Syllabus

Title
4381 Diversity Management in Practice
Instructors
Mag. Monika Brodey, Mag.Dr. Georg Fraberger, Mag. Nicola Frantz, Dr. Jean-Luc Vey, Dr. Elisabeth Anna Günther
Contact details
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/04/20 to 03/12/20
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Friday 03/20/20 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ort nach Ankündigung
Friday 03/27/20 12:00 PM - 05:30 PM TC.5.28
Friday 04/03/20 12:00 PM - 05:30 PM TC.5.28
Friday 04/17/20 12:00 PM - 05:30 PM TC.5.28
Friday 05/08/20 12:00 PM - 05:30 PM Online-Einheit
Contents

Diversity management: introduction, concepts and theories

Selected diversity dimensions and their role in organizations: disability, ethnicity, age and sexual orientation.

Learning outcomes

The students are able to explain the main concepts of diversity management and the main reasons for inclusiveness with respect to social categories.

At the end of the course the students know examples of diversity programs related to disability, ethnicity, age and sexual orientation.

To gain greater self-awareness of your own cultural and personal values, and diversity biases that may contribute to our behavior and interactions in organizations.

Attendance requirements

PI-LV are higly interactive courses.

For a positive completion of the LV an 80% presence is required.

Should there be an important reason for absence, then a maximum of 20% of the entire course duration can be missed. In case of more than 20% absence, the course must be repeated. For the absenteeism a confirmation (for instance a medical certificate) must be submitted.

Important reasons are, according to the examination regulations of the WU, all those that are beyond the disposition of the student (illness, accident, death of a close relative). Vocational obligations are not considered an important reason in the sense of the examination regulations, since these are in the disposition of the students.

Teaching/learning method(s)

The course will be held by a team of lecturers and will consist of several blocks each assigned to specific topics.

The course design will combine lectures, discussions, and small group class presentations.

Assessment

Criteria for successful completion and grading:

  • Preparation and participation in all class sessions
  • Reading presentations
  • Presence at all lectures
  • Individual contribution to single block seminars

Evaluation criteria:

  • Written exam to each of the four lecturing blocks (block 2-5) (20 Pts.)
  • Written summary 'lessons learned' in the end (20 Pts.)

Grading scheme:

  • Exzellent/A/1: 88-100 points
  • Good/B/2: 76-87 points
  • Satisfactory/C/3: 63-75 points
  • Sufficient/D/4: 51- 62 points
  • Fail/5: 0-50 points

 

Availability of lecturer(s)

For queries, please drop a line to elisabeth.guenther@wu.ac.at

 

Unit details
Unit Date Contents
1 20.03.2020

Administrative Issues; Introduction to Diversity Management (Vortragende: Elisabeth Anna Günther)

2 27.03.2020

Ethnicity in Organizations (Vortragende: Nicola Frantz)

3 03.04.2020

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Organizations (Vortragender: Jean-Luc Vey)

4 17.04.2020

Disability in Organizations (Vortragender: Georg Fraberger)

5 08.05.2020

Agemanagement in Organizations (Vortragende: Monika Brodey)

Last edited: 2020-05-07



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