Edinburgh Napier University

  This presentation examines how equality, diversity, and inclusivity manifest in a Collaborative Online Independent Learning event (COIL). We will carry out the COIL project for 6 weeks (March to April) as part of the UG 2nd year module “Exploring Culture”. Students will be put in groups with counterparts from universities in Switzerland, China, and South Africa, and will be asked to jointly discuss a case study of their choice featuring a business-related ethical dilemma. Each group will produce a video comparing and contrasting different understandings of ethical principles and cultural sensitivities, and they will come to a decision regarding the dilemma. Importantly, students will also produce individual reflective reports where they will consider and analyse their thoughts and feelings as they worked together in diverse groups across the globe, forging some sort of small culture within their team.