MGF5260

Human resource management

Dr Lynne Bennington

6 points · One 3-hour class per week · block mode · Caulfield

Objectives On completion of this subject students should have a general understanding of the Australian legal context in which human resources must be managed, and have gained specific knowledge and some specific skills which will assist them in being able to critically evaluate the literature in the area, and to be able to identify human resource management issues which might lend themselves to different methods of management.

Synopsis This subject provides an overview of human resource management with emphasis on the Australian legal context within which human resource management operates, and on current theory and research. Topics covered will include the role of human resource management, ethics, job analysis, recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, remuneration, equal opportunity, occupational health and safety, counselling skills, training and development, costing and research in human resource management.

Assessment Written assignment (300 words): 5% · Written assignment (750 words): 10% · Written assignment (1500 words): 20% · Oral presentation: 15% · Examination (2 hours): 50%

Recommended texts

Nankervis A R, Compton R L and McCarthy T E Strategic human resource management 2nd edn, Nelson, 1996

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