Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

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Synopsis

A range of major issues impacting on human resource management in organisations including demographic and social change, ethics in HRM, managing diversity, assessment centre techniques, the impact of Government legislation on HRM, the contribution of HRM to improving productivity, managing outsourcing, career development and mentoring.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. critically evaluate the major challenges, complexities and issues currently impacting on human resource management in Australian and global organisations
2. analyse the strategic link between human resource management policies and practices and effective organisation management
3. identify and recommend human resource management strategies by which managers can maximise organisational effectiveness.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Tui McKeown

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

MGF2661