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Last updated: 4 June 2021
For students commencing courses M300, M307, D301, D313, D317, D321, D322, D325, D338, D366 or D388 from Trimester 1 2016: MMM132.
For all other students: MMH230
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour class + 1 x 1 hour seminar per week
11 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) + 11 x 1 hour online seminars
This unit critically examines the challenges of managing human resources in a global context. The unit takes a comparative approach to evaluate the cultural and institutional factors which influence international human resource management practices. Main learning contents cover discussions of globalisation trends, organisational structures and labour management strategies of multinational companies as they respond to different national cultures and institutions, and to the dynamic changes of labour market conditions in the global marketplace.
Apply specialist knowledge of international human resource management to a range of situations
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2
Communicate specialist knowledge to diverse audiences for a range of purposes
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: Communication
ULO3
Apply critical and analytical thinking and reasoning to assess the impact of international human resource management practices on contemporary organisations
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4
Evaluate the ethical, cultural and social responsibility dimensions of international human resource management
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO8: Global citizenship
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: MMH352 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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