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Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Recruitment & Retention III

  • Unit Code

    MAN3645

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

Recruitment, selection and retention decisions have a critical impact upon all systems within an organisation. Recruiting, selecting and retaining good staff is critical to maintain business viability. This unit focuses on recruitment, selection and retention as a process and as a strategy which can benefit the organisation as a whole. Throughout the unit practical applications will be examined alongside theoretical principles underlying recruitment, selection and retention practices. Experiential learning is the foundation of course learning process.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MAN2120, MAN2145

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MAN3345, MAN5251

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge gained to analyse an employment situation and to construct and justify an appropriate recruitment, selection and retention strategy.
  2. Critically examine the reliability and validity of the various selection tools used to assess applicant suitability for a position.
  3. Develop an appropriate strategy for conducting a recruitment and selection process.
  4. Develop appropriate strategies for retaining employees.
  5. Develop practical skills based on an appreciation of the empirical research underlying recruitment, selection and retention.
  6. Formulate strategies for predicting supply and demand for human resources.
  7. Identify and discuss the contemporary recruitment, selection and retention issues that are relevant to the modern workplace.
  8. Select the appropriate recruitment channels and techniques to draw suitable applicants from the labour market.

Unit Content

  1. Attracting applicants - recruitment methods.
  2. Evaluation of the process.
  3. Initial screening and shortlisting.
  4. Introduction and overview of human resource selection and retention.
  5. Job analysis and design.
  6. Retention.
  7. Selection decisions and appointment.
  8. Selection methods - interviews.
  9. Selection methods - tests and other tools.
  10. Socialisation, induction and orientation.
  11. Strategy, planning and policy development.
  12. The legal framework.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly three hour seminar. Consisting of lecture material, group discussion, experiential exercises, interview simulations and case study analysis. There will be a strong emphasis on practical applications of the theoretical principles. Off-campus students undertake the bulk of their study by accessing on-line materials via Blackboard. Recordings of topics and self paced modules will be made avaliable to students. Regular on line access is required. Students will be encouraged to work in teams for at least one of the assessments.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation15%
ReportReport 45%
ExaminationExamination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation15%
ReportReport 45%
ExaminationExamination40%

Text References

  • Edenborough, R. (2012) Assessment methods in recruitment, selection and performance. London: Kogan Page.
  • Nankervis A., Compton R., Baird., & Coffey J., (2011) Human resource management: strategy and practice South Melbourne: Cengage
  • Cook, M. (2009) Personnel selection: Adding value through people. (5th ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Gatewood. R., Field, H., & Barrick. M. (2011) Human resource selection. (7th ed.). Mason: South Western
  • ^ Compton, R., Morrissey, B.,& Nankervis, R. (2014). Effective recruitment and selection practices (6th ed.). Sydney: CCH Australia.     
  • Heneman III, H., Judge, T., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. (2015). Staffing organisations (8th ed.) Middleton, WI: McGraw-Hill Irwin

^ Mandatory reference

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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Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Recruitment & Retention III

  • Unit Code

    MAN3645

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

Recruitment, selection and retention decisions have a critical impact upon all systems within an organisation. Recruiting, selecting and retaining good staff is critical to maintain business viability. This unit focuses on recruitment, selection and retention as a process and as a strategy which can benefit the organisation as a whole. Throughout the unit practical applications will be examined alongside theoretical principles underlying recruitment, selection and retention practices. Experiential learning is the foundation of course learning process.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MAN2120, MAN2145

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MAN3345, MAN5251

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge gained to analyse an employment situation and to construct and justify an appropriate recruitment, selection and retention strategy.
  2. Critically examine the reliability and validity of the various selection tools used to assess applicant suitability for a position.
  3. Develop an appropriate strategy for conducting a recruitment and selection process.
  4. Develop appropriate strategies for retaining employees.
  5. Develop practical skills based on an appreciation of the empirical research underlying recruitment, selection and retention.
  6. Formulate strategies for predicting supply and demand for human resources.
  7. Identify and discuss the contemporary recruitment, selection and retention issues that are relevant to the modern workplace.
  8. Select the appropriate recruitment channels and techniques to draw suitable applicants from the labour market.

Unit Content

  1. Attracting applicants - recruitment methods.
  2. Evaluation of the process.
  3. Initial screening and shortlisting.
  4. Introduction and overview of human resource selection and retention.
  5. Job analysis and design.
  6. Retention.
  7. Selection decisions and appointment.
  8. Selection methods - interviews.
  9. Selection methods - tests and other tools.
  10. Socialisation, induction and orientation.
  11. Strategy, planning and policy development.
  12. The legal framework.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly three hour seminar. Consisting of lecture material, group discussion, experiential exercises, interview simulations and case study analysis. There will be a strong emphasis on practical applications of the theoretical principles. Off-campus students undertake the bulk of their study by accessing on-line materials via Blackboard. Recordings of topics and self paced modules will be made avaliable to students. Regular on line access is required. Students will be encouraged to work in teams for at least one of the assessments.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation15%
ReportReport 45%
ExaminationExamination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation15%
ReportReport 45%
ExaminationExamination40%

Text References

  • Edenborough, R. (2012) Assessment methods in recruitment, selection and performance. London: Kogan Page.
  • Nankervis A., Compton R., Baird., & Coffey J., (2011) Human resource management: strategy and practice South Melbourne: Cengage
  • Cook, M. (2009) Personnel selection: Adding value through people. (5th ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Gatewood. R., Field, H., & Barrick. M. (2011) Human resource selection. (7th ed.). Mason: South Western
  • ^ Compton, R., Morrissey, B.,& Nankervis, R. (2014). Effective recruitment and selection practices (6th ed.). Sydney: CCH Australia.     
  • Heneman III, H., Judge, T., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. (2015). Staffing organisations (8th ed.) Middleton, WI: McGraw-Hill Irwin

^ Mandatory reference

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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