GSBS6192
Strategic Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Newcastle City Precinct | Trimester 1, Trimester 3 |
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| WebLearn GradSchool | Trimester 2 |
Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Strategic HRM and ER is the capstone course in the Master of HRM degree and provides a strategic framework for integrating and applying HRM and ER concepts. The need for sustained competitive advantage has made the strategic management of HRM and ER increasingly important to long term business success as it focuses on linking all HRM and ER activities with an organisation's business objectives. As such, Strategic HRM will require students to work at an advanced level to critically analyse HR and ER strategies in relation to their application in the workplace.
| Objectives | On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in analysing theoretical and applied perspectives of strategic HRM and ER 3. Analyse problems and develop managerial solutions to employment relations problems at both national and workplace level. 4. Demonstrate applied skills in HRM and ER through exercises and case study work 5. Communicate knowledge of employment relations in both written and verbal formats reactive to both audience and purpose. 6. Investigate and communicate the professional values of HRM including the ethical problems inherent in HRM and ER professional roles, including managers and consultants. |
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| Content | 1. Understanding Strategic HRM and ER a. The goals of HRM and ER, and how they relate to strategy and the process of strategic management b. Strategic choice/contingent approaches c. Best practice and resource-based approaches d. Critical and institutional perspectives 2. Designing and Implementing strategic HRM and ER initiatives The topics may be drawn from, but are not limited to: a. Workforce analysis and planning b. Managing Employee Voice and representation c. Designing incentives and reward systems d. Managing individual performance and commitment e. Negotiating organisational change f. Evaluating HRM and ER systems performance 3. Personal and professional competencies and attributes a. evaluating HRM/ER effectiveness b. Ethics in HRM/ER balancing organisational objectives, professional obligations and personal values |
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| Replacing Course(s) | Not Applicable | ||
| Transition | Not Applicable | ||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | 40 units in the Master of HRM | ||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based External Mode Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Workshop |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term | ||
| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for GSBS6192 |