Human Resource Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Describe and analyse the main approaches to managing people at work and the range of factors that influence human resource policies and practices;
• Critically evaluate the human resource policies and practices used in different organisations;
• Apply theories of human resource management to real and hypothetical situations.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Problem solving and critical thinking, which should be fostered primarily through discussion exercises undertaken in class;
• Oral and written communication, which should be developed in class discussion and in the preparation of the assignment;
• Accessing empirical and theoretical research from various sources.