HRMT20030 - Contemporary Human Resource Management and People Analytics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will examine contemporary issues in human resource management (HRM) and explore the impact that new developments in people analytics have on an organisation's ability to strategically attract, recruit, retain and manage its human resources in a competitive environment. In addition, this unit will raise your awareness of the relevance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in good business practices, as well as apply lessons from those cultures for good ethical, social, and governance outcomes in HRM contexts.

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.

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

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Attendance Requirements

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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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 86.11% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 45.00% 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: Self-reflection and staff feedback
Feedback
This unit has been updated in T2 2022 with a new topic, namely, "HR Analytics and issues" to make it more contemporary.
Recommendation
There is no specific issue with this unit. However, this unit will have some changes in 2023 as required by the School, the Dean and the Head of College to include the HR Analytics component, in turn, to make the HR major more contemporary.
Action Taken
The unit will have the new contents on People Analytics, from T1 2024 as per request from the previous Head of College.
Source: UC's reflection
Feedback
Ensure the contents of the unit is contemporary
Recommendation
The unit contents will change to have a mix of contemporary HR topics and People Analytics from T1 2024.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes
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