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Managing Diversity in the WorkplaceLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YH00CL69

Credits

5 op

Responsible person

  • Marianne Ekonen

Objective

Purpose of the course
Managing diversity in the workplace is a broad and versatile topic, where the aim is to utilize diversity and create an inclusive working environment for all employees. Implementing Diversity, Equality, Inclusivity and Belonging (DEIB) in leadership requires a deep understanding of the subject and recognition of the benefits and challenges associated with it. In practice, the topic requires long-term commitment and actions from both the organization and its management.

Competences
Operating in the workplace: is able to develop and manage the comprehensive well-being of a work community
Ethics: promotes the realization of diversity and accessibility
Sustainable development: is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions
Internationality and multicultularism: is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community

Learning outcomes
You can define the concepts of diversity, equality, inclusiveness and belonging (DEIB) and understand their importance in promoting sustainable development. You master the central theoretical knowledge related to the subject and know how to apply it to the development and management of diversity. You master the key legislation, tools and models related to the topic, and you know how to analyze their implementation in the workplace. You can analyze the opportunities and challenges in diversity management in workplace using key theoretical knowledge. You can justify the meaning of the topic for the well-being at work based on theoretical knowledge.

Content

The background and key concepts of diversity management
Diversity management research and its different approaches
Opportunities and challenges of diversity in the work community
Management practices of a diverse work community and their development

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
You recognize the concepts of diversity, equality, inclusiveness and belonging (DEIB). You gather essential theoretical information, but its connection to the topic remains partially incomplete. You partially understand the legal obligations related to the topic and the related tools and operating models. You can describe some opportunities related to diversity in work communities. You recognize the meaning of the topic for the well-being of the work community. You use a few related research articles and books as source material. You write unstructured text with various repeated language and style errors. You follow the Jamk’s reporting guidelines incompletely.

Satisfactory 2
You understand and can define the concepts of diversity, equality, inclusiveness and belonging (DEIB). You recognize theoretical knowledge related to the topic, but the connection between them remains unclear. You recognize the essential legal obligations related to the topic and the related tools and operating models. You identify key diversity-related opportunities and challenges in work communities. You demonstrate the meaning of the topic for the well-being of the work community. You use central research articles and books suitable for the topic as source material. You mainly use original sources. You write partially unstructured text with various language and style errors. You follow the Jamk’s reporting guidelines incompletely.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You can define the concepts of diversity, equality, inclusiveness and belonging (DEIB) and connect them to the promotion of sustainable development. You master the central theoretical knowledge related to the topic. You identify the legal obligations related to the topic and the current state of related tools and operating models in the work community. You show opportunities and challenges related to diversity in the work community by utilizing theoretical knowledge. You can justify the meaning of the topic for the well-being of the working community based on theoretical knowledge. You use several research articles and academic books applicable to the phenomenon as source material. You write coherently, well-reasoned and perceptive. You write structured text with occasional grammatical errors. You follow the Jamk’s reporting guidelines.

Very good 4
You can define and analyze the concepts of diversity, equality, inclusiveness, and belonging (DEIB) as part of promoting sustainable development. You master the central theoretical knowledge related to the topic and know how to examine it to develop and manage operating methods that promote diversity. You master the key statutory obligations, tools and operating models related to the topic, and you can analyze their implementation in the work community. You analyze key diversity-related opportunities and challenges in work communities using key theoretical knowledge. You can examine the meaning of the topic for the well-being of the working community from different perspectives, based on theoretical knowledge. You use several current research articles suitable for the phenomenon as source material. You write structured text in a fluent and almost flawless style. You follow the Jamk’s reporting guidelines.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You can define and critically evaluate the concepts of diversity, equality, inclusiveness and belonging (DEIB) as part of promoting sustainable development. You master the central theoretical knowledge related to the topic and know how to evaluate it critically to develop and manage operating methods that promote diversity. You master the key statutory obligations, tools and operating models related to the topic, and you know how to critically evaluate their implementation in the work community. You bring out new perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of diversity in work communities, based on key theoretical knowledge. You can critically examine the meaning of the topic for the well-being of the working community, justifying it from different perspectives and utilizing key theoretical knowledge. You demonstrate your familiarity with the subject and your knowledge of the discipline with your versatile and high-quality scientific source selections related to the topic. You write convincingly, presenting a clear, logically progressing entity, where you combine knowledge in a new way. You demonstrate a critical and argumentative ability to write. You follow the Jamk’s reporting guidelines.