GBUS 8706: Leadership, Diversity, and Leveraging Difference

The course consists of a case and text-based learning experience that focuses on the leadership challenges involved in leveraging diversity. Students will learn how leaders must have the basic skills and the ability and willingness to recognize diversity and then leverage it through invitation, inclusion, and inspiration. The course will use The End of Diversity as We Know It as well as case studies and notes. The course is discussion based and highly interactive. Students’ final product will be creating a case study based on first-hand practical experience.

Academic objectives of the course:

· Provide students with a framework for understanding the leveraging of diversity.

· Provide case studies of successful and unsuccessful attempts to leverage diversity.

· Illustrate the benefits of diverse work force populations.

· Challenge self-reflection and diverse population awareness.

Elements of the course grade:

Classroom participation                                  50%

Case study prepared by student                     50%