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BMA317 Human Resource Management Practices A

Semester 1, 2017

THIS UNIT IS BEING OFFERED IN:

HOBART & DISTANCE MODE

Taught by:

Dr Megan Woods

BMA317 HRM Practices A 2

Contents Contact Details .................................................................................................................................. 2

Unit Description ................................................................................................................................ 3

Prior Knowledge &/or Skills OR Pre-Requisite Unit(s) ......................................................................... 3

Enrolment in the Unit ........................................................................................................................ 3

When does the unit commence? ....................................................................................................... 3

University of Tasmania Graduate Quality Statement.......................................................................... 4

Tasmanian School of Business and Economics Vision and Mission ..................................................... 4

Intended Learning Outcomes for BMA317 ......................................................................................... 5

Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach ................................................................. 6

Learning Resources ........................................................................................................................... 6

Student Feedback via eVALUate ...................................................................................................... 10

Details of Teaching Arrangements ................................................................................................... 10

Assessment ..................................................................................................................................... 15

Submission of Assessment Items ..................................................................................................... 20

Review of Assessment and Results .................................................................................................. 21

Further Support and Assistance ....................................................................................................... 23

Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism .............................................................................................. 24

Study Schedule ................................................................................................................................ 25

Contact Details Unit Coordinator: Dr Megan Woods

Campus: Hobart

Room: 421 Centenary Building, Sandy Bay

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 6226 7189

Consultation: Tuesday 12-1pm, other times by appointment


Unit Description Strategic and effective human resource management is now widely recognised as a critical contributor to the achievement of organisational objectives, organisational competitiveness and profitability. Today’s HR professionals are expected to understand and practise human resource management that is strategically aligned with organisational goals, and creates value for the organisation. This unit integrates theory and research to develop students understanding of evidence-based human resource management, and their professional skills, in human resource practice. The unit is composed of four modules that develop and integrate student understanding of evidence-based strategic HRM:

Module 1 Introduction to Strategic HRM;

Module 2 Information and research needs in HRM;

Module 3 Attraction, Recruitment and Selection;

Module 4 Workplace Health and Safety.

The modules will be integrated under the theme of strategic HRM. From this perspective, the emphasis is upon ensuring that different 'bundles' of HR practices in firms are strategically coordinated, horizontally with each other and vertically with corporate strategies.

Prior Knowledge &/or Skills OR Pre-Requisite Unit(s) Pre-requisite units: BMA121 Managing People at Work and BMA217 Theories of Work & Organisation. Prior knowledge of strategic HRM or strategic management (eg previous study of BMA202 Strategic Management) is advantageous.

Enrolment in the Unit Unless there are exceptional circumstances, students should not enrol in this unit after the end of week two of semester, as the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE) cannot guarantee that:

any extra assistance will be provided by the teaching team in respect of work covered in the period prior to enrolment; and

penalties will not be applied for late submission of any piece or pieces of assessment that were due during this period.

When does the unit commence? The unit’s teaching schedule commences in the week beginning 27 February 2017.


University of Tasmania Graduate Quality Statement The units in your course, including this unit, have been designed to cumulatively develop the graduate qualities outlined in the University’s Graduate Quality Statement:

Our graduates are equipped and inspired to shape and respond to the opportunities and challenges of the future as accomplished communicators, highly regarded professionals and culturally competent citizens in local, national, and global society. Graduates acquire subject and multidisciplinary knowledge and skills and develop critical and creative literacies and skills of inquiry. Our graduates recognise and critically evaluate issues of social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainability.

Tasmanian School of Business and Economics Vision and Mission

Vision To advance the well-being, economic and social development of the people of Tasmania and our communities.

Mission To advance research and learning in business and economics to the benefit of all our constituents leveraging the strengths of the University and the State of Tasmania. We will achieve our mission by creating collaborative, innovative research, teaching and engagement programs that foster sustainable economic and social impact within Tasmania and provide a model for business schools throughout the region and world. Leveraging the strengths of our unique socio-ecological location in Tasmania and our strong interdisciplinary connections across the university, we will focus on three general domains: Person in Context (e.g. health, well-being and lifestyle in organizations and communities), Collaborative Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Sustainability in Business and Community. Our approach to inter-disciplinary business education will provide a globally-recognised model that characterises many of the world's leading business schools. For further details on the Vision and Mission Statement of the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics please refer to our Strategic Goals.

