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HROB 101: The Management of Contemporary Organizations

Management, Learning Activity, Workplace Skills

Reflection on Instructional Change:

I developed a reflection assignment which relates to LE5: Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom. In the context of a module about managerial decision-making in HROB 101: The Management of Contemporary Organizations, students were asked to choose and take one of Harvard’s Implicit Association Tests, and reflect on their experiences and results to get a better understanding of their own biases that affect their behaviors and decisions.

In their reflections, the majority of the students appeared to be appreciative of the assignment. They either acknowledged that they suspected to have a certain bias or were glad that a certain bias was pointed out to them. However, a few students appeared to be defensive about their results. Personally, all of these reactions motivate me to implement this and similar assignments in future courses because the reactions demonstrate the need for such assignments.

The FLC activities that most influenced the changes in my instruction are the implementation resources. They provided detailed descriptions of evidence-based practices to create an inclusive learning environment.

The Observe and Analyze Session allowed me to improve the instructions of the reflection assignment. As a result, I provide students with more open-ended reflection questions and a detailed debrief in class after the due date.

Evidence of Instructional Change

Reflection Assignment

Managerial Decision-Making Module

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Practice and Reflect on: Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom

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Faculty Bio

Dr. Franziska M. Renz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Organizations of the College of Business at California State University, Sacramento. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration - Management at The University of Texas at El Paso. She also earned her M.B.A. from Murray State University as well as her M.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg, Germany, and her B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Passau, Germany. She is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional, and teaches a variety of courses in human resource management and organizational behavior. Her research centers around diversity, equity and inclusion, psychological ownership, leadership, and sustainability.

This work was supported by:

National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institution Project STEM Zone DUE 1832335

CSU Office of the Chancellor Academic Affairs grant for Faculty Professional Development

US Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institution Project STEM4Equity P031C210012

*Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the US Department of Education.

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