Staffordshire University library facilities (including eJournals), Organisation's own materials, and Blackboard support.

Indicative content is expected to be diverse (sic.) in nature, reflecting the issues that are current and/or of direct concern to the students at the time. For the core content of this module typical areas might be selected from the aspects listed below but other aspects may be added/subtracted as considered appropriate:

- The historical context of diversity and equal opportunities
- Legislation - UK, EU and international aspects
- The Dynamics of Diversity
- Introducing Diversity strategies in the organisation
- Measuring and Monitoring Diversity
- Training for diversity and equal opportunities
- Diversity and the Return on Investment (ROI)

Details - An Assignmetn (2000 words) weighted at 80% (LO 2 & 3)
A Poster, A1 or A2 size (500 word equivalent) weighted at 20% (LO 1 & 2)

A minimum grade point of 4 must be achieved in both assessments to pass this module.

Students will be expected to seek texts from contemporary literature; example texts are given below:

Clements, P., Spinks, T., Phillips, E. (2009). Equal Opportunities: How to recognise Diversity, Encourage Fairness and Promote Anti-Discriminatory Practice (4th Edition). Kogan Page. London. [EBRARY]
Conrnelius, N. (2002) Building Workplace Equality. Thomson. London.
Kirton, G. and Greene, A.M. (2005) The Dynamics of Managing Diversity (2nd Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann. Oxford.
Mullins, L.J. (2007) Management and Organisational Behaviour (8th Edition). Prentice Hall. London. [DAWSONERA]
Pollitt, D. (2006). Diversity in the Workforce. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Brighton. [EBRARY]
Smith, B., Bagshaw, M. (2004). Training for Diversity. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Brighton. [EBRARY]

The strategy for this module is one of blended learning, providing a mix of classroom delivered material and learning online through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

The learning strategy for the module requires you to commit 150 learning hours (including assessment). Of this there will three half-day workshops (totaling 9 hours) which will introduce key aspects of the module content, including a summary of the blended learning material and the type of formative feedback available through Blackboard and the module tutor. They will also introduce the summative assessment and how the module is structured and carried out.

The principal mode of delivery and support will be through Blackboard, which will provide a further 21 hours (minimum) of delivery through facilitated discussion fora (based on case studies and other resources) and other online teaching materials. You will be expected also to access and use other resources including Staffordshire University's Diversity web pages and those of other organisations, Ebrary and eJournals, other online materials and your own organisation's Diversity materials.

Key to the discussion will be benchmarking against equality and diversity practice in organisational types other than your own (ie Public Sector / Private / Voluntary / Not-for-Profit etc) which is intended to stimulate thinking on the broader aspects of the subject and how it relates to your own business area.

You will have additional support from the module tutor via email and telephone.

The programme will place a premium on developing critical thinking and analytical capabilities that can be applied in management situations. As would be expected, the depth of this subject area is such that there is a wealth of material available in text books, journals, other media and current events; you will be encouraged to research some of your own materials and share them in the ensuing discussions.

Formative feedback will be a natural feature of the online discussion fora.