Cultural Awareness and Unconscious Bias
Course
Cultural Awareness and Unconscious Bias
Learn about how to identify and avoid unconscious bias and increase cultural awareness in the workplace.
vILT
Starts on
Apr 18, 2023
Duration
4 weeks, online
at 3hrs/week
Fee
Despite our best efforts to avoid prejudice, we all have biases that can inflict a significant, negative impact in the workplace. Research has shown that more than 99% of the decisions we make and the actions we take are outside of conscious awareness. This course explores the concepts of both implicit and unconscious bias, and how our behaviors and interactions can become detrimental because of these biases.
During this course you will investigate the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. You will explore what unconscious bias is, particularly with respect to social and cultural causes, race and ethnicity, and gender. And you will consider cultural values and attitudes as you come to understand the different styles of communication.
You will also assess various approaches to management and how to work together across cultures. Plus, you will get tips on tackling language issues. Then finally in the last session, you will consider how to manage culture and diversity in your organization, and enjoy learning how you can tap into the power of cultural differences.
Overall, during this course, you will be immersed in scenarios and activities that will teach how to disrupt and suspend behaviors that are generated by bias. You will develop the insight and skills necessary to conduct engaging and considerate dialogue as you interact with peers from a diversity of cultures, personalities, and backgrounds.
This career-changing course comprises four purposely designed modules that take you on a carefully defined development path.
It is an instructor-led program which runs to a fixed schedule, with set start and finish dates. It is driven forward by your instructor and features eight hours of instructor-led workshops through Microsoft Teams. You will, however, have time to complete an additional four hours of homework assignments in your own time outside of the live sessions.
As part of our mentoring service you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. We provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with your peers, and resolve issues.
Your Certificate of Completion will be issued once you have successfully finished the course.You will:
- Be able to explain the concepts of unconscious bias and the impact they have in the workplace and in life.
- Understand the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
- Be able to define the differences between explicit and implicit biases and how your actions might reflect these biases.
- Understand your individual biases and how these biases impact the way others are seen.
- Be able to adopt actions and behaviors that allow you to recognize and interrupt biased behavior.
- Identify the impact homogeneous work environments have on productivity, morale, and creativity.
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Course Offering
Type of certificate
Certificate of Completion
About this course
04 Modules
06 Skills
Includes
02 Peer feedback sessions
01 Guest panel discussion and Q&A
05 Videos
04 Quizzes
04 Case studies
01 Final exam
Develop these top skills
Creativity
Persuasion
Adaptability
Perception
Self-Awareness
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Cultural Awareness and Unconscious Bias addresses the challenge that sometimes, despite our best efforts, humans cant help being judgmental. Biases, whether intentional or not, can inflict a significant, negative impact in the workplace. Research has shown that more than 99% of the decisions and actions taken are outside conscious awareness. Addressing biases in a business setting is especially important.
Cultural Awareness and Unconscious Bias explores implicit and unconscious bias. You will learn how behaviors and interactions between individuals can become detrimental because of these biases. Immersion in real-life scenarios and activities will teach learners how to disrupt and suspend bias-generated behaviors. The course provides the insight and skills necessary to engage a thoughtful dialogue between individuals. Learners will be able to use these learned talents to interact with peers from a diversity of cultures, personalities, and backgrounds.
Separate and distinct live workshops occur throughout the length of the course that will enforce and solidify the information you learn. You will benefit from learner and instructor interactions through various technologies, including whiteboard sessions, polling questions, workbook reviews, assessment reviews, and other activities.
The workshops will be conducted on specific dates and times and will not be repeated. Once you enroll in the course, you should prioritize these workshops on your calendar.
Cultural Awareness and Unconscious Bias focuses mainly on the concepts of unconscious bias and their impact in the workplace and life. During the course, you will learn about and see the impact the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination has on everyday life. By the end of the course, learners will be able to explain the differences between explicit and implicit bias types. You will be able to identify how actions, both physical and unintended, might affect and reflect these biases. Methods of adapting actions and behaviors that allow learners to recognize and interrupt discriminatory behavior are also discussed in this course. You will be given the soft skills to identify the work environments impact on productivity, morale, and creativity.
Cultural Awareness and Unconscious Bias is a four-week virtual online course; it is not a self-paced course. Even though the course is instructor-led, however, there will be coursework you will be required to complete on your own time. These additional exercises contribute and lead to the live, instructor-led workshop events where you will be able to interact with other learners.
Course Offering
Type of certificate
Certificate of Completion
About this course
04 Modules
06 Skills
Includes
02 Peer feedback sessions
01 Guest panel discussion and Q&A
05 Videos
04 Quizzes
04 Case studies
01 Final exam
Develop these top skills
Creativity
Persuasion
Adaptability
Perception
Self-Awareness
Newsletters & Updates
Subscribe to get the latest tech career trends, guidance, and tips in your inbox.