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This course focuses on the application of human resource management strategies and practices in real settings. Attention is also given to the role of human resource planning and approaches to strategic human resource management.
The most cited credo of organisations is ‘our people are our most important asset’. The Applied HRM course focuses on the complex question of how to manage this crucial asset. Within the constant changes in both organisations and their increasingly competitive and global business environment, organisations need to find the right way to obtain and retain their employees, and sometime to release them back to the labour market. This course provides the knowledge required by students to understand the importance of managing human resources to enable organisations gaining sustainable competitive advantage from both practice and strategic view.
The desired learning outcomes for this course are for students to be able to demonstrate the ability to: 1. Analyse situations in organisational settings and determine what problems exist, determine which HRM systems may have bearing on the problem, and determine what interventions (e.g., changes to HRM systems) are appropriate responses.2. Show how responses to individual employee and HRM system issues must be aligned with and can contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisation3. Apply knowledge of HRM systems in developing an organisation's Strategic HR Plan through developing an outline of such a plan for a case situation.
MGMT206, MGMT207, MGMT208
BSAD311, BSAD307, MGMT307
Alexander Mackenzie
Email: Alexander MackenzieRoom 464, Psychology Department
Macky, Keith A; Managing human resources : contemporary perspectives in New Zealand ; [3rd ed.]; McGraw-Hill Australia, 2008.
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Relationship to Other Courses:This course complements other 300-level OL&D courses. It is also relevant for students proceeding to the B.Com. Honours Programme.Grading:The marks for tests may be scaled before a final grade is determined. You should not automatically regard 50% as a pass mark.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. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 372 of the Enrolment Handbook 2009 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $527.00
International fee $2,217.00
* 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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