MMH250 - Workplace Counselling and Negotiation

Unit details

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Year2016 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
Previously coded as:

MMH350

EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

E Underhill (Trimester 1), B Hearn Mackinnon (Trimester 2)

Prerequisite:

For students commencing courses M300, M307, D301, D313, D317, D321, D322, D325, D338, D366 or D388 from Trimester 1 2016: MMM132

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

MMH350

Contact hours: 1 x 1 hour class, 1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Content

This unit will focus on the development of skills in counselling, negotiation and advocacy activities. It will bring together a number of 'hands-on' applications used in the workplace. These include activities based around current employee relations issues, equity and equal employment opportunity and other HRM topics. The unit will be based on Australian and American theory and practice. In addition to the literature base, class activities will include case study exercises, negotiation exercises and role plays.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Group of 3) - Essay (2000 words) - 20%

Assessment 2 (Group of 2) - Case Study Report (2000 words) - 20%

Assessment 3 ( Individual) - Reflection Paper (350 words) - 10%

Examination (2 hours) - 50%

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.

Unit Fee Information

If you are:

Domestic

  • in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) - refer to Unit based calculation below.
  • an undergraduate full fee paying student - refer to Unit based calculation below.
  • postgraduate full fee paying students commenced before 2016 - refer to Unit based calculation below.
  • postgraduate full fee paying students commencing in 2016 - refer to Course based calculation below.
  • a non-award student - refer to Unit based calculation below.

International

  • an undergraduate, postgraduate or Higher Degree by Research student commenced before 2016 - refer to Unit based calculation below.
  • an undergraduate, postgraduate or Higher Degree by Research student commencing in 2016 - refer to Course based calculation below.
  • a non-award student - refer to Unit based calculation below.

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Student Contribution Rate*Student Contribution Rate**Fee rate - Domestic Students Fee rate - International students
$1305$1305$2753$2965

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
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