Lesson 0: Orientation
Lesson 1: Heritage Assessment

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 1

Assignments:

1. Introduce Yourself discussion forum (I, U)
2. Complete the Heritage Assessment questionnaire/essay (I, G)
3. Heritage Assessment discussion forum (I, G).

Lesson 2: Introduction to Diversity; History and Legislation

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 2
• “Redefining Diversity”
• “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”

Assignments:

1. Complete Diversity on the Web - Nacirema Extended (p. 27) (I, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Lesson 3: History and Legislation

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 3
• “A Framework for Understanding Individual Perspectives of Diversity”
• “How Canada Promotes Workplace Diversity”

Assignments:

1. Team Activity: Complete the Discussion Activity Handout (T, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 4
• “The Inclusion Strategy” by Judith H. Katz and Frederick A. Miller (E-reserves*)
• “Be Big – Create New Mindsets”  by Judith H. Katz and Frederick A. Miller (E-reserves*)

*The article(s) are available through the library's electronic reserves system. To access course reserves, please choose the Student Resources link from the left menu, and then under Penn State Library Tools, click on the Library Reserves link.

Assignments:

1. Lesson 4 discussion forum (I, G)

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 5
• “The Emotional Connection of Distinguishing Differences and Conflict”
• “Coca Cola: Then and Now”

Assignments:

1. Complete and submit the Differences and Conflict Assignment (I, G)
2. Complete Quiz 1 covering Lessons 1-5 (I, G)

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 6
• “Inventing Hispanics: A Diverse Minority Resists Being Labeled”
• “To Be Asian in America”
• White Americans in a Multicultural Society: Re-thinking our Role” by Gary R. Howard (article is in Lesson 6 Activities folder)
• Case: The Cracker Barrel Restaurants

Assignments:

1. Case Analysis: Cracker Barrel Restaurant Case (T, G)
2. Lesson 6 discussion forum (I, G)

Lesson 7: Stereotypes, Prejudices, Discrimination and Isms

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 7
• “Organizational Innovations for Older Workers”

Assignments:

1. Complete and submit the “Circles of My Multicultural Self” exercise (I, U)
2. “Circles of My Multicultural Self” discussion forum (I, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Lesson 8: Privilege

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 8
• “Women in Leadership Positions”
• “White Privilege – and Male Privilege”
• “The Paradox of Male Privilege”
• “Social Class: The Fiction of American Meritocracy”

Assignments:

1. Implicit Association Tests for race and gender (I, U)
2. Privilege discussion forum (I, G)
3. “The Miniature Earth” discussion forum (I, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 9

Assignments:

1. Watch “Stand and Deliver”
2. “Stand and Deliver” written assignment (I, G)
3. “Stand and Deliver” discussion forum (I, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 10
• “A World View of Cultural Diversity”
• “Cultural Transmission Today: Sowell Revisited”
• “Negotiations—BWA Discovers the Indonesian Way”

Assignments:

1. Complete and submit the Cultural Diversity Assignment (I, G)
2. Complete Quiz 2 covering Lessons 6-10. (I, G)

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 11
• “The Ethics of Workplace Diversity”

Assignments:

1. Complete and submit the “Ethics and Diversity: Applications in the Workplace” assignment

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 12

Assignments:

1. Watch “American History X”
2. Complete and submit the “American History X” written assignment (I, G)
3. “American History X” discussion forum (I, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 13
• “Religion, Culture and Management in the New Millenium”
• “Are We Equal Yet?: Making Sense of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in the Work Force”
• “Appearance and Weight Inclusion Issues in the Workplace”

Assignments:

1. Work on your movie analysis paper (I, G)

All assignments are due by 11:59 pm. Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 14
• “A Framework for Understanding Organizational Diversity and Inclusion”
• “The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity”
• “Responses to the Changing Workforce: Human Capital and Strategic Issues”

Assignments:

1. Complete Reaction Paper (I, G)
2. Complete Quiz 3 covering lessons 11 - 14 (I, G)
3. Your final movie assignment is based on either Children of a Lesser God or Lean on Me.  NOTE: The final paper and presentation are team projects.

Timeframe:

1 week

Readings:

• Online Lesson 15

Assignments:

1. Prepare and deliver your team's final presentation using e-Live (T, G)

There is no final exam in this course.

2. Watch at least one other presentation and respond to the presentation via the discussion forum (I, G)
3. Submit the movie analysis paper (I, G)