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Intended Learning Outcomes for BMA317

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES RELATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA OR MODULE LEVEL LEARNING OBJECTIVES

ASSESSMENT METHODS COURSE LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcome 1 Develop your knowledge of HRM theory and principles and your skills in applying HRM theory to practice to develop HRM strategies

Explain HRM theories and principles. HRM strategy, research proposal, plan, reflective journal entries, essay

Successful completion of this unit supports your development of course learning outcomes, which describe what a graduate of a course knows, understands and is able to do. Course learning outcomes are available from the Course Coordinator. Course learning outcomes are developed with reference to national discipline standards, Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), any professional accreditation requirements and the University of Tasmania’s Graduate Quality Statement.

Apply HRM theory to case examples to identify and understand people management issues.

HRM strategy, research proposal, plan, essay

Make evidence-based recommendations about future courses of action that address HRM issues.

HRM strategy, research proposal, plan, essay

Identify and explain how learning experiences in the unit are enhancing students' understanding of HRM concepts, HRM practices and the skills and capabilities they will need in the future as a practitioner in the discipline.

Reflective journal entries (4)

Learning Outcome 2 Enhance your understanding of the strategic importance of HRM research and how to design, manage and evaluate research into HRM practices.

Identify HRM research needs Research proposal, plan

Design a research study that meets the research information needs in an area of for HRM practice

Research proposal, plan

Identify practical and ethical issues in HRM research and recommend strategies to manage them.

Research proposal, reflective journal, plan

Learning Outcome 3 Enhance your ability to communicate HRM information in written formats.

Communicate using scholarly and discipline-specific language, and Harvard referencing conventions.

HRM strategy, plan, essay, research proposal, reflective journal

Describe and explain the evidence used to support their argument.

HRM strategy, plan, essay, research proposal, reflective journal


Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach The University is committed to a high standard of professional conduct in all activities, and holds its commitment and responsibilities to its students as being of paramount importance. Likewise, it holds expectations about the responsibilities students have as they pursue their studies within the special environment the University offers. The University’s Code of Conduct for Teaching and Learning states:

Students are expected to participate actively and positively in the teaching/learning environment. They must attend classes when and as required, strive to maintain steady progress within the subject or unit framework, comply with workload expectations, and submit required work on time.

These are some of the expectations we have of you as a student enrolled in this unit: • You will complete all pieces of assessment to the best of your ability and submit them on time • You will ensure you check and understand your learning responsibilities each week • You will work through preparation activities before the workshop • You will conduct yourself as if you were HRM professionals

• Come prepared for activities, group meetings, workshops • Respectful interactions with other students and the unit co-ordinator • Group meetings (incl virtual meetings) conducted as professional meetings

• Chaired by nominated member • Minutes taken of meetings, including attendance • Clear documentation of action items and responsibilities => who is to do what

• You will let the unit co-ordinator know in a timely manner of any issue or challenges. If it’s not working, tell me as soon as possible!

During the first four weeks of this semester, your participation and engagement in this unit will be monitored. If you do not demonstrate evidence of having engaged actively with this unit by Week 4 of semester, your enrolment may be cancelled or you may be withdrawn from the unit.

Work, Health and Safety (WH&S) The University is committed to providing a safe and secure teaching and learning environment. In addition to specific requirements of this unit, you should refer to the University’s policy at: www.utas.edu.au/work-health-safety.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Text/Software A prescribed text is a resource that you must have access to for the purposes of studying this unit.

Stone, RJ 2017, Human Resource Management, 9th ed, John Wiley & Sons: Milton, Queensland. This is an interactive e-text for which students purchase an access code rather than a hard copy. Students can purchase access through the WileyDirect website or through the Co-op bookshop.

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Recommended Texts/Software A recommended text is a resource that you can use to broaden your understanding of the topics covered in this unit. You may also find a recommended text helpful when conducting research for assignments.

Armstrong, M & Cummins A 2012, The reward management toolkit: a step-by-step guide to designing and delivering pay and benefits, Kogan Page, London. Boxall, P & Purcell, J 2016, Strategy and human resource management, 4th edn, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, England. Collings, DC & Wood, G (eds) 2009, Human resource management: a critical text, Routledge, Oxford. Compton, R, Nankervis, A & Morrissey, W 2006, Effective recruitment & selection practices, 4th edn, CCH, Sydney. Connell, J & Teo, S (eds) 2010, Strategic HRM: contemporary issues in the Asia Pacific region, Tilde University Press, Melbourne. Dessler, G. 2016. Fundamentals of human resource management, 4th edn, Pearson, Melbourne. Evers, A, Anderson, N, & Voskuijl, O 2005, The Blackwell handbook of personnel selection, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford. Härtel, CEJ & Fujimoto, Y 2015. Human resource management, 3RD edn, Pearson, Melbourne Holland, P, Sheehan, C, Donohue, R & Pyman, A 2007, Contemporary issues and challenges in HRM, Tilde University Press, Melbourne (Chapters 2, 6 & 12). Kramar, R, Bartram, T, De Cieri, H, Noe, RA, Hollenbeck, JR, Gerhart, B, Wright, P 2014, Human resource management in Australia : strategy, people, performance,5th edn, McGraw Hill, North Ryde. Nankervis, A, Baird, M, Coffey, J & Shields, J 2013, Human resource management : strategy and practice, 8th ed Cengage Learning, Melbourne. Pilbeam, S & Corbridge, M 2006, People resourcing: contemporary HRM in practice, Prentice Hall, London. Shields, J 2007, Managing employee performance and reward: concepts, practices, strategies, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Vic. Storey, J 2007, Human resource management: a critical text, 3rd edn, Thomson Learning, London.

