MPM722 - Human Resource Management
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Shea Fan |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MMH701, MPR722, MPT722 |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour on campus seminar per week. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2 hour scheduled online seminar per week. |
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. |
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Content
The unit content focuses on the strategic management of people in the workplace. It is designed for managers or aspiring managers to be able to understand the potential of strategic HRM in the macro context to build a strategic competitive advantage for organisations. It uses a mix of local and global examples to illustrate these points. Specific attention is given to issues of strategic alignment and developing a HR strategy, talent management, human resources planning, talent development, and managing for performance. Students will also develop practical skills in HRM topics that they will be able to utilise in their workplaces.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Critique the principal elements of human resource management and assess the relationship of human resource management with the strategic management of organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply human resource management principles and theories to manage human resource challenges faced by organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Develop strategies an organisation can take to improve its human resource management practices and communicate with relevant stakeholders. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Briefing paper | 2000 words | 40% | Week 6 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Case Study Part A: (Individual) Case Analysis Part B: (Individual) Presentation (video recording) | Part A: 2500 words Part B: 5 minute | Part A: 50% Part B: 10% | Information not yet available |
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 MPM722 can be found via the University Library.
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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