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School: Business and Law

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  • Unit Title

    Connecting Strategy and HRM

  • Unit Code

    HRM6009

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alan John COETZER

Description

The focal theme of this unit is the importance of aligning Human Resource Management (HRM) with business strategy and the external environment. The learning experiences in this unit will help prepare students to perform the role of strategic partner through developing a strategic mindset about the management of people in organisations. HR practitioners can play a strategic partner role when they have the knowledge and skills to be an essential part of the senior management team running the organisation and can translate business strategy into action through the effective management of an organisations human resources. The unit also develops students understanding of HRs role in the management of organisational change.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit will be offered in an accelerated mode over seven weeks.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must be enrolled in T39 and have completed a minimum of 160 credit points to enrol into this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit equivalent to MAN6712.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced knowledge of Strategic HRM within an international context that includes knowledge of recent developments in the field and professional practice.
  2. Evaluate theory and research that links human resource systems and organisational performance.
  3. Collaborate in team settings to develop HR initiatives that align the workforce with the organisation’s strategic priorities and values.
  4. Reflect on your individual performance in a team, identifying opportunities for future improvement.
  5. Communicate orally and in written formats advanced HR concepts in a professional context.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to connecting strategy and HRM.
  2. Leveraging HR practices to build a positive organisational culture.
  3. Making HR Accountable.
  4. Critical perspectives on strategic HRM.
  5. The strategic goals of HRM and organisational agility.
  6. Strategy and HRM.
  7. Applying theory in strategic HRM research.
  8. The 'Black Box' of HRM and HRM implementation.
  9. The concept of fit in strategic HRM.
  10. Design of work systems.
  11. Employee engagement.
  12. The HR function and management of strategic organisational change.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentBriefing Paper20%
PresentationPresentation: HRM-Performance Research35%
ProjectTeam Organisation-Based Project30%
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflections Paper15%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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