Other Recommended Resources/Software In addition to the texts/software recommended above, you are also expected to be familiar with the key academic journals in the discipline from which useful insights may be derived. In particular, you are encouraged to review regularly the relevant papers that are published in: Human Resource Management Journals (this is a sample only – check that the journal publishes “peer reviewed” articles):


Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Review Academy of Management Perspectives Asia Pacific Journal of HR Human Resource Management Journal of Human Resources Journal of Industrial Relations Journal of Organisational Change Management Journal of Organizational Behaviour Journal of Management and Organization Journal of Occupational Behaviour Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Personnel Management Personnel Psychology Personnel Review Public Personnel Management Research and Practice in Human Resource Management

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Student Feedback via eVALUate At the conclusion of this unit, you will be asked to provide online responses to a number of matters relating to the learning and teaching within the unit. You are asked to respond honestly to these questions, as all information received is used to enhance the delivery of future offerings.

Changes to this Unit Based on Previous Student Feedback Reduced number of learning activities for each module => students’ feedback indicated this would make it easier to achieve the learning objectives for the modules and unit. Reduced the level of group work required to complete the unit and the assessment Kept the weekly class teaching schedule Organised all learning activities into ‘checklists’ to make it easier for students to determine what they had to do to complete each module and how best to tackle their task list.

Details of Teaching Arrangements The unit has been developed to combine self-paced learning and an interactive peer learning environment comprised of weekly workshops and online interactions via MyLO (the UTAS learning management system). The teaching and learning resources are based around four modules of content. As the average study time recommended for an undergraduate unit is approximately 10 hours per week, students should expect to spend about 130 hours of your time on this unit over the semester.

Self-paced learning Each module will comprise a range of pre-recorded lectures, set readings and other learning resources to develop the knowledge of human resource management theory and practice that will be applied and developed through the face-to-face workshops (for Hobart students) and online activities (for distance students). These resources are provided so that the workshop sessions can focus on enhancing student understanding of the material through interactive discussion and applied activities. Students are encouraged to work through the material at their own pace, and as it suits their schedule, but must ensure they complete the relevant self-paced learning materials prior to each week’s workshop.

Workshop mode The Unit is structured into 13 workshops of 3 hours duration. These 13 workshops start in week 1 for each of the Teaching weeks: 1-13. The workshops will comprise a component of content delivery, with most of the time spent in group discussion and skills development activities.

Distance Mode Students taking the unit in distance modes will work through the same program of four modules over 13 weeks as the Hobart students but will complete online versions/ variations of the workshop activities completed by the campus-based students.


Weekly study schedule of teaching and learning and assessment activities The weekly schedule for completing learning and teaching activities and assessments is provided below. Assessment submission requirements and dates are italicised. MODULE 1: Strategic HRM Week 1

Watch the short presentation "Overview of BMA 317"

Read Chapter 1 of Stone (2017) and the material on strategic planning

Read the Company Information and Strategic Plan for Happy Dogs

Download the Reflective Questions for Module 1

Watch Megan's presentation on how to complete the Reflective Journal Entries

Download the Assessment guidelines and Assessment rubric for the HRM strategy for Happy Dogs

Watch the lecture presentation on strategic views of HRM (35 minutes)

Watch the lecture presentation on strategic management of organisations (46 minutes) – if you have not previously studied strategic management.

Post an answer to the discussion board about practicing Strategic HRM

Watch the lecture presentation on developing HRM strategies (24 minutes)

Practical activity - Analysis of Happy Dogs' strategic goals and their implications for HR planning

Read the following articles about practicing Strategic HRM: o Kramar, R 2012. Trends in Australian human resource management: What next?’, Asia

Pacific Journal of Human Resources, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 133–150.

o Sheehan, C. & De Cieri, H 2012. 'Charting the strategic trajectory of the Australian HR

professional', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, vol. 50, no. 1, 151-168.

