Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Instructions on Assessment:
You are required to submit a 3000 word portfolio of learning that includes:
- a critical discussion, focusing on up to 2 of the protected characteristics studied, that critically evaluates the impact of managing diversity on individuals and organisations, including an individual reflection on your key learning throughout the module sessions
Areas to consider and guiding questions to be addressed in your discussion:
Current research, debates, theories and models
Critically discussing relevant academic literature, what are the issues and challenges with regards to the protected characteristic(s) for individuals and organisations?
Organizational strategies and policies
How does managing diversity, related to your chosen protected characteristic(s), manifest in workplaces? What may be considered best practice?
The impact on individual and organizational performance
Critically evaluate such practice and the impact on the individual and organisational performance. Is it all about performance?
The legal framework context
What role does the law and the legal framework play with regards to diversity at the workplace? Can you give some example(s) to illustrate this in relation to your chosen characteristic(s)?
Recommendations and conclusion
What feasible recommendations for workplaces based on evidence, can you highlight to facilitate diversity (in regards to your chosen characteristic(s), in the workplace?
Guiding themes for your individual reflection of learning
What were the main areas of discussion(s) in seminars?
How do you position yourself in regards to these?
Was there anything that surprised you about the topic?
Did you find it easy/difficult to discuss this topic? Why?
