COM 2000 INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP
This course is an introduction to fundamental issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion and provides opportunities for students to practice interpersonal, small group and written communications skills essential for developing, working on, leading and advocating for diverse, inclusive teams.
Students will explore best practices for building, leading, and maintaining inclusive teams; legal issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion such as discrimination and harassment; and issues concerning “media” and “identity groups” and “intersections of identity” such as media portrayals, stereotypes, ownership, social power, media production and audience perception.
Students should gain a better appreciation for how people with varied backgrounds, life experiences, and cultural competencies often have different and valid perspectives. Using this awareness of the validity of differing perspectives, students should be more mindful content consumers and more ethical and inclusive content producers.
Offered
Fall, Spring
- Explain the concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, gender, ability, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
- Describe several best practices for recruitment, retention and advancement of diverse people who have been historically disenfranchised in the sport and media professions, especially as grounded in race, ethnicity, gender, ability and sexual orientation.
- Use media theories as they define and differentiate the relationship between stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and such concepts including but not limited to racism and sexism.
- Identify discrimination and harassment warning signs in the workplace and how to report them, especially by relying on ethical principles and practice.
- Write an effective message alerting a team or supervisor of problematic communication.
- Lead a deliberative dialogue regarding a topic that intersects with various identities, relying on research gathered in order to be a fair and accurate moderator.
- Demonstrate active, empathic listening.