Complete Assessment 1: Analysis of Happy Dogs' strategies Week 2

Watch the recorded lecture on Strategic Communication with stakeholders (25 minutes)

Read the case study “A Change in Strategy at Megamines International’ in Stone (2017) and complete the discussion questions.

Complete your HRM strategy for Happy Dogs and submit it by 5pm on Friday 10th March

Complete your reflective journal entry for Module 1 and submit it by Monday 13th March

MODULE 2: Information and research needs in HRM Week 3

Read Chapter 21 of Stone (2017) about assessing the effectiveness of HRM

Watch the lecture about Research in HRM (21 mins)

Watch the lecture about The Research Process: Part 1: determining the information you need and your research focus (48 mins)

Complete the readings and practical activities related to the 'recruitment problem' at Happy Dogs

Develop a concept map of the variables involved in the 'problem' at Happy Dogs Week 4

Download the reflective journal entry questions for module 2 and complete question 1

Watch the lecture about determining the types of data you need (takes about 55 minutes)

Watch the lecture about determining methods for data collection (takes about 23 minutes)

Find at least 4 examples of studies that have examined the same concepts and variables that you are planning to examine in your study


Watch the recorded lecture on determining your research sample (37 minutes)

Complete the practical activity about sampling approaches

Read the information about the Happy Dogs Dog Walker staffing profile and turnover information at Happy Dogs

Work through these practical activities on determining your data types, your methods for data collection and your sample for your proposed study

Week 5

Download the guidelines about preparing your research proposal and the assessment rubric

Read about the methods you intend to use in your proposed study in some research methods textbooks or some academic articles about research methods

Watch the recorded lecture about ethical issues in research (about 45 minutes)

Watch the recorded lecture about practical issues in research (about 30 mins)

Watch the video interview with Dr Anne Hardy about conducting research in an organisation you belong to (about 35 minutes long)

Book in your proposal presentation time Week 6

Finalise your research proposal presentation time

Email your presentation slides to Megan

Present your research proposal to Megan

Review your presentation feedback on Friday 7th April

Complete and submit your reflective journal entry for Module 2

MODULE 3: Attraction, recruitment and selection Week 7

Download the reflective journal entry questions for Module 3 and complete question 1

Read these sections in Stone (2017) o Strategic recruitment (in chapter 6) o Job Analysis and collection of job analysis information (in chapter 5) o Job specifications (in chapter 5)

Download the assessment rubric for the ARS plan

Watch the lecture on targeting and attracting desired candidates using job analysis (20 mins)

Complete the following research into the job requirements for being a dog walker o Observe someone walking a dog and take notes about what they do. o Interview someone who has a dog about what they think a dog walker would need

to do well to perform the role successfully.

Read over the assessment description and task requirements for the Attraction Recruitment and Selection Plan you will submit for Module 3

Watch the lecture on targeting and attracting desired candidates using the EVP and EMM (27 mins)

Watch the video about FIFO workers at the Argyle diamond mine in WA (about 8 mins)

Practical activity: identifying the EVP for the Argyle diamond mine

Complete the mid semester feedback survey for BMA317

Complete these recommended readings by Moroko and Uncles (2008) and Edwards (2010) o Moroko, L & Uncles, MD, Characteristics of employer brands, Brand Management,

16 (3): 160-175. o Edwards, MR, An integrative review of employer branding and OB theory. Personnel

Review, 39 (1): 5-23.


Watch the recorded lecture on targeting and attracting desired candidates using employer branding (about 17 mins)

Develop the EVP for the dog walker position at Happy Dogs

Assess the competitiveness of the Happy Dogs dog walker EVP

Complete section 1 of your Attraction, Recruitment and Selection plan Week 8

Read Stone (2017) chapter 6 and chapter 4 (p 134-141) on laws, regulations and legal responsibilities regarding employee recruitment and selection

Find and critically review two job advertisements

Watch the recorded lecture on designing recruitment campaigns and selecting recruitment channels (50 mins)

Watch the video about recruitment at Sofitel (8 mins)

Develop your recommendations re Happy Dogs recruitment policies and processes

Make contact with your group members for the week 9 selection interview exercise Week 9

Develop some interview questions and interview protocols for the week 9 selection interview exercise

Read Stone (2017) chapters 4 and 7

Read Nankervis Compton and Baird 2008 (p 237 - 245) about interviewing and especially about appropriate and inappropriate interview questions.

