Unit Profile Correction added on 16-10-17
Request the following changes in the "Schedule" section of the HRMT11011 unit profile: 1. Week 6 - Remove "Due - Wednesday 20 Dec 2017 3.00 p.m. AEST" 2. Week 7 - "Closes Sunday 7 Jan 2017 11:45 p.m. AEST" to be changed to "Closes Sunday 7 Jan 2018 11:45 p.m. AEST" 3. Week 9 - "Closes Sunday 21 Jan 2017 11:45 p.m. AEST" to be changed to "Closes Sunday 21 Jan 2018 11:45 p.m. AEST" 4. Week 12 - Remove "Due - Wednesday 7 Feb 2017 3.00 p.m. AEST"Overview
This unit introduces you to the study of Human Resources Management and its importance in the management of people within organisations. Throughout the unit, the importance of managing human resources effectively in both increasingly competitive environments and in the international context will be stressed. Areas of study to be covered include: the environment for HRM; Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action; Job Analysis; Human Resources Planning; Recruitment, Selection and Induction; Performance Appraisal; Human Resources Development; Compensation Management; Occupational Health and Safety; Termination of the Employment Relationship; Human Resources Research and International HRM. Contemporary issues in HRM will be briefly discussed during the term, as will other environmental forces likely to impact the field of HRM in the foreseeable future.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Have your say
Qualitative feedback indicated issues with the number of additional readings and resources provided in some weeks as options.
Streamline to ensure only key additional resources in each of the weeks.
Feedback from CC reflection and student feedback
Clarity of assessment task requirements
Consider how to strengthen the communication around the written assessment requirements.
- provide a critical overview of the field of human resource management
- explain how the primary functions of HRM relate to each other and to the broader organisational strategy
- describe the roles and responsibilities of HR professionals
- discuss the emerging strategic role that HRM plays in 21st century organisations
- apply the concepts of HRM to problems confronting managers and organisations through practice exercises and case analysis
- analyse employee-employer problems using ethical and the relevant legal HRM concepts.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 45% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 45% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Managing Human Resources (e-book)
Edition: 4th (2013)
Authors: Raymond J Stone
John Wiley and Sons Australia
Australia
ISBN: ISBN : 9781118681060 (Paperback)
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The textbook will be essential for passing the assessment items.
Students are strongly advised to purchase the e-book. E-Text with iStudy: 9781118689882
However, if paper books are preferred, they can be purchased at the Bookshop: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Zoom.us (client)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
u.amarakoon@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Strategic human resource management (HRM)
Chapter
Chapter 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Human Resource (HR) Planning and HR Information Systems
Chapter
Chapters 2 and 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Human resource management and the law
Chapter
Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Quiz 1
Closes Sunday 26 November 2017 11:45 p.m. AEST
Module/Topic
Job analysis, job design and quality of work life
Chapter
Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Recruiting human resources
Chapter
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Quiz 2
Closes Sunday 17 Dec 2017 11:45 p.m. AEST
Module/Topic
Employee Selection
Chapter
Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 - Academic Essay (Individual)
Due - Wednesday 20 Dec 2017 3.00 p.m. AEST
Academic Essay - Individual Due: Week 6 Wednesday (20 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Performance Management and Employee Remuneration
Chapter
Chapters 8 and 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Quiz 3
Closes Sunday 7 Jan 2017 11:45 p.m. AEST
Module/Topic
Industrial Relations
Chapter
Chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Human Resource Development and Managing Diversity
Chapter
Chapters 9 and 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Quiz 4
Closes Sunday 21 Jan 2017 11:45 p.m. AEST
Module/Topic
Employee Health and Safety
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
International HRM
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessing human resource management effectiveness
Chapter
Chapter 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 3 - Business Report (Individual)
Due - Wednesday 7 Feb 2017 3.00 p.m. AEST
Business Report - Individual Due: Week 12 Wednesday (7 Feb 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
No exam for this Unit.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
Students are to complete four (4) online quizzes.
These will be conducted during Weeks 3, 5, 7 and 9 and are accessible through the Assessment Block in the unit Moodle site.
Online quizzes will close on Sunday evening at 11:45 p.m. AEST in the respective weeks.
You may attempt each quiz once only. You must complete the 10 questions in the quiz in a single 20 minutes period.
There is no alternative test to the quizzes. Extensions will not be available for quizzes.
Quizzes will cover learning materials and textbook chapters from selected weeks.
- Week 3 quiz => Chapters 2 and 3
- Week 5 quiz => Chapters 4 and 5
- Week 7 quiz => Chapters 6 and 7
- Week 9 quiz => Chapters 8 and 11
4
Other
Submission of quizzes through Moodle only
Result is shown in Moodle.
