10948 (v.3) WASM Resource Sector Management 602

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Area:	WASM Mineral Economics Teaching Area
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	16.0
Lecture:	4 x 4 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	306032 (v.1) WASM Resource Sector Management 601 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Introduction, Parties and processes in the employment relationship - the roles of the parties, conflict and negotiation, enterprise bargaining and awards, centralised to decentralised, Strategic human resource management, Human resource planning, Job analysis and design, Staff recruitment and selection, Performance management, Training and development, Career development.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Explained the concept of human resource management and the application of ideologies in the employment relationship. Discussed the importance of aligning human resource functions to organisational goals. Identified, analysed and discussed approaches and methods used by human resource staff in performing their functions. Identified, analysed and discussed key human resource issues.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Academy of management journal. Administrative science quarterly. Annual review of psychology. Asia pacific human resource management. Australian bulletin of labour. Australian journal of training and development. Business horizons. Compensation and benefit review. Employee benefit plan review. Employee relations. Harvard business review. HR magazine. Human resource management. Human resource management Australia. Review. Industrial relations. Industrial relations journal. International journal of employment studies. Journal of applied psychology. Journal of industrial relations. Journal of labour economics. Journal of management studies. Monthly labour review. Personnel. Personnel administrator. Personnel management. Public personnel management. Safety in Australia. Training and development journal. Workplace.
Unit Texts:	Nankervis, A., Compton, R. and Baird, M. (2001), Strategic human resources management (fourth edition). Sydney, Nelson Australia.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	End of session exercises (3) 30%, Examination 40%, Presentations 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Summer Period Y