Overview
Organisations are facing a crisis in productivity and global business competition which is threatening their very existence in the market. Coupled with this challenge is the demand that organisations deliver an increased quality of work life to employees and comply with an intricate and complex set of laws, regulations and court decisions. This unit provides you with an introduction to human resource management (HRM), and to frameworks and models that explain the core functions of HRM such as planning, recruitment, development, reward and motivating employees. In this unit, you will examine how human resources functions, strategies, and practices help an organisation to perform efficiently and effectively, and assist organisations to achieve a sustained competitive advantage. You will also examine the role of HRM in diverse organisations and different cultural contexts to understand what constitutes ethical human resource management.
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 2 - 2021
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 Postgraduate 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.
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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
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- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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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 and unit coordinator.
Emails and zoom sessions/meetings
The overall performance and results are satisfactory, so continuous efforts, including communication via email, phone, and Zoom sessions, should be encouraged and maintained with greater sincerity.
- Critically assess the role and functions of HRM for strategic integration and achieving organisational objectives
- Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context of current professional and academic literature
- Identify and evaluate human resource management strategies and practices to plan, attract, recruit, develop, motivate and reward employees and respond to internal and external changes
- Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues including ethical issues.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Presentation - 25% | ||||
2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
3 - Written Assessment - 45% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Knowledge | ||||
2 - Communication | ||||
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
4 - Research | ||||
5 - Self-management | ||||
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
7 - Leadership | ||||
8 - 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 | |
1 - Presentation - 25% | ||||||||
2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||
3 - Written Assessment - 45% |
Textbooks
Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice
Edition: 10th edn (2019)
Authors: Alan Nankervis, Marian Baird, Jane Coffey, John Shields
Cengage Learning
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780170369862
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Both paper and eBook versions can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).
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.
p.lo@cqu.edu.au
l.colley@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Evolution of strategic human resource management
Chapter
Chapter 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The context of human resource management
Chapter
Chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 practice test (no marks)
Module/Topic
Industrial Relations: Frameworks and practices
Chapter
Chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 - In-class test 1
Module/Topic
Human resource planning in a changing environment
Chapter
Chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Assessment 2 - In-class test 2
Module/Topic
Work design challenges in a global environment
Chapter
Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Assessment 2 - In-class test 3
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Talent attraction and selection
Chapter
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Assessment 2 - In-class test 4
Module/Topic
Talent retention, and development
Chapter
Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Assessment 2 - In-class test 5
Module/Topic
Management of performance
Chapter
Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Module/Topic
Strategic reward management
Chapter
Chapter 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Assessment 3 - Part 1: Report Summary, due Monday Week 9 (13 Sept 2021) 11:45pm
Module/Topic
Managing work health and safety
Chapter
Chapter 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Module/Topic
Workplace negotiation processes
Chapter
Chapter 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Module/Topic
Evaluating HRM: towards the future
Chapter
Chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Presentations
Assessment 3: Report Due: Week 12 Wednesday (6 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
no exam
1 Presentation
Duration: 7 minutes
Weight: 25%
Due: During workshop sessions from Weeks 4 to 12. The presentation week depends on the topic chosen.
Task: You are expected to make a presentation on one (1) article from a peer-reviewed journal or high quality business publication (e.g. Harvard Business Review), published in the last five (5) years, on one of the following topics,
- Week 4 - Human resource planning in a changing environment
- Week 5 - Work design challenges in a global environment
- Week 6 - Talent attraction and selection
- Week 7 - Talent retention, and development
- Week 8 - Management of performance
- Week 9 - Strategic reward management
- Week 10 - Managing work health and safety
- Week 11 - Workplace negotiation processes
- Week 12 - Evaluating HRM: towards the future
Note: Refer to the Assessment Task Description and Marking Rubric available in the unit Moodle site prior to commencing this task.
During workshops from weeks 4-12 inclusive.
Presentations will be graded and feedback will be given in one working week.
Your presentation will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:
- Correct referencing - 5%
- Research aim and question - 10%
- Method - 10%
- Findings - 10%
- Article conclusion - 10%
- Contribution to topic - 10%
- Quality of presentation - 25%
- Visual Aids - 20%
Further details on each assessment criteria are outlined in the assessment rubric.
- Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context of current professional and academic literature
- Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues including ethical issues.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Written Assessment
Length: Five (5) in class tests
Weight: 30% (6% for each test)
Due: Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
The Unit Coordinator has selected 5 readings relevant to the Week's topic.
Step 1 - read the article prior to that week's in-class test.
Step 2 - prepare for the test by making notes from the article, along the lines of the requirements for an annotated bibliography (including full reference, research objective, literature and theory used, research question, method, findings and conclusions).
Step 3 - complete the test in-class during a special workshop timeslot.
Refer to the assessment task for more details.
in class tests in Week 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Grades will be available within 48 hours after the test is completed.
not applicable for an inclass test.
- Critically assess the role and functions of HRM for strategic integration and achieving organisational objectives
- Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context of current professional and academic literature
- Identify and evaluate human resource management strategies and practices to plan, attract, recruit, develop, motivate and reward employees and respond to internal and external changes
- Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues including ethical issues.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
3 Written Assessment
Assessment 3 Part 1 Report summary
5 questions on the initial thinking for the report, Weight 5%, Due Monday Week 9 (13 Sept 2021) 11;45pm, completed through the online portal.
Assessment 3 Part 2 Report
Length: 2500 words; Weight: 40%; Due: Wednesday Week 12 11:45pm AEST
Task: This assessment requires you to write a report on current human resource management challenges in a particular sector (listed on the Moodle site) in the Australian context.
Refer to the Assessment Task Description and Marking Rubric available in the unit Moodle site prior to commencing this task.
Your report should refer to at least ten (10) relevant peer reviewed journal articles. You can cite other academic references such as books, conference papers, and book chapters, however these will NOT be counted as part of the 10 peer-reviewed journal articles mentioned above.
Week 12 Wednesday (6 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Assessments will be returned following certification of grades.
Your report will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:
- Knowledge of HRM literature and concepts - 35%,
- Argument applying literature to your chosen sector - 35%,
- Organisation, structure and referencing - 15%,
- Presentation and writing quality - 15%
Penalty for late submission without approval if applicable [(-5% per day × 40 marks = -2 marks/day].
Important: Plagiarism will be reported to the Academic Services Centre of the University and may result in a “zero” mark.
- Critically assess the role and functions of HRM for strategic integration and achieving organisational objectives
- Analyse contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context of current professional and academic literature
- Identify and evaluate human resource management strategies and practices to plan, attract, recruit, develop, motivate and reward employees and respond to internal and external changes
- Develop a critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues including ethical issues.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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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.
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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?
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