MMH702 - Strategic Staffing

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Justine Ferrer
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including a 90-minute weekly scheduled online seminar.

Content

This unit aims to contribute to student understanding of four core parts of strategic staffing, namely: (1) the staffing context; (2) recruitment; (3) personnel selection; and (4) retention management. As we will see, these four parts each play a key role in facilitating the movement of talent into, through, and out of the organisation in a way that enables the organisation to compete successfully in its marketplace.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Critically reflect on staffing theories and methodologies.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO6:  Self-management

ULO2

Identify and critically discuss trends in the staffing domain.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4:Critical Thinking

ULO3

Analyse and evaluate models of strategic staffing in the context of an organisation.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4:Critical Thinking

ULO4

Communicate recommendations to improve decision-making in the staffing domain.

GLO2:Communication
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written Assignment (Critical essay) 2500 words 40% Week 6

Assessment 2 (Individual) Case Study 60%

Part A: Report (Business)
Part B: Video Recording

Part A: 2500 words
Part B: 5 minutes
Part A: 50%
Part B: 10%
Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMH702 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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