Overview
In the dynamic business and employment environment, it is critical that Human Resource (HR) practitioners understand how to assist organisations to attract and retain talented people. This unit will provide you with an overview of the functions of human resource planning, recruitment and selection, including the associated legal and ethical issues. You will learn how to plan for an organisation’s future staffing needs, how to identify methods to attract, recruit and select employees, and how to use HR information systems and HR analytics to support business strategy.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: HRMT11011
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).
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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 Qualitative feedback from the SUTE student survey and conversation with the Unit Coordinator over phone/email and/or via zoom
Most of the DST students showed concerns on workshop scheduling (1-3 pm) . They mentioned that scheduling workshops in evening so that more students can attend and it would be useful
Schedule live workshops for the DST students in the evening from 6 - 8 pm.
Feedback from Qualitative feedback from the SUTE student survey and conversation with the Unit Coordinator over phone/email and/or via zoom
The students generally expressed the satisfaction with teaching, support, resources, and assignments. They appreciated that the teaching staff is enthusiastic and engaged. They mentioned that the majority of resources provided were very useful and relevant. They appreciated that the lecturer went above and beyond to engage and offer support to students. However, there were some errors in the early weeks for practice quizzes but these were minor issues. Students also asked to add some examples in the weekly workshop slides to further elaborate the key theoretical concepts.
Online practice quiz links need to be checked before Week 1. Test and run the online quiz by UC and at least one member of the teaching team from the discipline. Moodle resources and the lecture slides need to be updated. The weekly workshop plan needs to be updated for a 2-hrs workshop. Student-centred activities and some real-world case examples should be added to the PowerPoint slides.
Feedback from Qualitative feedback from the SUTE student survey and conversation with the Unit Coordinator over phone/email and/or via zoom
The student generally expressed their satisfaction with made up assignment cases, but he/she think it could be done with a real world example to add another level of sophistication to it.
Revisit the Assessment 3 guidelines and the case. Use some real-world contemporary cases or news articles from HR-related magazines for A3.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the importance of effective planning for future organisational staffing requirements including the legal and ethical considerations when recruiting and selecting staff
- Examine and justify effective job design and job analysis techniques as they relate to devising plans for future staffing needs
- Examine the most common recruitment strategies and be able to identify their accompanying benefits and risks
- Effectively manage the key issues in attracting and retaining talented people
- Investigate HR information systems and analytics used in organisations.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 45% | |||||
| 3 - Presentation - 35% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 45% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Presentation - 35% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Recruitment and Selection : Strategies for Workforce Planning and Assessment
Edition: 1 (2020)
Authors: Carrie A Picardi
SAGE Publications
Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks , California , United States
ISBN: 9781483385419
Binding: eBook
Additional Textbook Information
The 2020 e-book is accessible for on-line reading via CQUni Library.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.khan@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Human Resource Planning
Chapter
Chapter 1 of the textbook
Lecture 1 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 1 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 1 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The Recruitment Strategy and Process
Chapter
Chapter 6 of the textbook
Lecture 2 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 2 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 2 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Legal Compliance and Ethical Considerations
Chapter
Chapter 2 of the textbook
Lecture 3 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 3 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 3 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 Quiz 1 from topics of week 1 and 2
Closes on Sunday, 30 July 2023 @ 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Job Analysis, Design and Competency Model Development
Chapter
Chapter 3 & 4 of the textbook
Lecture 4 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 4 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 4 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Job Evaluation and Attracting the Best Talent
Chapter
Chapter 5 of the textbook
Lecture 5 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 5 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 5 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 Quiz 2 from topics of week 3 and 4
Closes on Sunday, 13 August 2023 @ 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Personal Review
Module/Topic
Selection and Interview Strategy
Chapter
Chapter 7 of the textbook
Lecture 6 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 6 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 6 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Strategic Selection Approaches
Chapter
Chapter 8 and 9 of the textbook
Lecture 7 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 7 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 7 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 Quiz 3 from topics of week 5 and 6
Closes on Sunday, 03 SEP 2023 @ 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Contemporary Selection Methods
Chapter
Chapter 9 of the textbook
Lecture 8 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 8 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 8 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The Selection Decision and Contracts
Chapter
Chapter 10 of the textbook
Lecture 9 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 9 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 9 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Evaluation of Recruitment and Selection
Chapter
Lecture 10 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 10 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 10 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Human Resource Management Information Systems and Analytics
Chapter
Lecture 11 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 11 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 11 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
International Perspectives
Chapter
Lecture 12 PowerPoint Slides
Pre-recorded Lecture 12 Video
Additional resources in the unit Moodle site
Week 12 Learning Activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Presentation (35%) Due: Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
Students are to complete three (3) online quizzes. Only the top two scores will be considered toward the final Assessment 1 score.
These will be conducted during Weeks 3, 5 and 7 and are accessible through the 'Assessment Block' of the unit Moodle site.
Online quizzes open on Monday at 8.00 a.m. of the respective week and close on Sunday at 11.45 p.m. of the same week.
You may attempt each quiz once only. You may complete 10 questions in each quiz in a single 20-minute period.
There are no alternatives to online quizzes. No extensions are allowed for quizzes.
Quizzes will cover learning material from selected weeks as indicated below;
- Online Quiz 1 - will cover material from Weeks 1 and 2 (10 marks)
- Online Quiz 2 - will cover material from Weeks 3 and 4 (10 marks)
- Online Quiz 2 - will cover material from Weeks 5 and 6 (10 marks)
3
Other
Quizzes can only be completed through the unit Moodle site
Results will be shown in the unit Moodle site
A correct answer will receive full marks and an incorrect answer will not attract negative marks.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the importance of effective planning for future organisational staffing requirements including the legal and ethical considerations when recruiting and selecting staff
- Examine the most common recruitment strategies and be able to identify their accompanying benefits and risks
- Investigate HR information systems and analytics used in organisations.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Portfolio
This assessment requires students to prepare a portfolio. A portfolio can be seen as both a product and a process:
- As a product, it holds the work records and documents you have produced during the unit and represents an edited collection of your learning achievements.
