MMH235 - Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Warrnambool, Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Justine Ferrer |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | MMM132 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour 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
In this unit, students will be introduced to the areas of short-term recruitment and longer-term talent acquisition strategies and approaches, considering both the organisation as a recruiter as well as agencies (labour market intermediaries) and on-hiring (reverse) recruitment/brand building. Students will learn to navigate the process; identifying, acquiring, assessing, and hiring talent with considerations given to marketing and attraction strategies, HR planning (including job analysis and how to reimagine job design for Industry 4.0), compliance, equity, diversity and inclusion, including strategies for candidate engagement, educating hiring managers and reducing biases. The unit will provide students with the knowledge and skill to consider recruitment and talent acquisition as a career.
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 critically evaluate processes and strategies for recruitment and talent acquisition for a variety of industries and stakeholders. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Develop strategies and organisational policy recommendations to advance good practice in recruitment and talent acquisition. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Appraise and formulate strategies and practices in global recruitment and talent acquisition. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Group of 3) Seminar Presentation (Live) | 10 minutes | 25% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Case Analysis | 1000 words | 25% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Report (Business) | 2000 words | 50% | Information not yet available |
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 MMH235 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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