Wiki Page, Multicultural Diversity in the Workplace for the Tourism Professional: COURSE OVERVIEW

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Hello Diverse Students,

The course overview will provide you with the content and materials for self-paced and self-directed learning. This will help you manage your time to accomplish the requirements for this course together with the requirements of your other courses. The course overview is designed to help you organize as a student and to have everything under control to own your learning journey.

The links lead you to pages for instructions, however, links will work only when you are already working on the module and/or prerequisites to these materials are met.

Modules

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List of Topics

Learning Materials and Resources

Required Readings

Assignments

Assessments

Approximate Time to complete a module

MODULE 1 Undersatnading Diversity in the Workplace

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a. Historical perspectives of diversity in the workplace.

Video Lecture

Journal Article

Powerpoint presentation with audio narration about:

Foundations of Diversity in the Workplace

Video about :

Managing Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Web article about:

What is diversity in the workplace?

Ice breaker activity –Word wall familiarization

The ABC’s of Cultural Diversity-

Brainstorm and generate an A-Z list of words that describe Cultural Diversity

Formative Assessment 1

Canvas Quiz
(Multiple Choice)

8 hours

MODULE 2 Spirituality and Diversity in the Workforce

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a. Religious Diversity Management

Video Lecture

Journal Article

Causes & Effects of Diversity in the Workplace

How to Improve Diversity Consciousness Within a Workplace

Physical & Mental Ability Diversity Training in the Workplace

Article Review with guide questions

Formative Assessment 2

Canvas Quiz (True or False )

7 hours

MODULE 3

Managing Multigenerational and Non-Discriminatory Appearance Workplace

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a.Intergenerational Tensions in the Workforce

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Flynn, M.; Li, Y. & Chiva, A. Managing the Ageing Workforce in the East and the West. The Changing Context of Managing People Series. United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. 2018

Vickers, L. (2016) Religious Freedom, Religious Discrimination and the Workplace. Second edition. Oxford: Hart Publishing

Fisher, F. (2019) Engaging Your Intergenerational Workforce. Benefits Quarterly. 2019 4th Quarter, Vol. 35 Issue 4

Flint, T. et al (2015) Obesity Discrimination in the Workplace: "You're Hired!". Journal of European Psychology Students. 2015, Vol. 6 Issue 2

Mackay, K. & Rosenberg, S. (2017) Tolerance of Body Modifications in the Workplace. Proceedings of the Northeast Business & Economics Association

Powroznik, K. (2017) Healthism and Weight-Based Discrimination. Work & Occupations. May2017, Vol. 44 Issue 2

Watch a video “Intergenerational tensions in the Workplace”

Nearpod/ Canvas Discussion on the Characteristics and Work Values of Each Generation

Read web articles and blogs on the “Managerial Tactics to Solve Intergenerational Conflict in the Workplace”

Formative Assessment 3 via Canvas Quiz

5 hours

b.Personal/Physical Appearance Stigmatizing in the Workforce

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Watch a video “Physical Descrimination”

Nearpod Discussion about Halo / Horn Effect

Read web articles / blogs on Examples of Physical Appearance Discrimination in the workplace

Watch videos “Physical Discrimination in the Workplace” and “Ways to Prevent Discrimination in the Workplace”

5 hours

MODULE 4

Visible and Invisible Disabilities in the Workforce: Exclusion and Discrimination

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a. Types of Disabilities

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Cases

Travel Blogs

Altman, B. (2017) Factors in Studying Employment for Persons with Disability: How the Picture Can Change. Research in Social Science and Disability, Volume 10. UK: Emerald Publishing Limited

Booth, J. (2016) Autism Equality in the Workplace: Removing Barriers and Challenging Discrimination. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Roland, J. (2019) Disability Discrimination. Discrimination in Society Series. San Diego, CA: Reference Point Press

Watch video “Visible and Invisible Disabilities in the Workforce: Exclusion and Discrimination”

Nearpod / Canvas Discussion about Types of Disabilities using web article and PPT slides

Formative Assessment 4 via Canvas Quiz

Summative Assessment 2

(Online Portfolio of Case Studies about Workplace Discriminations via Seesaw)

3 hours

b. Disabilities in the Workplace

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Read blogs on Disabilities on the Workplace

Read Web Articles on Visible vs. Invisible Disabilities

Read Web Articles and watch video on Reasonable Accomodation

Evaluate actual cases of Disability Discriminations in the Workplace

6 hours

MODULE 5

Racial Harassment and racial Hate Symbols in the workforce

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a. Definition and Examples of Racial Discrimination

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Racism in America: A Reference Handbook. (2020) Problems, Controversies, and Solutions

Barragán González, M. (2018) The Challenge of overcoming Institutional Barriers to end Racial Discrimination in the Workplace. Sur: Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos. Dec2018, Vol. 15 Issue 28

Bridges, K. (2018) Excavating Race-Based Disadvantage Among Class-Privileged People of Color. Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review; Winter2018, Vol. 53 Issue 1

Watch a video on “ Racial Harrassment”

Nearpod Discussion on Racial / Color Discrimination in the Workplace using PPT slides and web articles

Watch a video and read web article on the Examples of Racial Discrimination in the Workplace

Formative Assessment 5

via Canvas Quiz

5 hours

b. Preventing Racism in the Workplace

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Read web articles on the ways to prevent Racial Discrimination in the Workplace

Read web articles

Video Reactions via Flipgrid

4 hours

MODULE 6

Diverse Leadership

And Cross-culturalism

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a. Social Identity Diversity and Leadership in the workforce

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Moore, M. & Huberty, D. (2018) Research Handbook of Diversity and Careers: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018. New Horizons in Management Series

Cunningham, C. (2017) Gender, Communication, and the Leadership Gap. Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing

Davis, M. (2018) Absence of Diversity at the Leadership Level. Journal of Practical Consulting. Summer2018, Vol. 6 Issue 1

Lau Chin, J.; Desormeaux, L. & Sawyer, K. (2016) Making Way for Paradigms of Diversity Leadership. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice & Research. Desormeaux Leadership Consulting, New York, New York; Mar2016; 68(1)

Nearpod Discussion on Social Identity Theory and its Stages using PPT slides and web article

Watch Youtube Video on Identity Theory vs. Social Identity Theory

Q&A via Canvas Discussion

Read a web article on “The 3 Types of Diversity That Shape Our Identities

Formative Assessment 5

via Canvas Quiz

Summative Assessment 3

(Video on Multicultural Diversity in the Workplace as applied in the Hospitality Industry)

4 hours

b. Cross-culturalism as Workforce Opportunities and Challenges

PPT Presentation

Web Articles

Videos

Canvas Discussion on the Cross-culturalism as Workforce Opportunities and Challenges using PPT slides and self-made video

Read a web article on “The Challenges of Cross Cultural Management”

Video Reactions via Flipgrid

4 hours