MMH230 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jennifer Lajom Trimester 3: Jennifer Lajom |
| Prerequisite: | For students commencing courses M300, D301, D321, D322, D325, D338, D366, D385 or D388 from Trimester 1 2016: MMM132 |
| Corequisite: | For M335 students: MMM132 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour on-campus lecture and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit provides an introduction to human resource management (HRM) in Australia. It introduces students to the critical links between an organisation’s operating context, business strategy and workforce strategies, and the contribution of HRM to organisational performance. It further introduces students to the employee lifecycle and the fundamental people-practices and activities associated with it, and that human resource professionals are responsible for. Major topics include workforce planning, job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, human resource development, performance management, rewards management, and evaluating the effectiveness of HRM.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and explain SHRM frameworks, theories, concepts, and processes, and the broader legal context within which SHRM is performed. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse problems and issues that may arise in an organisational context, and based on the application of relevant SHRM frameworks and theories make informed recommendations for the improvement of HRM processes in order to resolve the problems/issues identified. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Collect integrate and critically analyse theoretical and empirical information using standard research techniques and produce a clear and logically written discussion around specific SHRM issues/scenarios. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Essay | 2000 words | 40% | Week 9 |
| End-of-unit assessment task: Written | 2000 words | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MMH230 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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