HDS210 - Diversity At Work
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Gemma Digby |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Average of 3 hours per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 11 x 2 hour lectures (recordings provided) and 10 x 1 hour online seminars |
Content
The unit aims to provide students with an ecological framework with which to explore values and practices that promote diverse and inclusive workplaces. Students will be provided with information on models of best practice with particular emphasis placed on two groups traditionally marginalised from employment: older workers and those who have a disability.
Topics to be addressed in this unit include: demographic trends and implications for employment, diversity and organisations of choice, strategies for promoting organisational diversity, the concept of work ability and its importance for an ageing workforce, strategies for promoting work ability, equal opportunity, discrimination, multidimensional approach to assessment, transition to employment, job-match, job and work analysis and strategies that promote employer confidence with employees who have a disability.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Develop an understanding of the impact of demographic changes in the workplace. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Argue how discrimination law can contribute to equal opportunity in the workplace. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Understand and or apply theoretical strategies to manage workplace diversity. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Learn practical approaches to diversity management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Read and evaluate original articles. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Write clearly and coherently. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Annotated bibliography | 4 peer reviewed journal articles | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Essay | 1600 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Diversity and Inclusion Report | 1200 words | 30% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HDS210 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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