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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SEC 4017 DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR EMIR ÖZEREN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the diversity strategies, practices and discourses that contribute to organizations and communities as well as explain the impact of cultural, religious, ethnic, age, sexual and disabled diversity on personal, group and organizational effectiveness from both a leadership, management and employee perspective in tourism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to define the meaning and importance of diversity concept for tourism 2   to understand the guiding concepts of diversity in a psychological and sociological study of diversity 3   to discuss the major debates in social science concerning the study of diversity 4   to provide real life examples for the role of diversity, equality and inclusion on tourism enterprises 5   to explain the dominant theoretical paradigms utilized by scholars to understand diversity discourse and practices in tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction: Theorising and managing diversity and inclusion in the global workplace 2 Sociological and psychological perspectives on diversity 3 Leadership and diversity management in a global context 4 Policy and practice of diversity management in the workplace 5 Gender equality in the workplace 6 Race and ethnicity in the workplace 7 Mid-term Exam 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Age diversity in the workplace 10 Disabled persons in the workplace 11 Religious diversity in the workplace 12 Sexual minorities in the workplace 13 Work-life balance, intersectionality in the workplace 14 Presentations 15 Final Exam 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References: Managing Diversity and Inclusion: An International Perspective Edited by: Jawad Syed & Mustafa Ozbilgin Sage Publishing, 2015

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentations, group work

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

emir.ozeren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Case study 4 4 16 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 6 6 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 Project Assignment 1 6 6 Project Final Presentation 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO.2 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5