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GSB747 Australian Industrial Relations

Updated: 02 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertHRM or GradCertMgt or GradDipMgt or MBA or MBusRes or MBusResHons or MCom or MODSHRM
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA747
Notes

Quotas apply to this unit: Trimester 2: 40 off-campus
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) John Kellett (john.kellett@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is designed to introduce students, in a very broad way, to the main features of industrial relations in Australia. The initial focus is on industrial conflict. Attention is then devoted to the main institutions concerned with its generation and regulation, ie trade unions, employers, industrial tribunals and other forms of state intervention. Finally, some contemporary issues, such as award restructuring, enterprise bargaining, occupational health and safety and disadvantaged groups in the labour market, are considered.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Industrial Relations in Australia: Work and Workplaces
ISBN: 9781442511378
Sappey, R., Burgess, J., Lyons, M. and Buultjens, J., Pearson Education 2nd ed. 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , 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 25% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-2, 4, 6-7
Assignment 2 25% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-2, 4, 6-7
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-2, 4, 6-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. explain the basic theories and concepts underpinning the study of industrial relations;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the main structures and processes that constitute the Australian industrial relations system;
  3. demonstrate an appreciation of the current issues in Australian industrial relations, and the debates surrounding them.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This is central to the unit - imbedded in the notes and readings, practiced by the students and assessed in the essays and exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Practiced by students in essays and exam and assessed in same. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
4 Information Literacy
Students are required to access and assess information from a variety of sources. This is assessed in the assignments and exam. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
6 Problem Solving
The essay and exam questions are designed to test the students' ability to solve problems. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
The unit material deals with issues such as collective and individual interests and how they are to be realised, equity in the workplace, conflict resolution. This is embedded in the essay and exam questions. 		True True True
   

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