Use the material from Stone and Nankervis et al to critically review and revise your interview questions

Watch the recorded lectures about reliability and validity of selection mechanisms (70 mins)

Finalise your recommendations for the ARS plan

Finalise and submit your attraction, recruitment and selection plan by 5pm Friday 5 May

Submit your reflective journal entry for Module 3

MODULE 4: Workplace Health and Safety Week 10

Download the reflective journal entry questions for Module 4 and complete question 1

Review Stone (2017) chapter 17 sections 17.1 to 17.4

Watch the recorded lecture on Introduction to Workplace Health and Safety (40 mins)

Download and review the section from the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2012

Download and review the materials from WorkSafe Tasmania

Practical activity: what is Happy Dogs’ stance on WH & S?

Practical activity: What are Happy Dogs’ WH & S responsibilities?

Select the issue you wish to examine for your workplace health and safety essay Week 11

Watch the recorded lecture about identifying and managing risks and hazards ( 1 hour 45 mins)

Download and review the Code of Practice for managing work health and safety risks

Develop a Hazard management plan

Watch the recorded lecture on managing workplace incidents and return to work (43 mins)

Watch the recorded lecture on handling conversations about health-related issues (26 mins) Week 12

Read Stone (2017) chapter 17 on stress


Watch the recorded lecture on psychological risks and hazards (40 mins)

Watch the recorded lecture on psychological health and safety at work ( 35 mins)

Download the material on the Guarding Minds at Work

Read the Hope Hospital case (2 pages)

Practical activity: How healthy is Hope Hospital?

Submit your workplace health and safety essay by 5pm on Friday 26th May Week 13

Download and complete the survey about workplace mental health

Watch the lecture on mental health issues in the workplace (42 mins)

Read the case study on John the Bank Teller and complete the discussion questions

Download and complete survey 2 about workplace mental health

Complete the feedback survey for Modules 3 and 4

Complete your unit Evaluate survey for BMA317

Complete your teaching Evaluate survey about Megan's teaching

Complete your reflective journal entry for Module 4 and submit it by Friday 2 June

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Assessment

How Your Final Result Is Determined To be eligible to pass this unit you will need to:

complete and submit every assessment task for the unit

satisfactorily pass each of the intended learning outcomes for the unit

attain an overall mark of 50%. Details of each assessment item are outlined below.

Assessment Schedule

Assessment Items

Due Date Value/Weighting Link to Learning Outcomes

Assessment 1: HRM strategy for Happy Dogs

Friday 10 March (week 2) 5 marks 1,3

Assessment 2: Reflective Journal

Module 1: Monday 13 March (week 3) Module 2: Monday 10 April (week 7) Module 3: Monday 8 May (week 10) Module 4: Friday 2 June (week 13)

20 marks (total) 1,2,3

Assessment 3: Presentation of research proposal

Week beginning Monday 3 April (week 6)

25 marks 1,2,3

Assessment 4: Attraction, recruitment & selection plan

Friday 5 May (week 9) 25 marks 1,2,3

Assessment 5: Workplace Health & Safety essay

Friday 26 May (week 12) 25 marks 1,3


Assessment Item 1 – HRM strategy for Happy Dogs Task Description: The broad purpose of this assessment iten is to develop your knowledge about and skills in strategic human resrouce management. The specific purpose of this task it to develop your knowledge about and skills in:

- identifying an organisation’s strategic goals - determining the implications that strategic goals have for HRM - developing a HRM strategy to support achievement of an organisation’s straegic goals

To complete this task you will develop a HRM strategy for Happy Dogs Pty Ltd. You will do this by analysing the strategic context and strategic plan for Happy Dogs to;

- identify the strategic goals of the business - determine the HRM implications of the strategic goals - developing priorities and objectives for the company’s strategic HRM.

Instructions and resouces for completing this task will be provided in week 1. Task Length: 750 words max Assessment Criteria: A copy of the assessment criteria and marking scheme will be available through the Assessment area in MyLO. Link to Unit’s Learning Outcomes: 1 & 3 Due Date: Friday 10 March (week 2) Value: 5 marks

Assessment Item 2 – Reflective Journal Entries

Task Description:

The broad purpose of this assessment item is to develop your skills and practices as reflective, evidence-based HRM practitioners. The specific purpose of this task it to have you consciously reflect upon how your understanding about practising HRM is changing as you progress through this unit, and identify how your learning experiences may be changing the knowledge, skills and values you will take out of the unit and into the HRM profession. To complete this assignment, you must complete one reflective journal entry for each module in the unit. Each reflection will entail answering a set of questions (maximum of five questions per set) which will guide your reflections about what you have learned from completing the module (including the module assessment). The questions related to each module will be released in the first week of the module so that you know when you undertake the module what you will be reflecting on when you complete it.

