Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 96 55201 S1 X HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES 1.00
The field of personnel/human resource management involves many diverse and demanding functions and challenges. This unit addresses a number of critical issues facing personnel managers as well as line managers. The issues are addressed from a strategic perspective and include the strategic role of human resource management in organisations, the acquisition and compensation of people in organisations, the strategic impact of performance appraisal, the development of leadership capability in management, and the introduction and maintenance of information systems for all aspects of HRM.
Description Weighting(%)
- The Strategic Role of HRM in Organisations 30.00
- Strategic Human Resource Acquisition 14.00
- Strategic Issues in Compensation Management 14.00
- The Strategic Impact of Performance Appraisal 14.00
- Developing Leadership Skills in Managers 14.00
- Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) 14.00
Kavanagh, M.J., Gueutal, H.G. & Tannenbaum, S.I., 1990, "Human Resource
Information Systems: Development and Application", PWS-Kent, Boston,
Mass.
Beneficial supplementary texts are:
Nankervis, A.R., Compton, R.L. and McCarthy, T.E., 1993, "Strategic Human
Resource Management, Thomas Nelson, South Melbourne.
Tyson, S., 1995, "Human Resource Strategy: Towards a general theory of
Human Resource Management", Pitman Publishing, London.
Also suggested is:
Stone, R.J., 1995, "Human Resource Management", 2nd edition, Jacaranda
Wiley, Brisbane.
The above books are readily available from the USQ Bookshop and will be of
benefit to any student of Human Resource Management.
In addition to set texts and other resource readings, much useful material
may be found in journals and in the daily and weekly press.
Issues covered in these media are usually extremely topical, often dealing
with major and possibly controversial aspects of legislation and
developments in human resource management.
You are therefore urged to make a point of keeping in touch by either
subscribing to, or making sure you have access to, at least some of the
following:
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources - journal of the Australian Human
Resources Institute (AHRI)
H R Monthly - Monthly magazine of AHRI
The Australian newspaper - particularly sections on 'Computers' and
"Investing in People'.
The Age
The Sydney Morning Herald
Financial Review
Business Review Weekly
The Bulletin
Managing Matters - weekly programme on ABC Radio National
Labour and Industry journal
Journal of Industrial Relations
International Journal of Human Resource Management
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL 1 S 30.00 22/03/96 ASSIGNMENT 1 30.00 Y 2 S 30.00 10/05/96 ASSIGNMENT 2 30.00 Y 3 S 40.00 END S1 3 HOUR END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION 40.00 N
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