Introduction to Diversity Management and LeadershipLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Having completed this study unit
· You know basic principles and concepts of leadership and management from the diversity point of a view.
· You know the importance of leadership and management when setting and achieving goals for human resources management.
· You know the importance of working-life skills and stance.
· You know the importance of self-awareness and self-management in leadership and management.
Individual level:
• You recognize your cultural background and its impact on daily decision making and how they interact with each other.
• You know different diversity dimensions, your own stereotypes and biases towards others.
Organisational and team level:
• You know theories and practices on how to work in culturally and otherwise diverse teams and organizations.
• You know theories and practices on how to contribute, collaborate, communicate and debate in diverse teams.
• You know organisations’ needs from diverse perspectives.
• You recognize complexities arising from diversity related issues.
Societal level:
• You recognize the impact of diversity and cultural differences at a global and national level.

Competences:

Content

Content:
· key principles and concepts of leadership and management
· importance of diversity understanding in leadership and management when setting and achieving goals
· importance of working-life skills and stances
· importance of self-awareness and self-management in leadership and management
· cultural background and its impact
· diversity dimensions, stereotypes and biases
· basic concepts of cultural diversity
· theories and practices of diverse teams and organizations
· complexities arising from diversity related issues
· organisations’ needs from diverse perspectives
· impact of diversity and cultural differences at a global and national level
· theories and practices on how to contribute, collaborate, communicate and debate in diverse teams
· communication skills in different international environments

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Poor (1)
Satisfactory (2)

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
Very good (4)

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)