Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3169: Equality and Diversity at Work

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Short Essay, voluntary ; submission of draft essay part for summative essay and self – marked; draft may be reworked and developed on the basis of tutor feedback and included in summative essay as one of the substantive parts of the essay.750-1,000 words1-8Self-marking, with guidance and oversight given by tutor; individual comments from tutor and general feedback to cohort

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Essay1003000 words1-8Written feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
EssayEssay (3,000 words) (new question will be set)AllAugust/September re-assessment period

Re-assessment notes

 

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

This list is compiled in APA referencing style; another accepted referencing style for this module is OSCOLA

Allport, G.W. (1954). The nature of prejudice. Garden City, NY: Doubleday Anchor.

Dovidio, J.F., Hewstone, M., Glick, P., & Esses, V.M. (Eds.). (2013). The SAGE handbook of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. London, UK: Sage Publications. 

Ely, R.J. & Thomas, D.A. (2001). Cultural diversity at work: The effects of diversity perspectives on work group processes and outcomes. Administrative Science Quarterly, 46, 229-273. 

Fredman, S. (2011). Discrimination law (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 

Hepple, B. (2014). Equality: The Legal Framework (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing. 

Jones, J.M., Dovidio, J.F., & Vietze, D.L. (2014). The psychology of diversity: Beyond prejudice and racism. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

Kaiser, C.R., Major, B., Jurcevic, I., Dover, T.L., Brady, L.M., & Shapiro, J.R. (2013). Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 504-519. 

Khaitan, T. (2015). A theory of discrimination law. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 

McColgan, A. (2014). Discrimination, equality and the law. Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing. 

Tropp, L.R., & Mallett, R.K. (Eds.). (2011). Moving beyond prejudice reduction: Pathways to positive intergroup relations. Washington, DC: APA. 

van Knippenberg, D., van Ginkel, W. P., & Homan, A. C. (2013). Diversity mindsets and the performance of diverse teams. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 121, 183–193. 

Wadham, J., Robinson, A., Ruebain, D., & Uppal, S. (Eds.). (2016). Blackstone's guide to the Equality Act 2010 (3rd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.