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HRM40650

Academic Year 2024/2025

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment (HRM40650)

Subject:
Human Resources Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Ms Maeve Caraher
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The module aims to examine the origins and theories of inequality in employment, as well as the mechanisms for tackling these inequalities. Labour market data and the main theoretical explanations for the segregation of labour by various diversities will be examined. The economic, political, and social context in which such divisions are perpetuated will also be examined. The module is also concerned with attempts at overcoming inequalities in the workplace. This involves a critical examination of equal opportunities and managing diversity in theory and practice, including legislation at domestic and EU levels, as well as employer and trade union initiatives and procedures.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be expected to be able to: -
(i) Understand the social construction of identity and of inequalities and consider how they play out in employment.
(ii) Identify labour market data that accounts for the division of labour in occupations and seniority along diversity lines.
(iii) Critically assess the main theories of employment inequality across various diversities.
(iv) Critically examine equality policy and legislation relating to achieving greater equality in the workplace.
(v) Understand ‘best practice’ in HR policies regarding gender, race, age, disability, and sexual orientation at work.

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction to Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion
Diversity in the Labour Market
Theorising patterns of Labour Market Segregation
Diveristy in the Workplace - the Business Case & Critics
Gender in the Workplace & the Gender Pay Gap
Race, Age, Disability & Sexual Orietantion in the Workplace
Remedies for Inequality - the State, Employers & Trade Unions
The Future of Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

100
Autonomous Student Learning

116
Total

240

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Reading materials, lectures, video materials.
Demonstration of knowledge and ability to analyse and critique materials through assessment and case study assignments.

Appreciation of problem solving through assessment.
Appreciation of topics in a business environment - Potential for invited practitioners.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): The exam is at the end of the semester and is worth 60% of the overall grade for the module.
 End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
60
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): This compnent with either be an essay OR a management report. Week 8 Graded No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Core textbook: Kirton, G. & Greene, AM. (2022) The Dynamics of Managing Diversity & Inclusion: A Critical Approach. Abington, Routledge.
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