Your World and What Shapes It (Coursera)

This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience.

Course 1 of 3 in the Global Perspectives of DEI in the Workplace Specialization.

What You Will Learn

- Recognize and reflect on life experiences that shape your beliefs.

- Discover how ideas about race, sex, and culture shape your environment.

- Identify strategies for resisting and surviving marginalization.

- Establish awareness to support marginalized populations.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Understanding Yourself

In this module, you will focus on setting the foundation for this course and the specialization by gaining awareness of yourself, your culture, and your environment.

WEEK 2

Uncovering Historical Narratives

In this module, we will build on understanding the exclusion of populations and how this leads to bias and lack of support for these communities. During this process, we will reflect on our own role in marginalizing others.

WEEK 3

Recognizing Personal Bias

This course examines the implicit bias with emphasis on differentiating and understanding while working on your journey toward improving your cultural competence.

WEEK 4

Developing Relationships

This module focuses more on the label of ‘different’ and understanding the intersectionality and complexity of those who are marginalized.

WEEK 5

Rediscovering Yourself

This module concludes by combining the learnings of the historical narratives and terminology by allowing time for deeper reflection.