DEI

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

  • World-Class Instructors
  • Self-directed e-Learning
  • Training Sessions
  • Quizzes
  • Surveys

Instructor: Dr. M. O. Thirunarayanan

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Email: [email protected]

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Diversity-Equity-Inclusion

Welcome to the course on Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The purpose of this program is to help anyone from a business, educational institution, or government organization in understanding the need for D, E & I and also to provide some practical suggestions for implementing them.

DEI program aims to create a positive work environment and educate employees on how to treat and integrate people of different backgrounds. This course helps you to learn the definitions of DEI ,

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  • Learn DEI concepts and their importance from world-class thought leaders
  • Get practical insights using different training sessions and case-studies
  • Improve your team culture and learn how to work together in a diverse environment
  • Learn the role that you can play as a manager, leader or as an employee to help your organization reap the benefits of D, E &I
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The purpose of this program is to help anyone from a business, educational institution, or government organization in understanding the need for D, E & I and also to provide some practical insights & suggestions for implementing them.

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By the end of this module, the attendees will be able to understand:

  • The concepts of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
  • What is the need for diversity?
  • Why Equity is important?
  • What is the Importance of inclusion at the workplace?
  • DEI-related terms and their definitions.
By the end of this module, the attendees will be able to understand:
  • Dimensions of Diversity, from human, cultural, and systems perspective
  • The two kinds of diversity: Inherent and acquired
  • What is the business case for diversity?
  • Planning for diversity
  • Approach to diversity
  • Tips for success
  • Data-driven approach
  • Data to insights to action
  • Diversity strategy
  • A diverse organization
  • How to recruit a diverse team
By the end of this module, the attendees will be able to understand:
  • What is equity?
  • Why Safe and open environment is critical for enabling equity
  • What racial equity is?
  • How to implement equity
  • Why should we use skill-based hiring?
  • How to build an equitable workplace
By the end of this module, the attendees will be able to understand:
  • Science of Inclusion
  • Benefits of Inclusion
  • Path to an Inclusive culture
  • Inclusive leadership and its importance
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Dr. M. O. Thirunarayanan

PROGRAM FACULTY

Dr.M.O.Thirunarayanan, B.Sc, B.L.Sc, M.S.W, MBA, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Florida International University (FIU). Dr. Thirunarayanan has taught and researched the area of educational technology for more than twenty years. He designed a chat tool to reduce the cognitive load students experience in text-based chat rooms and published a paper on the topic.

He has served as the major professor for seven doctoral students and helped them successfully complete and defend their dissertations. His research experience includes serving as a Co-PI and educational researcher on an NSF-funded grant.

His experience includes developing and teaching face-to-face as well as online courses. He is eminently qualified for helping in instructional design and the analysis of data from the field trial in the proposed project. He will help in developing a course on diversity & inclusion.

He was awarded an Honorable Mention Ribbon at the October 2019 Beverly Hills art show, and the People’s Choice Award and a Third Place Ribbon in October 2020. Inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society on May 27, 2005. Kauffman Fellow, FIU’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, from Summer 2007 until Summer 2008.

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You can access this program in several different ways:

  • If you do not have reliable Internet access,
    • If you have a computer, connect it wirelessly to iZen’s Skill-In-a-Box device
    • If you do not have a computer, connect iZen’s Skill-In-a-Box device to your TV or any other screen with an HDMI cable
  • If you have a reliable Internet connection, connect to our cloud based LMS using your desktop/laptop/mobile device

Learn at your own convenient time, and pace

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  • 1 week, around 6 hours
  • Rolling enrolment allows you to start any time
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