Human Resource Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

• 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.

• 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%)
• Assignments not exceeding 3000 words (50%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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.