Task Length:

500 words per reflection (max), 2000 words in total

Assessment Criteria:

A copy of the assessment criteria and marking scheme will be available through the Assessment area in MyLO.


Link to Unit’s Learning Outcomes:

1,2,3

Due Date:

Module 1: Monday 13 March (week 3) Module 2: Monday 10 April (week 7) Module 3: Monday 8 May (week 10) Module 4: Friday 2 June (week 13)

Value: 20 marks

Assessment Item 3 – Presentation of Research Proposal Task Description:

The broad purpose of this assessment item is to develop your knowledge about and skills in analysing a human resource management problem, identifying the information needed to address the problem, and about skills and practices as reflective, evidence-based HRM practitioners. The specific purpose of this task it to develop your knowledge about and skills in:

- analysing a HRM problem, - identifying the information needed to address the problem - designing a small research project that would obtain the

information you need - evaluating a research proposal to determine whether it will meet

its objectives

To complete this task, you will develop a research study that will investigate a human resource management problem being experienced by Happy Dogs Pty Ltd. You will analyse the problem and prepare a research presentation that details how the proposed research will help Happy Dogs to address it. The objective is to develop competency in devising a research proposal. In this instance, you will not actually collect data but set up a research proposal and work through the research stages prior to actual data collection or fieldwork. The presentation will be in the form of a PowerPoint presentation that will detail:

- the nature of the problem and the specific objectives for the research

- the type of information needed to address the problem - how the information will be collected (eg with a survey or by

conducting interviews) and the instruments which will be used (eg the survey items or interview questions)

- who the information will be collected from - how any relevant ethical or practical issues will be addressed

Your presentation must also cite all the methodological references you have used to develop your proposal (eg books about research design). At least five should be cited to achieve a grade higher than a pass.

Task Length:

20 minute presentation in week 6





1,2,3

Due Date:

Week beginning Monday 3 April (week 6)

Value:

25 marks

Assessment Item 4 – Attraction, Recruitment and Selection Plan

Task Description:

The broad purpose of this assessment item is to develop your capabilities in evidence-based human resource management by developing your capacity to:

a) crititcally evaluate existing HRM policies and procedures to determine how well they intgrate academic theory and research about effective HRM practice.

b) develop recommendations for new/ revised HRM policies based on a relevant evidence base of academic theory and academic and/ or practitioner research.

The specific purpose of this task is to develop and apply your understanding of effective attraction, recruitment and selection to develop effective and useful HRM policies. To complete this task you will develop an attraction, recruitment and selection policy for Happy Dogs that details how the company should attract, recruit and select potential employees. To complete this task you will:

a) critically analyse the existing Happy Dogs recruitment and selection policy and determine how it should be revised to help the company:

a. effectively attract desired target candidates using position descriptions, candidate profiles and competitive employee value propositions

b. effectively recruit desired target candidates using appropriate recruitment channels and effective job advertisements

c. effecively conduct selection interviews so they provide valid and reliable indications of candidate fit with Happy Dogs

b) research relevant academic theory and academic and/ or practitioner research to determine the standards and objectives Happy Dogs should adopt in attracting, recruiting and selecting employees

c) present recommendations specifying, for each one: a. the policy position that Happy Dogs should adopt (eg that

the company should conduct valid and reliable selection interviews)

b. The procedures that should be used to ensure that Happy Dogs fulfils its policy objectives (eg how selection


interviews should be conducted to ensure they are valid and reliable )

The evidence/ sources on which you have based your recommendations Your plan will require an extensive list of references – at least TEN (10) should be aimed for in order to get above a pass. These should include academic journal articles as well as books, industry and professional journals and, where appropriate, webpages. Your plan should be written to academic standard and have a carefully constructed argument to be read by an intelligent reader who has some understanding of the area.

Task Length:

2000 words




1,2,3

Due Date:

Friday 5 May (week 9)

Value: 25 marks

Assessment Item 5 – Workplace Health and Safety Essay Task Description:

The broad purpose of this assessment item is to develop and demonstrate your understanding of the factors which influence the management of workplace health and safety. The specific purpose of this task is to develop your knowledge about contemporary workplace health and safety issues and the ways in which HRM can be used to manage them effectively. To complete this task you will research and write an essay about a contemporary workplace health and safety issue of your choice by:

o Identifying ONE (1) workplace health and safety issue faced by contemporary organisations (eg sedentary work; managing mental health issues in the workplace; driver fatigue)

o Write an essay that explains: - What the issue is and how it manifests in organisations (eg

the ’problems’ it causes or the positive effect it creates) - The strategies/ initiatives that can be used to prevent the issue

occurring or minimise it - The strategies and initiatives that can be used to address the issue

and/ or its impact once it has emerged.

