.
- Developing and Leading Inclusive Teams and Organizations
- In this module, you'll comprehensively evaluate teams and organizations and how to develop DEI practices within such structures.
- Driving Change to Create a Culture of Inclusion
- In this module, you'll conclude the course by evaluating and reflecting. How can you be a change agent and create a culture of inclusion?
Taught by
Marla Baskerville
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