MGMT308-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Advanced Human Resource Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

This course focuses on the application of human resource management strategies and practices in organisational settings. Attention is also given to the role of human resource planning and strategic approaches to human resource management

Creating capability and performance through people is a key issue for all organisations. This course examines some of the specific ways that organisations can achieve this.

The course draws on principles covered in foundation courses such as MGMT207, and other MGMT papers. The content is an advanced exploration of how human resource management strategies and practices are applied in organisational settings. This aims to provide students with both in-depth knowledge of human resource management principles and theory as well as and understanding of how to apply these.  A case- based approach is used, including examples of human resource management practices used in successful businesses.

Topics include:

• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Career Planning and Development in HRM
• International Human Resource Management
• Contemporary Recruitment
• Change and HRM
• Ethical Issues in HRM
• Ethical Leadership in HRM
• Managing Knowledge and Learning in HRM
• Managing Problem Behaviour in the Workplace
• Managing Diversity through HRM
• Virtual Human Resource Management Practices

Relationship to Other Courses
This course complements other 300-level Human Resources and Employment courses. It   is   also   relevant   for   students   aiming   to   undertake   post-graduate   study   in Management and HRM.

Course Workload
The estimated workload breakdown for MGMT308 is :

• Lectures 24 hours

• Lecture Preparation - 36 hours

• Test Preparation - 54 hours

• Assignment  - 36 hours

Total 150 hours

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students should be able to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, analysis, and application related to HRM. In particular students will be able to:

1.   Analyse organisational settings and identify HRM issues that are present, as well as appropriate HRM approaches and interventions.
2.   Show how employee and HRM system issues can be aligned with the overall HRM
strategy of the organisation.
3.   Apply knowledge of HRM systems in developing an organisation's Strategic HR Plan.
4.   Appreciate the human resource implications of internationalising an organisation’s operations.
5.   Discuss global challenges in managing organisation’s Strategic HR, as  well  as  the  potential future role of HRM, in the 21st century.
6.   Understand the approaches to managing employee performance and engagement, as well as ways to boost these aspects.
7.   Discuss and demonstrate the impact of virtual HRM at both the individual and organisational level.
8.   Understand and develop a plan of what career in HRM entails and what factors   are necessary to succeed.

MGMT308 addresses the BCom learning goals in the following manner:

LO1.1.1 Students can demonstrate an understanding of theory, concepts, models or reasoning from their selected subject major to a problem/issue/context.
LO1.1.2 Students can critique concepts, models or reasoning from their selected subject major.
LO1.2.4 Explain the impact of technology on organisations.
LO1.2.8 Apply management concepts to analyse and deal with key organisational
and management issues.
LO2.1.1 Students can apply subject specific knowledge and tools to analyse, propose a solution to and/or address a given problem or issue. Innovative approaches and solutions are encouraged.
LO2.1.4 Students can write a report/essay on a problem/issue/situation/scenario that:
a.    incorporates content at an appropriate level of detail b.   is logically structured
c. is presented professionally using correct English, referencing and appropriate resources

Prerequisites

Restrictions

MGMT307

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 18:00 Meremere 526
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
02 Thursday 15:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 340
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
03 Wednesday 15:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 111
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

Hataya Sibunruang

Assessment

IMPORTANT:
Students repeating MGMT308 are requested to get in touch with the course coordinator within the first two weeks of the semester to discuss their assessment for the course.

Grading
The marks for tests and exams may be scaled before a final grade is determined.  You should not automatically regard 50% as a pass mark.

Late Submission
Late submission of assignments will be NOT be accepted without the approval of the lecturers. Typically this means that it requires reasons similar to those needed for Special Consideration.

If an assignment is submitted in the first three days after the close-off time, then it will have 10% of the maximum possible grade deducted, for every 24 hours after the due date.  No assignments will be accepted beyond 72 hours after the close-off time.

The only exception to the above is where formal special consideration conditions are satisfied; (for details on these requirements, see the university website.  Please note that a special consideration application must be submitted within seven days of the due date for the assessment.

Textbooks / Resources

Text and readings to be advised in class. There is no set textbook for this class; rather, we will use journal articles and other materials. The readings and other materials will be made available via LEARN. Please note that this textbook from MGMT207: Stone, R.J. (2017) Human Resource Management, 9th Edition. Wiley Direct, is a good reference to go back to.

Notes

Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.

Departmental Academic Policies
The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations

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 or published 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.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $946.00

International fee $4,363.00

* 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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All MGMT308 Occurrences

  • MGMT308-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025