GM643 Multicultural Perspectives (3 cr.)

This course focuses on how diversity of all kinds influences both organizational behavior and client outcomes. The place of culture in society, the marketplace, and the workplace is examined. The importance of cultural competence is explored along with the knowledge and skills needed to work with, manage, and serve diverse groups of workers and clients.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify the wide spectrum of differences included in the definitions of diversity and multiculturalism.
2. Demonstrate an awareness of their own cultural identity, background and biases, and forces that shape(d) them.
3. Analyze how these shaping forces and biases may influence their interactions with people from diverse backgrounds and organizational behavior and productivity.
4. Demonstrate the ability to articulate, in supportive ways, the needs and concerns of diverse groups of people with marginalized identities in the workplace.
5. Analyze opportunities for applying cultural competencies to create greater inclusion in the workplace.
6. Plan for the evaluation of cultural competence initiatives and the resulting effect on organizational behavior, work productivity, and products.