You are also expected to provide practical “real-world” examples to illustrate your answer. This latter point is important and should not be missed. Examples may be drawn from cases written about in the literature, or can be from your own working life. If the latter, make sure that enough relevant information is provided to make the example understandable to the reader without wasting words on pure description.


The essay will require an extensive list of references – at least TEN (10) should be aimed for in order to get above a pass. These should include academic journal articles as well as books, industry and professional journals and, where appropriate, webpages. The essay should be written to academic standard and have a carefully constructed argument to be read by an intelligent reader who has some understanding of the area.

Task Length:

2000 words




1,3

Due Date:

Friday 26 May (week 12)

Value: 25 marks

Submission of Assessment Items

Lodging Assessment Items Assignments must be submitted electronically through the relevant assignment tab in MyLO. You must ensure that your name, student ID, unit code, tutorial time and tutor’s name (if applicable) are clearly marked on the first page. If this information is missing, the assignment will not be accepted and, therefore, will not be marked. Where relevant, Unit Coordinators may also request you to submit a paper version of your assignment. You will be advised by the Unit Coordinator of the appropriate process relevant to your campus (Hobart, Launceston or Cradle Coast). Please remember that you are responsible for lodging your assessment items on or before the due date and time. We suggest you keep a copy. Even in a perfect system, items sometimes go astray.

Late Assessment and Extension Policy In this Policy:

1. (a) ‘day’ or ‘days’ includes all calendar days, including weekends and public holidays;

(b) ‘late’ means after the due date and time; and

(c) ‘assessment items’ includes all internal non-examination based forms of assessment

2. This Policy applies to all students enrolled in TSBE Units at whatever Campus or geographical location.

3. Students are expected to submit assessment items on or before the due date and time specified in the relevant Unit Outline. The onus is on the student to prove the date and time of submission.

4. Students who have a medical condition or special circumstances may apply for an extension. Requests for extensions should, where possible, be made in writing to the Unit Coordinator on


or before the due date. Students will need to provide independent supporting documentation to substantiate their claims.

5. Late submission of assessment items will incur a penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for that piece of assessment for each day the assessment item is late unless an extension had been granted on or before the relevant due date.

6. Assessment items submitted more than five (5) days late will not be accepted.

7. Academic staff do NOT have the discretion to waive a late penalty, subject to clause 4 above.

Academic Referencing and Style Guide Before starting your assignments, you are advised to familiarise yourself with the following electronic resources. The first is the Harvard Referencing System Style Guide, which can be accessed from the UTAS library: http://utas.libguides.com/content.php?pid=27520&sid=199808. The Harvard style is the appropriate referencing style for this unit and the guide provides information on presentation of assignments, including referencing styles. In your written work you will need to support your ideas by referring to scholarly literature, works of art and/or inventions. It is important that you understand how to correctly refer to the work of others and maintain academic integrity. Failure to appropriately acknowledge the ideas of others constitutes academic dishonesty (plagiarism), a matter considered by the University of Tasmania as a serious offence.

The second is the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics’ Writing Assignments: A Guide, which can be accessed at: http://www.utas.edu.au/business-and-economics/student-resources. This guide provides you with useful information about the structure and style of assignments in the TSBE.

Review of Assessment and Results Review of Assessment is available to all students once the University has released the final result for a unit. If you are dissatisfied with your final result, you may apply to have it reviewed. Review of Assessment consists of re-marking the final exam (where applicable), checking the addition of all marks, and a check to ensure that all marks have been included in the final result. Applications for a review of assessment are due within 10 working days of the release of the final result in the unit. If you have passed the unit you must pay a $50 fee. Please read and follow the directions provided by the University at: http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/314622/Review-of-Assessment.pdf

Review of Internal Results If you wish to have a piece of internal assessment reviewed as part of the review process, please state this clearly on the application form referred to above and include that assessment item with your application.

http://utas.libguides.com/content.php?pid=27520&sid=199808

http://www.utas.edu.au/business-and-economics/student-resources

http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/314622/Review-of-Assessment.pdf


