Are you ready to make workplaces healthier, more inclusive and more effective? PD15 explores how diversity and well-being drive organizational success, giving you practical tools you can immediately apply to your co-op and EDGE experiences. From designing wellness surveys and conducting gap analyses to proposing equitable practices that create real, lasting change.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to articulate your ideas around workplace culture in professional communications and showcase tangible, inclusive achievements on your résumé. This interdisciplinary course ensures your learning reflects current organizational trends and real workplace expectations. You’ll regularly reflect on your experiences, track your evolving skills, and consider how your growth aligns with the demands of today’s wellness-oriented work environments—all while engaging in real workplace activities.
What will you do in PD15?
Discover how health, wellness, and inclusion are reshaping the future of work. You’ll explore real-world scenarios and apply what you learn through activities designed to build career-ready competencies. You’ll build practical skills aligned with the Future Ready Talent Framework (FRTF) and apply them directly to your co-op or EDGE experience through workplace-based activities and assessments.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Synthesize trends in organizational health to provide evidence-based enhancements for your workplace.
- Analyze diverse perspectives to inform professional decision-making and teamwork.
- Prepare professional communications to collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Identify areas for growth, engage in and reflect upon learning opportunities to promote continuous improvement.
What will you get out of PD15?
- Skills you can list on your résumé, such as workplace wellness design, intercultural effectiveness, gap analysis, and survey design.
- A real workplace product that you can share with future employers to demonstrate your value.
- Greater confidence navigating diverse team dynamics and advocating for wellness-oriented workplace cultures.
- Insights into the social determinants of health at work that help you shape your long-term career direction.
What does the course structure look like?
PD15 is a 10-week course that includes approximately 4-5 hours of instructional content, 4-5 hours of WIL activities, 3-4 hours of reflection, and WIL workplace application (4-5 hours). Over the course of the term, you’ll:
Understand the context
Examine how health, wellness, inclusion, organizational culture and workplace trends are shaping the future of work across industries through topics explored in modules such as:
- Introduction to Health & Well-being in the workplace
- Workplace culture and collaboration
- Workplace Design for Diversity & Inclusion
Build transferable professional skills
Strengthen skills in communication, intercultural effectiveness, collaboration and innovation across diverse workplace settings.
Apply skills through authentic WIL activities
Engage in industry-informed activities that explore workplace wellness strategies, for example, survey design and conducting gap analyses to support diverse and inclusive teams.
Engage in reflection moments focused on your professional growth
As you move through the course, you will reflect on your experiences, strengths, goals and evolving workplace identity while connecting your learning to future career development.
Complete a workplace application project
Bring your learning together by completing an organizational-based project connected to your co-op or EDGE experience, integrating the knowledge and skills developed throughout the course.
Who is this course for?
- Available to co-op and EDGE students from all disciplinary backgrounds.
- Students interested in the intersection of health and wellness, and professional productivity.
- Those who want to develop intercultural effectiveness, an innovation mindset and collaborative skills to drive meaningful workplace change.
- Anyone who wants to work alongside others to lead the shift toward more inclusive and equitable workplace environments.
Grading information
This course will be graded as CR/NCR (credit/no credit). For specific details about the requirements to achieve a CR in PD15, please see the course outline. If you have a question about grading in PD15, contact the Centre for WIL.