MGW2430 - Human resource management
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics
Leader(s): Ms Wendy Webber
Offered
Berwick Second semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Sunway Second semester 2009 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Peninsula First semester 2009 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
Analysis of the strategic role of HRM in organisations, human resource planning, job design, staffing, performance management, training and development, reward systems, legal issues in employment, HR information systems, and the contribution of HRM to competitive advantage.
Objectives
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- understand the organisational role and context of HRM
- describe how HRM can contribute to the achievement of strategic and operational organisational objectives
- identify and describe the influence of an organisation's external environment on HRM
- identify the range of HR activities and techniques and explain how they can determine, acquire, develop, motivate and reward employees
- describe contemporary issues in managing human resources and discuss their influence on HRM.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%
Contact hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
It is recommended that students complete MGW1010 before undertaking this unit