MPM722 - Human Resource Management
Unit details
Year: | 2020 unit information |
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Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
Previously coded as: | MMM722 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Bruce Mackinnon |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MMH701, MPR722, MPT722 |
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 3 hour seminar per week. Students will be also be provided with recorded classes and e-live sessions |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Learning resources are via CloudDeakin. Students will be also be provided with recorded classes and e-live session |
In-person attendance requirements: | *TRIMESTER 3 ONLY: Burwood (Melbourne): There are no weekly classes. Students will be required to attend the following seminars: Week 3: Thursday 26th November and Friday 27th November 2020 9.00am - 5.00pm Week 8: Thursday 14th January and Friday 15th January 2021 9.00am – 5.00pm Week 11: Thursday 4th February 2021 - morning session only - session time to be confirmed |
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Content
The unit content focuses on the strategic management of people in the workplace. It is designed for managers or aspiring managers to be able to understand the potential of strategic HRM in the macro context to build a strategic competitive advantage for organisations. It uses a mix of local and global examples to illustrate these points. Specific attention is given to issues of strategic alignment and developing a HR strategy, talent management, human resources planning, talent development, and managing for performance. Students will also develop practical skills in HRM topics that they will be able to utilise in their workplaces.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit | ||
ULO1 | Critique the principal elements of human resource management and assess their relationships to the strategic and operational management of organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Evaluate the application of human resource management principles and theories to domestic and global organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Develop strategies to improve human resource management practices within organisations which meet stakeholder needs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
Written Assignment (Individual) 3000 words plus 500 words from a related blog discussion on the theory associated with the research question on Cloud Deakin | Written assignment 3000 words Blog: 500 words | 50% | Week 6
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Examination | 2 hours | 50% | Exam 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.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: achieve 50% of the marks available on the examination.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MPM722 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.
Unit Fee Information
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