Managing Team & Workgroup Diversity Fall 2024

OGL 552
Closed
Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Jessica Hirshorn She / Her
Teaching Professor
(1)
4
Timeline
  • August 22, 2024
    Experience start
  • September 2, 2024
    Project Scope Meeting
  • September 12, 2024
    Needs Assessment
  • October 7, 2024
    Training Draft
  • October 12, 2024
    Final Training Due
  • October 12, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
2/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit
Any industries
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Training & development Workplace culture
Skills
training teamwork business consulting organizational behavior & leadership diversity management intercultural competence organizational leadership
Learner goals and capabilities

Workers frequently interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds. While this can enrich workplace culture, it can also lead to misunderstandings and conflicts. Organizations that take a proactive approach to promoting diversity are more likely to benefit from a wide range of knowledge, skills, and perspectives while minimizing potential adverse effects. Students will help your organization ensure well-functioning diverse teams and workgroups through the creation of diversity-related training.

Learners
Graduate
Any level
50 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 6
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables will include the following:

  • A needs assessment and analysis to help your organization better understand team and workgroup-related diversity challenges and opportunities.
  • Students will custom design an online team training that meets your organization's diversity-related team and workgroup challenges and opportunities.
Project timeline
  • August 22, 2024
    Experience start
  • September 2, 2024
    Project Scope Meeting
  • September 12, 2024
    Needs Assessment
  • October 7, 2024
    Training Draft
  • October 12, 2024
    Final Training Due
  • October 12, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students will work on understanding the organization’s culture and priorities and create customized diversity training to enhance understanding, openness, and appreciation of differences in the workplace. The focus will be on assisting in developing well-functioning, diverse teams and workgroups.


The deliverables would include:

- Conducting a needs assessment related to the challenges and opportunities of working in diverse teams and workgroups in your organization.

- Creating online training related to diversity and team effectiveness within your organization.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Are you willing to provide students with feedback on their draft training?

Are you available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course. Create a video to be used to introduce the organization and project to the students?

Can you provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions. Possible once-a-week drop-in office hours via Zoom or another platform?

Are you willing to complete organizational assessments provided by the students and provide a quick turn around (3-4 days)?