Postgraduate - UnitMGX5920 - Work and employment relations

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Evening) Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Marjorie Jerrard (Caulfield); Dr Sijun Shao (Gippsland)

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to the study of work and employment relations in a changing and dynamic environment. The unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the conceptual foundations of employment relations, the key elements of an industrial relations system, and the dynamics of employment relations in the Australian context. Topics covered include: the individual and the employment relationship, the structure and dynamic of labour markets, the management of employment relations in different industry and workplace contexts, the organisation of work, bargaining and conflict, the role of unions, institutions and the relation of employment relations, and the economic and social consequences of different national systems of employment relations.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine the conceptual foundations of work and employment relations
apply these concepts to developments within the Australian system of employment relations in comparative context
describe the main institutional features and key developments in the Australian industrial and workplace relations system
identify the implications of these developments for labour management practices, employee voice and participation in the workplace and representative organisations of employers and employees
understand the potential effects of institutions governing work and employment relations using workplace and industry case studies.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Marjorie Jerrard

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: 0105, 0319, 2099, 2778, 1065, 3801, 1506, 2643, 2642, 0200, 0201, 0028 or 1822 or seek Chief Examiner approval before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

MGX9220