SCWK 8847 Creating the Inclusive Workplace: Concepts in Organizational Justice

Organizational justice is the philosophy that a fair workplace produces better employees and better moral and business outcomes for organizations. Some important overall topics in organizational justice include employee fair pay, benefits, labor rights, trauma, marginalized identities in the workplace, and aging. This course will review these concepts and highlight ethical business practices that are innovative, cost-effective, and just. Students will be asked to engage in regular online dialogue, engage with case studies, and creative problem solving around difficult issues of justice and workplace fairness. Special emphasis will be placed on leadership, creativity, and sustaining lasting change. Both clinical and macro students are highly encouraged to consider this course. Top leaders from diverse industries will be featured as guest speakers.

Course overview

Department
Social Work
School
SSW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
SCWK7721

Catalog text is imported from the reviewed Boston College course snapshot. Confirm eligibility in EagleApps.

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.04 / 5 · Very Good
51 responses
Instructor rating
4.39 / 5 · Very Good
51 responses
Terms evaluated
3
Most recent: Fall 2024

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2024Samuel Bradley3.74.33.74.34.54.24.44.31–3 hrs/week15 of 19
Fall 2023Samuel Bradley3.84.24.14.13.94.24.23.71–3 hrs/week18 of 21
Fall 2022Samuel Bradley4.64.74.74.84.94.74.94.61–3 hrs/week18 of 24

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Samuel Bradley
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.39/5