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This course aims to examine relevant research, as well as current policies and practices, being adopted by organisations to manage diversity and inclusion. It aims to introduce current research on the topic, give an overview of anti-discrimination legislation, and examine the nature and effectiveness of organisational policies and practices related to diversity and inclusion. 

The course is normally timetabled to run over four weeks in Semester 2, with 14 formal contact hours delivered face to face.

5x2-hour sessions (e.g. Tue) plus 4x1-hour sessions (e.g. Thu) over 5 weeks (in 5th week only 1x2-hour session) = 14 contact hours

Please refer to the current postgraduate prospectus at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/

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Assessment

This course aims:

1. To examine relevant research, as well as current policies and practices being adopted by organizations to manage diversity and inclusion. 

2. To raise awareness of the law on diversity, current research on the topic and discuss the potential barriers hampering equality of opportunity for both men and women. 

3. To examine current good strategies and practices related to the management of diversity and potential outcomes for organizations.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.