- As a process, it enables you to monitor your own learning systematically, reflect on your learning performance, present a coherent account of your achievements, and obtain feedback on your learning.
This individual assessment task should be 1500 words (+/- 10%) and accounts for 45% of the marks for this unit. The portfolio comprises six (6) parts.
Part 1 - Short Answer Question (600 words) - Significance of Recruitment and Selection - Critically discuss the significance of recruitment and selection to organisations today.
Part 2 - Position Description (300 words) - Interview a person known to you who is employed as a graduate employee and based on the analysis for his/her current job role prepare a position description.
Part 3 - Resume (300 words) - Assuming that you will soon graduate from CQUniversity, prepare your resume to apply for a "HR Recruitment Consultant" or a similar position recently advertised on www.seek.com.au. You must search for an actual job advertisement. You may use a preferred resume format.
Part 4 - Resume self reflection (300 words) - Justify your choice of resume format used in Part 3 above.
Part 5 - References (not included in the word count) - Integrate a minimum of eight (8) recent peer reviewed scholarly references. These references are to back up your analysis provided in Part 1 and Part 4.
Part 6 - Appendices (not included in the word count) - You should include the following appendices; (a) interview questions and responses used in Part 2 above, and (b) a copy of the advertisement referred to in Part 3 above.
Important: Before commencing this task, carefully read the detailed assessment task and marking rubric available on the unit Moodle site.
Week 8 Friday (8 Sept 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
All submissions are to be uploaded using the respective assessment link available in the unit Moodle site.
Assessments will be returned after the marking and moderation processes are completed (usually within two weeks of submission)
Your portfolio will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:
- Analysis and Justifications (30%) - Critical analysis and a clearly integrated and well-developed argument to respond to all parts of the assessment task.
- Integration of theory and literature (20%) - Integration of relevant theory, concepts, models, and frameworks.
- Research (20%) - Demonstration of extensive research and understanding of the relevant material. Integrates a minimum of eight (8) peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles published in the last 10 years (2014-2023) (less than the minimum is not eligible for a pass in this section).
- Self-Reflection (10%) -Reflection of your qualifications, abilities, experience, and decisions with reference to the assessment Part 3.
- Presentation, referencing, organisation, structure, communication (20%) - Following the recommended format, structure and presentation. Consistent use of APA style of referencing. Correct spelling, expression, grammar and use of language.
Penalties for late submissions are applied according to CQUniversity policy [-5% × 45 = -2.25 marks per day for every day the assessment is late. A late penalty is deducted from the total marks obtained by the student.]
Important: Plagiarism and other forms of academic misconducts are taken very seriously. Such incidents will be reported and may result in a “zero” mark.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the importance of effective planning for future organisational staffing requirements including the legal and ethical considerations when recruiting and selecting staff
- Examine the most common recruitment strategies and be able to identify their accompanying benefits and risks
- Effectively manage the key issues in attracting and retaining talented people
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Presentation
This assessment requires you to read a business scenario (provided in the unit Moodle site) and make a 10-minute individual recorded presentation.
You may opt for a PowerPoint voice-over or similar software application in this process (should be able to see the presenter to assess presentation skills).
In your presentation, you should assume that you are an external HR recruitment consultant and address the following:
- Identify key issues in recruiting and selecting staff in a business scenario
- Critical analysis of the current situation using academic literature.
- Identify potential business, ethical, and legal considerations
- Provide evidence-based recommendations to manage the key issues in recruiting and selecting staff for the respective organisation
- Incorporate a minimum of five (5) recent (2014-2023) peer-reviewed journal articles to justify your arguments.
Important: Before commencing this task, carefully read the detailed assessment task and marking rubric available on the unit Moodle site.
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Upload as single file through unit Moodle site
Assessments will be returned after the certification of grades
Your presentation will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:
- Introduction (10%) - Introduction of the task and issues in the scenario (as an external HR recruitment consultant)
- Analysis and application of knowledge (25%) - Critical analysis and application of relevant knowledge. Use of at least 5 recent peer-reviewed journal articles throughout the presentation.
- Conclusion and recommendations (15%) - Clarity and conciseness of conclusion and the appropriate evidence-based recommendations.
- References (10%) - Appropriate use of APA referencing to justify your points in the text and provide a 'References' list. Consistent use of APA style of referencing.
- Presentation delivery (20%) - Clear articulation and engaging presentation of ideas. Demonstrates professionalism. Appropriate voice tone and body language during the presentation.
- Visual Aids (20%) - Competent and appropriate use of visual aids. Professional use of PowerPoint features such as font size, font colours, schematic diagrams and tables. Followed the assessment guidelines regarding the use of the PowerPoint voice-over or similar type of software for the presentation.
Penalties for late submissions are applied according to CQUniversity policy [-5%× 35 = -1.75 marks per day for every day the assessment is late. A late penalty is deducted from the total marks obtained by the student.]
Important: Plagiarism and academic misconduct are taken very seriously. Such incidents will be reported and may result in a “zero” mark.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the importance of effective planning for future organisational staffing requirements including the legal and ethical considerations when recruiting and selecting staff
- Examine and justify effective job design and job analysis techniques as they relate to devising plans for future staffing needs
- Effectively manage the key issues in attracting and retaining talented people
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- 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?
