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2020 unit information
Classes and seminars in Trimester 2, 2020 will be online.
Last updated: 2 June 2020
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 scheduled online workshops
This unit presents an overview of employment relations in an Australian and international context. It focuses on the way employment relationships are managed within a framework of change. The unit sets out the unique nature of the employment relationship, adopting historical and theoretical frameworks of analysis and introduces students to different modes of bargaining.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit.At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:
ULO1
Critically examine key theories and concepts of industrial relations.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
Investigate the main employment relations actors.
ULO3
Analyse the role that employment laws play in governing Australian workplace relations.
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMH709 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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