Undergraduate - UnitMGG2430 - Human resource management

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2012 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Peter Townsend

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.

Outcomes

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.