LibGuides: Alternative Course Materials: ENG2010 2019

Texts

Global Teams that Work: A Framework for Bridging Social Distance
"Many companies today rely on employees around the world, leveraging their diversity and local expertise to gain a competitive edge. However, geographically dispersed teams face a big challenge: Physical separation and cultural differences can create social distance, or a lack of emotional connection, that leads to misunderstandings and mistrust. To help global team leaders manage effectively, the author shares her SPLIT framework for mitigating social distance."
Neeley, Tsedal. “Global Teams That Work.” Harvard Business Review, vol. 93, no. 10, Oct. 2015, pp. 74–8. EBSCOhost, jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=109338239&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Engaging in Conversations About Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace
"Having meaningful conversations about gender, race, and ethnicity in the workplace—communicating across differences—is important. To do so successfully, we need to acknowledge—and work through—roadblocks (i.e., beliefs, attitudes, or experiences) that can stifle progress. Learning how to surmount these obstacles takes practice, attention, and most importantly, intention. In this tool, we describe several roadblocks and list actions you can take to start doing things differently now."
Catalyst, Engaging in Conversations About Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace, 2016, https://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/engaging-conversations-about-gender-race-and-ethnicity-workplace.

Websites

An Incomplete Guide to Inclusive Language
Author Courtney Seiter offers that "Inclusive language seeks to treat all people with respect, dignity, and impartiality. It is constructed to bring everyone into the group and exclude no one." This guide provides infographics, videos, concise definitions and discussion that may help people to more inclusively and respectfully communicate with co-workers.

Videos

Xu, Canwen. "I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype." TEDx, April 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUtz75lNaw. In her TEDx Talk, Canwen Xu discusses how not to stereotype a person based on their race (or your perceptions of their race or ethnicity). With examples from her own experiences, she also offers suggestions for the kinds of questions not to ask and if you are going to ask a question, how best to phrase it.

Epler, Melinda. "3 Ways To Be A Better Ally In The Workplace." TED. June 2018, https://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_epler_3_ways_to_advocate_for_a_more_inclusive_workplace. Melinda Epler shares how to best communicate and interact with your colleagues to create a more inclusive, supportive, and dynamic workplace: be an ally.

Social Media Use Policies in the Workplace

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Government website provides information regarding the investigations by the NLRB into social media policies in the workplace and if they are lawful. The NLRB is an independent government agency that works to ensure that the National Labor Relations Act is upheld. This Act protects the rights of employees to address concerns about their working conditions.
Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIRHA): Navigating the Dos and Don'ts of Social Media in the Workplace
A summary of lawful and unlawful workplace social media policies.
Brand Quarterly: Why a Social Media Policy is Important for Your Brand
Discusses "the need, and best practices, for developing a social media policy for your organization."

Social Media Policies: Examples

General Motors https://www.gm.com/full-social-media-policy.html
Intel https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/legal/intel-social-media-guidelines.html
University of Maine https://umaine.edu/socialnetwork/social-media-policy/
Emerson College https://www.emerson.edu/policy/social-media-guidelines
State of Kansas https://admin.ks.gov/docs/default-source/ops/documents/socialmediapolicy.pdf?sfvrsn=4
Jazz 88.3 San Diego (radio station) https://www.jazz88.org/social-media-policy/

Outward Facing Social Media Policy Examples: guidelines for customers and users

Navient https://navient.com/social-media-policies-
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics https://www.eatrightpro.org/about-us/our-policies/social-media-policy
Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org/about/website/social-media

Social Media Use in the Workplace: Scholarly Articles

"Social Media(tion) and the Reshaping of Public/Private Boundaries in Employment Relations."
McDonald, Paula, and Paul Thompson. “Social Media(Tion) and the Reshaping of Public/Private Boundaries in Employment Relations.” International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 18, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp. 69–84. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/ijmr.12061.
"How Are Scientists Using Social Media in the Workplace?"
Collins, Kimberley, et al. “How Are Scientists Using Social Media in the Workplace?” PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 10, Oct. 2016, pp. 1–10. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162680.
"Social Media Use Among Health Care Providers"
Surani, Zoya, et al. "Social Media Use Among Health Care Providers." BMC Research Notes, 2017. Biomedical Central, doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2993-y.