Undergraduate - UnitMGG2430 - Human resource management

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2015 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)

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.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sijun Shao

Prerequisites

It is recommended that students complete MGW1010 or MGG1010 before undertaking this unit

Prohibitions

MGB2430, MGF2661, MGC2430, MGW2430