Overview:
- Credits:
- 10.0
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Summer
- Subject:
- Human Resources Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Ms Maeve Caraher
HRM40650 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment
Academic Year 2023/2024
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.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
Curricular information is subject to change
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.
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 Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 100 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 116 |
| Total | 240 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination: An end of trimester exam ( 2hours) will account for 60% of the overall module grade. | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 60 |
| Essay: A 3000 word essay/report will be due mid semester and will be worth 40% of the overall module grade. | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
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Core textbook: Kirton, G. & Greene, AM. (2022) The Dynamics of Managing Diversity & Inclusion: A Critical Approach. Abington, Routledge.
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