mgt3shr strategic human resource management
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
MGT3SHR
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will focus on contemporary human resource management and employee relations issues within the context of developing high performance work systems. Students will critically investigate the importance and impact of high performance work systems on employee relations, as well as trade union and non trade union approaches. Within a high performance work systems framework, students will analyse the importance of work-family balance, labour market flexibility, precarious forms of employment, job security and pay-for-performance. Students will examine high performance work systems from labour process theory and critical management perspectives. Both private and public sector cases will be used to demonstrate the practice and challenges of building high performance work systems.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorTimothy Bartram
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites MGT2HRM, Must have completed 90 credit points
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects MGT2HPW
Equivalent subjects MGT2HPW
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Identify and explain the key components of high performance work systems in written and oral form, and apply them to modern organisations for the purpose of researching high performance work systems
- Activities:
- Lecture, Tutorials Case studies, experiential exercises, comprehension questions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour)
02. Discuss (in written and oral form) the importance and impact of human resource management and employee relations as they apply to union and non-union management approaches in modern organisations
- Activities:
- Lecture, Tutorials Case studies, experiential exercises, comprehension questions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour)
03. Apply theoretical and practical high performance work systems approaches to business challenges that arise in modern organisations
- Activities:
- Lecture, Tutorials Case studies, experiential exercises, comprehension questions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour)
04. Evaluate the link between high performance work systems and human resource management and employee relations issues as they apply to modern organisations
- Activities:
- Lecture, Tutorials Case studies, experiential exercises, comprehension questions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorTimothy Bartram
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual 2,500-word Essay | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| One 2-hour Examination | Examination to be held in the examination period of the semester | 70 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |