W712 – Diversity Management

Module
Diversity Management
Diversity Management
Module number
W712 [IB-MA P02]
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Dr. phil. Kerstin Kathy Meyer-Ross
kerstin-kathy.meyer-ross(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer(s)

Dr. phil. Kerstin Kathy Meyer-Ross
kerstin-kathy.meyer-ross(at)htw-dresden.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Diversity Management "
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (3.00 SCH Lecture | 1.00 SCH Seminar)
Self-study time

105.00 hours
105.00 hours Self-study - Diversity Management

Pre-examination(s)

Presentation
in "Diversity Management "
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Project
Weighting: 50% | tested in English language
in "Diversity Management "

Alternative examination - Written academic assessment
Examination time: 60 min | Weighting: 50% | tested in English language
in "Diversity Management "
Form of teaching
  • Group presentations on topics listed above

  • Case work in class

  • Group project: Develop country profile for international interns
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

Part I: Understanding diversity

1. Diversity management - a valid concept
2. Health implications of workforce diversity
3. Gender diversity - shattering the glass ceiling
4. Age, disability and obesity - similarities, differences and common threads
5. Class diversity in the workplace
6. Creating and sustaining diversity in the workplace - strategies and approaches
7. International perspective on workplace diversity

Part II: Diversity Management

1. Organisational structure and diversity management
2. Communication and diversity management
3. Core values and diversity management
4. Strategy and diversity management
5. Knowledge management and diversity management
6. Conflict resolution and diversity management
7. Expatriate management and diversity management

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valid until SS 2023:
Part II: Intercultural Management

1. Organisational structure and intercultural management
2. Communication and intercultural management
3. Core values and intercultural management
4. Strategy and intercultural management
5. Knowledge management and intercultural management
6. Conflict resolution and intercultural management
7. Expatriate management and intercultural management
Qualification objectives

The students acquire the following skills:

  • a deep understanding of diversity management, including health implication, gender, age, disability, obesity and class issues
  • the ability to create and sustain diversity into the workplace
  • the ability to put theirs knowledge into international perspectives
  • an understanding of intercultural management
  • the ability to handle different organisational structures and strategies
  • an idea of knowledge management
  • conflict resolution
  • expatriate management
  • work and communication in an international and diverse team
  • the ability to prepare  lectures and teach them
Social and personal skills
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Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites

Basic knowledge of key HR concepts

English: TOEFL 550 or equivalent
Continuation options
No information
Literature
2 basic textbooks for this course:
Stockdale, M.S.; Crosby, F.J. (2004). The psychology and management of workplace diversity. London: Blackwell.
Jacob, N. (2003). Intercultural management; MBA masterclass series. London: Kogan-Page.
Current teaching resources
None
Notes
The module is taught in English (100%).
Link to course/learning resources in OPAL
https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/31621775361/CourseNode/1628389861346624006
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