GSBS6040
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides an introduction to human resource management (HRM), and to frameworks explaining the core functions of HRM i.e. planning, recruitment, development, reward, voice and exit. In particular, students will consider how responsibility for people management is distributed inside and outside the organisation. The course takes a very practical view of HRM, using many examples, exercises, and cases. Students are encouraged to think about what HRM means - how it differs according to the nature of work, by organisation, by industry sector, and in different regions and countries - and to consider what constitutes ethical human resource management.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Newcastle City Precinct
- Trimester 1 - 2024
- Trimester 3 - 2024
Online
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Singapore PSB
- Trimester 3 - 2024 (Singapore)
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Define and examine fundamental HRM concepts;
2. Critically evaluate various HRM theories and frameworks to assess their fundamental assumptions, intellectual rigour, and practical value;
3. Develop skills in framing, researching and presenting solutions to workplace problems;
4. Communicate how and why HRM policy and practice differs according to context;
5. Consider the range of competencies and roles required of HRM practitioners and other managers of people within various organisational settings;
6. Develop an appreciation of the ethical challenges inherent in managing people in an equitable way.
Content
This course will include but is not limited to the following topics:Defining Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Definitions, Frameworks and Values
- HRM Models and the link to strategy and the environment
- Rules, roles and functions " who does what?
HRM policies and practices
- Human resource planning, job analysis and work design
- Recruitment & Selection
- Learning and development
- Performance management
- Pay and rewards
- Health, safety, equal opportunity and diversity
- Employee representation and consultation
HRM in a societal context
- Evaluating HRM performance
- An integrated picture of HRM at work
Assessment items
Formal Examination: Formal Examination
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Problem Based Learning Exercise 1
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Problem-Based Learning Exercise 2
Contact hours
Trimester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- For Face to face mode - 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Trimester 2 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 30 hour(s) per term
Trimester 3 - 2024 (Singapore) - Singapore PSB
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- For Face to face mode - 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Trimester 3 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- For Face to face mode - 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Course outline
- GSBS6040 - Trimester 3, 2023 (Newcastle) (PDF, 274.7 KB)
- GSBS6040 - Trimester 3, 2023 (Singapore) (PDF, 244.8 KB)
- GSBS6040 - Trimester , 2024 (Newcastle) (PDF, 175.6 KB)
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