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.
School: La Trobe Business School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jennifer Spoor
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/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)
City Campus, 2016, Semester 2, Night
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 30
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-ordinator: Jennifer 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 |