mgt5dpp developing people
DEVELOPING PEOPLE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE ORGANISATIONS
MGT5DPP
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject develops a contextual understanding of the link between managing people and organisational performance in terms of the human resource development (HRD) function. Based on this understanding, the subject provides opportunity for a detailed and practical exploration of people and team-related issues in high-performance workplaces. By the end of the subject, students will be able to identify, understand and critically analyse factors that facilitate high performance in people, teams and organisations.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJennifer Spoor
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | TBD | Prescribed | TBD | TBD |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse the problems and challenges involved in human resource development (HRD).
- Activities:
- Class lectures, discussion and readings cover key theoretical positions around high performance. Assessment provides opportunity to engage critically with these theoretical positions.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
02. Explain the main theoretical positions describing HRD, high performance and high performance issues.
- Activities:
- Class lectures, discussion and readings cover issues around the management and development of people and organisational performance. Assessment provides opportunity to engage critically with these issues
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
03. Analyse the links between HRD and performance at the individual, team and organization level.
- Activities:
- Assessment tasks constructed to enable students to develop expertise and skills in engaging with challenges of developing high performance organisations. Group work assignment will require collaboration and cooperation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
04. Apply HRD and high-performance theory and research to practical issues and challenges in organisations.
- Activities:
- Assessment tasks constructed to enable students to develop expertise and skills in engaging with challenges of developing high performance organisations. Group work assignment will require collaboration and cooperation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
Subject options
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City Campus, 2016, Semester 2, Night
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size30
Enrolment information Room size requirement Priority given to students enrolled in LMMHR: Master of Management (Human Resource Management), then order of application among students enrolled in a course at the City (Collins Street) campus.
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJennifer Spoor
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on any day including weekend at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One group assignment (3-4 students per group, at 2000 words per student) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| One x 1-hour in-class test | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| One x 2,000 word individual essay | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |