MMH235 - Recruitment and Talent Acquisition

Unit details

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Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jo Ingold
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

MMM132

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour online class plus 1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - online:

1 x 1 hour online class plus 1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Content

In this unit, students will be introduced to the areas of short-term recruitment and longer-term talent acquisition strategies and approaches, considering both the organisation as a recruiter as well as agencies (labour market intermediaries) and on-hiring (reverse) recruitment/brand building. Students will learn to navigate the process; identifying, acquiring, assessing, and hiring talent with considerations given to marketing and attraction strategies, HR planning (including job analysis and how to reimagine job design for Industry 4.0), compliance, equity, diversity and inclusion, including strategies for candidate engagement, educating hiring managers and reducing biases. The unit will provide students with the knowledge and skill to consider recruitment and talent acquisition as a career. 

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify and critically evaluate processes and strategies for recruitment and talent acquisition for a variety of industries and stakeholders.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Develop strategies and organisational policy recommendations to advance good practice in recruitment and talent acquisition.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5:  Problem solving

ULO3

Appraise and formulate diversity and inclusion strategies and practices in global recruitment and talent acquisition.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Group of 3) In class presentation 15 minutes 25% Week 5
Assessment 2: (Individual) Case Study Report 1000 words 25% Week 8
Assessment 3: (Individual) Case Study Report 2000 words 50% End-of-unit assessment period.

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMH235 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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