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This course covers the principles of human resource management (HRM) - its major functional areas and the major theories that are the basis for modern HRM practices.
This course examines the ways in which organisations can effectively manage their human resources. The course focuses specifically on the principles of human resource management (HRM). It provides students with an understanding of the theories that are the basis for modern HRM practices, as well as an overview of the major functional areas. These areas include job analysis, recruitment, selection, performance management and appraisal, training and development and rewards and remuneration and employment relations. This provides a basis that can be built on in MGMT308, which focuses on the application of human resource management strategies practices in real settings.
This course provides the essential foundation required for MGMT 308 Applied Human Resource Management.
(1) MGMT101; (2) 18 points 100-level MGMT or MSCI courses.
BSAD311, BSAD307, MGMT307
Bernard Walker
Marks: The marks for assessment work can be scaled before a final grade is determined.You should not regard a raw score of 50% as a pass mark.
A book of Course Readings / Lecture Slides will also be sold through the Copy Centre.
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This course is an essential prerequisite for entry to 300-level courses in Organisational Leadership & Development (Human Resource Management). Restrictions: Students who have previously taken BSAD 311 or 307 or MGMT 307 are unable to enrol in this course.Dishonest Practice:The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student orpublished work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.Departmental Academic Policies If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document.IMPORTANT: Where there are questions regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of the work.
Domestic fee $364.00
International fee $1,486.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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