Assessing Cultural Climate

Assessing Cultural Climate

This course is part of Organizational Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialization

Instructor: Richard Anthony Baker, J.D., M.P.A, Ph.D.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Assessment is an integral part of any strategic effort. This course provides a familiarization of assessment practices and provides learners with various traditional and nontraditional methods of measurement to assist in making informed improvements to their DE&I initiatives. You will also expand your knowledge in creating bias-free and inclusive evaluation tools with special emphasis placed on assessing organizational climate and culture.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Examine the benefits of benchmarking DE&I efforts internally and against other institutions. 2. Identify variables related to DE&I assessment and how the peer review may be used in this approach. 3. Discover the elements of a successful DE&I statement and how to assess its effectiveness. 4. Describe how ethnography and strategic foresight can be used to address systemic discrimination, social justice and other DE&I concerns in your organization.

Assessment is an integral part of any strategic effort. This course provides a familiarization of assessment practices and provides learners with various traditional and nontraditional methods of measurement to assist in making informed improvements to their DE&I initiatives. The learner will also expand their knowledge in creating bias-free and inclusive evaluation tools with special emphasis placed on assessing organizational climate and culture.

What's included

1 video3 readings

What's included

1 video1 assignment1 discussion prompt

What's included

1 video1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

What's included

1 video1 assignment1 discussion prompt

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review4 discussion prompts

2 videosTotal 12 minutes

Using Foresight to Grow Social Justice at Your Organization10 minutes
Course Four Project2 minutes

1 readingTotal 20 minutes

Case Study Four 20 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Week 5, Graded Assessment10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Foresight Project 120 minutes

4 discussion promptsTotal 40 minutes

Week 5, Discussion 110 minutes
Case Study Four - Question One 10 minutes
Case Study Four - Question Two 10 minutes
Case Study Four - Question Three10 minutes

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