Further Support and Assistance If you are experiencing difficulties with your studies or assessment items, have personal or life-planning issues, disability or illness that may affect your study, then you are advised to raise these with your lecturer or tutor in the first instance. Students are also encouraged to contact their Student Adviser who will be able to help in identifying the issues that need to be addressed, give general advice, assist by liaising with academic staff, as well as referring students to any relevant University-wide support services. Please refer to the Student Adviser listings at www.utas.edu.au/first-year/student-advisers for your adviser’s contact details. There is also a range of University-wide support services available to students, including Student Centre Administration, Careers and Employment, Disability Services, International and Migrant Support, and Student Learning and Academic Support. Please refer to the Current Students website (available from www.utas.edu.au/students) for further information. If you wish to pursue any matters further then a Student Advocate may be able to assist. Information about the advocates can be accessed from www.utas.edu.au/governance-legal/student-complaints. The University also has formal policies, and you can find out details about those from that link.

http://www.utas.edu.au/first-year/student-advisers

http://www.utas.edu.au/students

http://www.utas.edu.au/governance-legal/student-complaints

http://www.utas.edu.au/governance-legal/student-complaints


Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism

Academic misconduct includes cheating, plagiarism, allowing another student to copy work for an assignment or an examination, and any other conduct by which a student: (a) seeks to gain, for themselves or for any other person, any academic advantage or advancement

to which they or that other person are not entitled; or (b) improperly disadvantages any other student.

Students engaging in any form of academic misconduct may be dealt with under the Ordinance of Student Discipline. This can include imposition of penalties that range from a deduction/cancellation of marks to exclusion from a unit or the University. Details of penalties that can be imposed are available in the Ordinance of Student Discipline – Part 3 Academic Misconduct, see http://www.utas.edu.au/university-council/university-governance/ordinances. Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is taking and using someone else’s thoughts, writings or inventions and representing them as your own, for example: • using an author’s words without putting them in quotation marks and citing the source; • using an author’s ideas without proper acknowledgment and citation; or • copying another student’s work. It also means using one’s own work from previously submitted assessment items if repeating a unit. If you have any doubts about how to refer to the work of others in your assignments, please consult your lecturer or tutor for relevant referencing guidelines, and the academic integrity resources on the web at http://www.utas.edu.au/academic-integrity/ The intentional copying of someone else’s work as one’s own is a serious offence punishable by penalties that may range from a fine or deduction/cancellation of marks and, in the most serious of cases, to exclusion from a unit, a course, or the University. The University and any persons authorised by the University may submit your assessable works to a plagiarism checking service, to obtain a report on possible instances of plagiarism. Assessable works may also be included in a reference database. It is a condition of this arrangement that the original author’s permission is required before a work within the database can be viewed. For further information on this statement and general referencing guidelines, see www.utas.edu.au/plagiarism/ or follow the link under ‘Policy, Procedures and Feedback’ on the Current Students homepage.

http://www.utas.edu.au/university-council/university-governance/ordinances

http://www.utas.edu.au/academic-integrity/

http://www.utas.edu.au/plagiarism/


Study Schedule

Week

Start of Week

Topic/s and activities

Text Chapter/s

Due Dates

1 Monday 27 February

Module 1: Intro to Strategic HRM Topics: Strategic views of HRM Strategic management of organisations Strategic communication with HRM stakeholders

Stone Ch. 1 plus supplementary readings

Friday 10 March: HRM strategy for Happy Dogs Monday 13 March: Module 1 reflective journal entry

2 Monday 6 March

3 Monday 13 March

Module 2: Information & Research needs Topics: Research in HRM Purposes of research in HRM The Research process Choosing a research approach Practical issues in research Ethical issues in research

Stone Ch. 16 plus supplementary readings

Week beginning Monday 3 April: Proposal presentation

4 Monday 20 March

5 Monday 27 March

6 Monday 3 April

7a Monday 10 April

Module 3: Attraction, recruitment and selection

Stone Chs 4-7 plus supplementary readings

Monday 10 April: Module 2 reflective journal entry

Mid-Semester Break: 13 – 19 April 2017 (inclusive)

7b

Thursday 20 April Topics:

Attracting desired candidates Developing a competitive EVP Designing recruitment campaigns Choosing recruitment channels Selection mechanisms

8 Monday 24 April

9 Monday 1 May

Friday 5 May: Attraction, recruitment & selection plan

10 Monday 8 May

Module 4: Workplace Health and Safety Topics: Introduction to WH & S Managing WH & S Identifying and minimising risks Handling workplace incidents and accidents Rehabilitation, return to work and ongoing issue management

Stone Ch 17 plus supplementary readings

Monday 8 May: Module 3 reflective journal entry Friday 26 May: Workplace Health and Safety essay Friday 2June: Module 4 reflective journal entry

11 Monday 15 May

12 Monday 22 May

13 Monday 29 May

Examination Period: 10 – 27 June 2017 (inclusive)

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