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HRM20016Week 1 - Tute
HRM20016Week 1 - Tute
HRM20016Week 1 - Tute
Dynamics of
Diversity in
Organisations
Week 1
Dr. Diana Rajendran – Unit
convener and Lecturer
Acknowledgement
of Country
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My approach to teaching…
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Introducing yourself…
o Your history – cultural and personal
o Religion
o Ethnicity
o Nationality
highlighting your uniqueness as an individual, o Class
o Personality
but also indicating the ‘collectives’ that you see
o Personal experiences
o Gender
yourself belonging to.
o Relationship to others
o Temperament
o Any other way of representing your uniqueness?
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Discuss
What is an ‘Australian’?
How would you define the term ‘Australian’?
What is unique to Australia?
What is Australian culture?
How is Australian culture different to your culture?
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Are you a left hander or a right hander???
• What it is like to be left-handed versus right-handed?
• Who is the outsider?
• Who is the insider?
• What are the common patterns of experiences that underlie the
insider versus outsider positions?
• Has it changed over time?
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Week 1 –Topic: Introduction and Origins of Diversity Management
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Reflections
o What does Diversity mean to me? What are your views about diversity?
o What are my perspectives on Diversity?
o How do I see and interpret the world around me?
o How do my beliefs about differences in others, affect my workplace or other
workplaces I know of?
o Are there any boundaries for Diversity?
o Video
Image source:
https://www.wku.edu/news/articles/index.php?view=
article&articleid=8888
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Resources
• ORG – Canvas support for
students
• Accessibility
• Studiosity (HE Students)
• SUT Health Services
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