Each quiz will be marked based on correct and incorrect answers.
A correct answer will receive full marks and incorrect answers will not attract negative marks.
- explain how the primary functions of HRM relate to each other and to the broader organisational strategy
- apply the concepts of HRM to problems confronting managers and organisations through practice exercises and case analysis
- analyse employee-employer problems using ethical and the relevant legal HRM concepts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
This is an individual assessment. The essay should be 1500 words +/- 10% (excluding the list of references).
This written assessment is designed to assist students to develop skills in the analysis of human resource issues based on relevant HR theories and models.
The task provides students with the opportunity to enhance their research, analysis, critical thinking and written communication skills; particularly in the areas of developing argument in the context of academic essay writing.
Students are expected to engage in extensive research of the academic literature, and use a minimum of six (6) scholarly references (one of which must be the prescribed text, plus five (5) academic peer reviewed journal articles).
Week 6 Wednesday (20 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
All submissions are to be uploaded in assessment link in Moodle
Week 8 Thursday (11 Jan 2018)
Assessments will be returned after the marking and moderation processes are completed.
- Research (25%) - The essay demonstrates extensive research and understanding of the relevant material.Students should have a minimum of six (6) scholarly references, which must include the prescribed textbook, and five (5) academic peer-reviewed journals (to be eligible for a pass [13/25] on this criterion), and research is used in an integrated manner.
- Analysis (25%) - The essay demonstrates critical analysis and a clearly integrated and well-developed argument throughout.
- Application of theory/literature (20%) The essay demonstrates application of the relevant theory, concepts, models, and frameworks.
- Presentation (20%) - The essay is appropriately structured with no headings, appropriate flow, paragraphs are used effectively, and includes an well formulated introduction and conclusion, within the recommended word limit.
- Communication (5%) - The essay uses clear and concise communication, appropriate language, grammar, spelling (Australian English), and punctuation.
- Referencing (5%) - Consistent use of APA style of referencing in the body of the essay and in the list of references.
- provide a critical overview of the field of human resource management
- explain how the primary functions of HRM relate to each other and to the broader organisational strategy
- describe the roles and responsibilities of HR professionals
- discuss the emerging strategic role that HRM plays in 21st century organisations
- apply the concepts of HRM to problems confronting managers and organisations through practice exercises and case analysis
- analyse employee-employer problems using ethical and the relevant legal HRM concepts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
The task is to write a business report on a contemporary news story about an organisation.
Your business report will (a) describe the news story, (b) identify the human resource issues raised, and discussing them in relation to theories, frameworks, and models discussed in this Unit, and (c) making recommendations for the future.
You will draw on at least two chapters of the prescribed text and a minimum of seven (7) academic peer-reviewed journal articles. (The minimum requirement for research establishes your eligibility for a passing grade for research criterion)
This assessment task provides students the opportunity to enhance their research, analysis, critical thinking, and written communication skills, particularly in the areas of developing argument in the context of business report writing.
Your report should be a minimum of 2000 words, with a + 10% variance allowed, (excluding the list of references and the Executive Summary and Appendices). Students are expected to engage in extensive research of the academic literature.
Week 12 Wednesday (7 Feb 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
All submissions must be uploaded through the assessment link in Moodle.
Assessments will be returned and marks released after grade certification.
- Research (25%) The report demonstrates extensive research and understanding of the relevant material. Students should have a minimum of eight (8) references, which must include the prescribed textbook, and seven (7) academic peer-reviewed journal articles (to be eligible for a pass [13/25] on this criterion), and research is used in an integrated manner.
- Application of theory (20%) The report demonstrates application of the relevant theories and concepts to the topic.
- Analysis (30%) The report demonstrates critical analysis, and provides clearly supported recommendations.
- Presentation (20%) The report is appropriately structured, includes a well-formulated introduction and conclusion, uses relevant topic headings in the body, recommendations are stated, within the recommended word limit, and correct referencing of sources throughout the report and in the list of References.
- Communication (5%) The report uses clear and concise communication, appropriate language, grammar, spelling (Australian English), and punctuation.
- provide a critical overview of the field of human resource management
- explain how the primary functions of HRM relate to each other and to the broader organisational strategy
- describe the roles and responsibilities of HR professionals
- discuss the emerging strategic role that HRM plays in 21st century organisations
- apply the concepts of HRM to problems confronting managers and organisations through practice exercises and case analysis
- analyse employee-employer problems using ethical and the relevant legal HRM concepts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
