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Avoiding Bias (Coursera)

Offered by Arizona State University,

Do you want the best strategies to avoid bias in your communications? Learn the skills to tackle common hurdles in impartial decision-making and communication from this Avoiding Bias course!

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Course 4 of 4 in the Feedback and Coaching For Everyone Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Start Here
WEEK 2: Maintaining individual accountability
WEEK 3: Normalizing disagreement
WEEK 4: Assigning a devil’s advocate
WEEK 5 : Course Conclusion

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