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HRMT20024 - Managing Human Resources

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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 an introduction to human resource management (HRM), and to frameworks explaining the core functions of HRM such as planning, recruitment, development, reward and motivating employees . You will examine how human resources functions or techniques help an organisation to perform efficiently and effectively and assist organisations to achieve competitive advantage, organisational objectives, strategies and long-term economic survival. Finally, the unit encourages you to think about what HRM means based on different natures of work, organisation sizes, industry sectors and in different cultural contexts and to consider what constitutes ethical human resource management. If you have successfully completed the unit HRMT20007 you should not enrol in this unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Written Assessment 35%
3. Written Assessment 45%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 91.57% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.57% response rate.

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.

Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Learning materials on the Unit Moodle
Recommendation
The weekly learning materials need to include the latest and relevant learning resources to support students studying in this unit.
Action Taken
Steps have been taken to enhance the weekly materials by integrating the latest HRM information and incorporating web-based resources. This proactive approach aimed to improve the learning experience significantly and ultimately boost student performance. The input is greatly appreciated, as it helps ensure students receive the best education possible in HRM20024.
Source: SBL/HRM Discipline
Feedback
School of Business (SBL)/HRM DisciplineLevel Feedback
Recommendation
A comprehensive review of Assessments 1, 2, and 3 has been undertaken, and revisions are recommended to enhance their content and task descriptions, thereby mitigating the potential for future plagiarism cases. In alignment with this endeavour, Dr Amlan Haque and Dr Upamali Amarakoon have meticulously prepared forthcoming changes and valuable suggestions to improve these assessments further. These adjustments are poised to contribute significantly to the overall integrity and effectiveness of the assessment process, ensuring a more robust and enriching learning experience for all students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. critically assess the role of HRM in achieving organisational objectives
  2. analyse and describe the management of HRM functions for strategic integration to maximise organisational effectiveness
  3. apply contemporary issues in managing human resources within the context of current professional and academic literature
  4. identify and interpret key activities and techniques of human resource management to plan, attract, recruit, develop, motivate and reward employees and respond to changes from the industrial relations framework and employment law
  5. develop critical understanding of contemporary human resources issues and evaluate future trends in HRM.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment