At The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, we teach and promote the value of diversity. Our curriculum trains students to unite diverse people for a common cause. By bringing people together, you'll not only help build a better workplace, you'll help build a better world. Here are just a few of the course you'll take as part of your Workplace Diversity specialization.
EWD 711 Meeting the Challenges of Global Human Resource Management
Managing human resources on a global basis requires an understanding of global staffing issues, including international assignment, compensation/benefits, practices, and requirements across borders, and culturally influenced differences in ethical practices. This course is intended as an overview of these issues, with the focus selected by the participant using an individualized project. Learning outcomes of this course include:
- Managing the challenge of balancing conflicting values across cultures
- Designing value-added expatriate programs
- Identifying important considerations in international staffing (3 credits)
EWD 712 Beyond Compliance: Building Ethical Organizations
Leaders drive performance in line with their personal values in ways that have far-reaching implications and consequences. The savvy global leader understands the impact of her or his own personal value system on the organization, and uses that understanding to make the organization a responsible corporate citizen that is a valued partner in the global marketplace. This course guides the leader though making assumptions about visible, understanding their impact on corporate culture and performance, and translating them into a living Code of Ethics that guides the citizenship behavior of the organization through ethical dilemmas. Learning objectives in this course include:
- Addressing three key assumptions leaders make when setting the moral compass for their organizations
- Stating and embracing a corporate value system that is based on fundamental definitions of right and wrong that are somehow universal
- A decision making strategy based on these definitions can by applied across cultures
- A published Code of Ethics will ensure that employees will operate with integrity or face sanctions (3 credits)
EWD 713 Promoting Diversity
Organizational mission, vision, and value statements frequently include language that indicates “diversity” as a guiding principle or deeply held ideal. Those organizations that truly want to put these words into meaningful action may find it difficult to articulate what they mean and how to accomplish them. This course addresses the idea of embracing and adopting diversity. Learning objectives include:
- Developing strategies for increasing diversity in leadership ranks
- Exploring implicit bias in contemporary leadership competency models and working to reduce it
- Building a business case for purposefully increasing diversity in the workforce (3 credits)
