This course is part of the Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design Specialization

Sarah Kaplan

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Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design SpecializationUniversity of Toronto

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It’s time to use your Gender Analytics skills to tackle a real-world challenge in your capstone project.
In the final course in the Gender Analytics Specialization offered by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, you will practice your Gender Analytics skills in an applied learning project that will take you through the entire process for using gender-based insights to generate innovative solutions. You will be expected to think about the problem using an intersectional gender lens, explore both quantitative and qualitative data, apply human-centered design methodologies to developing prototypes, and plan for roll out in an organization, market or community.  This activity provides a hands-on learning opportunity to practice critical skills for Gender Analytics.

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Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design Specialization

Beginner Level

Completion of the first four courses of the Gender Analytics Specialization.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Learn how to assess and integrate qualitative and quantitative insights about the needs of stakeholders, customers or beneficiaries
Explore approaches for reframing problem statements to get beyond traditional ways of thinking about an issue
Practice developing multiple ideas and approaches to the problem, iterating on the problem statement, and choosing one idea to prototype
Strategize about the organizational impact for making the idea come to life

Skills you will gain

Gender Based Analysis
Analytics
Design Thinking
Change Management
Innovation

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design Specialization

Beginner Level

Completion of the first four courses of the Gender Analytics Specialization.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Sarah Kaplan

Distinguished Professor & Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE)

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

13,044 Learners

6 Courses

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University of Toronto

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Identify the problem to solve

Identifying the right problem to solve is an essential first step. Most projects that don’t succeed failed to get the problem statement right at the outset. In this module, you will be introduced to a real-world case and given some quantitative data to analyze. (Next week, you’ll get some qualitative evidence to compare and contrast with the quantitative evidence you have this week.) You are expected to examine the data sources, select which data might be relevant, and use the data to generate insights about the problem you want to solve. You’ll get a chance to think about what you can learn by looking at data intersectionally. This will be a great opportunity for you to leverage what you learned in Course 2 on Inclusive Analytic Techniques.

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 6 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Using inclusive analysis to reframe the problem

2 hours to complete

1 video (Total 1 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Ideation, prototyping and iteration

In this week, you will use your human-centered design skills to brainstorm ideas about potential solutions (either a product, service, process, or policy) to the problem statement you created in Week 2. Then, you will select one of these ideas to prototype. You will also get a chance to think through how you would test your idea and determine whether it is worth pursuing. This is your chance to be creative!

3 hours to complete

1 video (Total min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Making a change plan

In this final week of the Capstone, you will develop an action plan that anticipates potential barriers you may face in implementing your ideas and assesses the resources and modes of collaboration you require to move forward with your plan. You will also practice strategic storytelling to effectively communicate your ideas and generate support. This would be a great opportunity for you to leverage the knowledge you gained in Course 4 on Transformational Leadership. You will then complete your final project submission for peer review. You are on track to earn your Gender Analytics Specialization Certificate!

3 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 2 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

About the Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design Specialization

Current conversations about diversity & inclusion often forget that these are not just HR issues but affect how products, services, processes & policies create outcomes that differ by gender, race, differences in ability, indigeneity & other intersecting identities. Gender Analytics is a methodology that allows you to create opportunities for business or policy impact by using gender-based insights to design transformational solutions. More here...

In 5 courses offered by the Institute for Gender and the Economy, you will: >Examine how policies, products, services & processes have gendered impacts that miss opportunities or create needless risks >Break norms that perpetuate exclusion in serving customers/beneficiaries >Get comfortable with concepts such as sex, gender identity & intersectionality >Learn qualitative & quantitative analytical techniques to uncover intersectional gender-based insights >Use human-centred design to create innovative solutions >Become a transformational leader Who is this designed for? >Business leaders who want to use gender insights to innovate >Government & NGO professionals who want to do gender-based analysis (GBA+) >Women’s studies experts seeking job-related applications >Business analytics experts extending their skills to questions of equity >Human resources professionals looking to be partners for business innovation *Academic Director: Sarah Kaplan; Project Lead: Lechin Lu; Teaching Consultant: Kim de Laat

Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design

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