Managing Diverse Workplaces (9964.3)

In this unit, students will become introduced to the typical opportunities and challenges that come with teams made of diverse backgrounds.

Students will come to learn how these diverse backgrounds can impact working styles and the type of management and leadership style required, to get the most out of them.

Through this unit students will further develop their management and leadership skills so as to be able to identify key staff differences to inform the design of effective management procedures and policies, creating positive working environments.

This unit is delivered self-paced online, requiring students to self-manage their work load, developing many skills required of outstanding graduate students.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the role cultural difference plays in a workforce;
2. Based on evidence, develop a clear workforce plan to cater for cultural difference;
3. Clearly identify the respective opportunities and challenges various staff and teams may bring;
4. Design culturally appropriate workforce strategies; and
5. Identify and communicate strategies to provide a supportive and productive workplace for diverse teams.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

Must have passed 9926 Fundamentals of Management AND
36 credit points.

Corequisites

Enrolment in one of:
Bachelor of Applied Entrepreneurship, 334JA;
Bachelor of Applied Entrepreneurship (Social Entrepreneurship), 335JA;
Bachelor of Applied Business (Management), 332JA;
Bachelor of Applied Business (Marketing), 333JA

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Fundamental concepts of business management and the role and function of managers.