A core component of this undergraduate course is a group project where students learn about cross-cultural management and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) practices at an organization. Students will apply course-specific knowledge and skills to produce EDI-focused recommendations, with the goal of becoming better cross-cultural managers and future proponents of an inclusive work environment.

There are roughly 65 students registered for this course. They will be put into groups of 5-6 students and each group will be assigned to an organization around September 23rd. Students will interview two people in the organization: (1) a human resources representative or an employee from an EDI team who is aware of EDI-centered organizational practices and/or specific cross-cultural management practices, and (2) a manager from another unit, to learn about their perspective and experience with these practices.

The two interviewees participating in this class project should budget approximately two hours over the course of the term, one hour for an initial interview and another hour to answer additional questions (if needed). These interviews will be held virtually outside of class time. The student team and the interviewees will communicate via email for scheduling purposes and for other exchanges pertinent to the project.