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Unit Summary

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

9

Level of learning

Advanced

Former School/College

Former School of Business and Tourism

Anti-requisites

MNG00724 - Human Resource Management

Unit aim

This unit aims to give HR practitioners and line managers the knowledge and skills to engage in strategic human resource planning in the context of the major human resource functions, to develop and apply appropriate HRM metrics and to advocate strategic approaches to organisational stakeholders. HRM operational processes and practices will be described and the role of the HRM professional in building the human capital of the organisation will be explored.

Unit content

  1. Introduction to Human Resource Management
  2. Strategic HRM
  3. HRM activities
  4. HRM professionals
  5. HR metrics
  6. Current issues in HRM

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 apply scholarly theory, concepts and practical processes to Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)
2 critically analyse the major HR functions, processes and players within an organisational context and appreciation of their role in strategic HR.
3 research, analyse and cogently argue appropriate and creative solutions to human resource management issues in academic and workplace genres
4 understand how to advocate to organisational stakeholders regarding particular SHRM approaches

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. apply scholarly theory, concepts and practical processes to Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. critically analyse the major HR functions, processes and players within an organisational context and appreciation of their role in strategic HR.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. research, analyse and cogently argue appropriate and creative solutions to human resource management issues in academic and workplace genres
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. understand how to advocate to organisational stakeholders regarding particular SHRM approaches
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed texts

  • Boxall, P and Purcell, J, 2016, Strategy and Human Resource Management, 4th edn, Macmillan Education-Palgrave, London, UK. ISBN: 978-1-137-40763-4.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.