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GSB739 Strategic Human Resource Management

Updated: 09 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradCertHRM or GradDipMgt or MAdminLead or MBA or MBusRes or MBusResHons or MCom or MEdAdmin or MODSHRM
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA739
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Peter McClenaghan (pmcclena@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The emphasis in this unit is on advances in human resource management. Particular stress is placed on the acquisition of skills necessary for the development, analysis and critical evaluation of human resource management procedures and their outcomes. The unit examines a wide variety of issues and skills involved in the optimisation of human performance. The aim of the unit is to give students the necessary critical skills for the development, implementation and evaluation of new and existing human resource programs.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Human Resource Management: Transforming Theory into Innovative Practice
ISBN: 9780733976599
Hartel, C., Fujimoto, Y., Strybosch, V. and Fitzpatrick, K., Pearson Prentice Hall 2007
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 50% 3500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Assignment 2 50% 3500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate the knowledge and skills that are important for the understanding and management of human resource issues;
  2. demonstrate that they have a good critical base on which to build skills needed for HR management;
  3. take on the challenge of the expanding role that HR managers are being asked to fill as proactive and key players in the effective management of organisations;
  4. develop, implement, evaluate and cope with new and existing HRM programs, with due regard to the limitations of our current understanding of human nature.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of human resource management will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught and assessed in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of human resource management within a global context. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Taught and assessed through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Academic skills required for life-long learning are taught within the unit. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in human resource management. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Increased awareness of socially responsible practices is emphasised in the unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Interaction with other students online and at optional weekend schools 		True True
   

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