Singapore University of Social Sciences

While many business leaders, HR professionals and workers agree that there is a business case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, they face challenges in behaving in ways to support it. HRM358 Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace helps students to understand the psychological underpinnings of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, consider the barriers that block such diversity to flourish and examine the legal frameworks that support various dimensions of diversity. First, the course explores the fundamental concepts and information related to diversity and inclusion. Second, the course helps students to conceptualise and contextualise diversity via structure and processes within organisations that perpetuate discriminatory practices at the workplace. The third and final thread throws light on finding solutions by applying the principles learned earlier to build individual and organisational diversity competence. Each of the above aspects of diversity and inclusion are examined with a view to draw insights and implications for human resources management. This course hinges on experiential learning techniques for personal growth.