| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Introduction to Industrial Relations |
| Unit ID: | BSMAN1004 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080307 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of industrial relations. It examines strategic planning, policy development, negotiation, conflict management and dispute resolution. Students undertake a detailed overview of federal and state industrial relations legislation and systems. They examine the development of an industrial relations strategy and policy, examine different industrial relations options, and a cost benefit and risk analysis for the different options. Students assess industrial relations negotiations scenarios and determine the most effective conflict management techniques and procedures. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | |  | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Demonstrate a technical and theoretical understanding of the Australian federal and state industrial relations legislation and systems. |
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| K2. | Recognise how industrial relations negotiations, dispute resolutions and conflict management can use ethical and socially responsible managerial techniques. |
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| K3. | Appraise cost benefit and risk analysis options relative to the implementation of industrial relations strategy and policy. |
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| K4. | Observe how the basics of industrial relations can be applied to the study of other management disciplines. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Analyse industrial relations scenarios, evaluate factors that contribute to the issues, and evaluate innovative resolutions. |
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| S2. | Organise and present industrial relations data, both quantitative and qualitative, using appropriate information technology |
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| S3. | Communicate, both verbally and non-verbally, approaches to managing industrial relations negotiations, dispute resolutions and conflict management. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Implement processes to facilitate industrial relations negotiations, dispute resolutions and conflict management. |
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| A2. | Use general industrial relations management concepts to facilitate strategic planning, policy development, negotiation, conflict management and dispute resolution. |
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| A3. | Demonstrate an autonomous approach to problem solving industrial relations problems within an organisational environment. |
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| Unit Content: |
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of industrial relations. It examines strategic planning, policy development, negotiation, conflict management and dispute resolution. Students undertake a detailed analysis of federal and state industrial relations legislation and systems. They develop an industrial relations strategy and policy, analyse different industrial relations options, and develop a cost benefit and risk analysis for the different options. Students assess industrial relations negotiations scenarios and determine the most effective conflict management techniques and procedures. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A3 | Analyse industrial relations scenarios, critically evaluate factors that contribute to the issues, and propose resolutions. | Individual case study report/ Essay/ Short answer test. | 10-30% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3 | Research, establish, monitor and evaluate an industrial relations strategy. | Portfolio/ Assignment/ Presentation | 20-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, A2 | Invigilated examination in which students demonstrate applied understanding of industrial relations principles and fundamentals. | Examination | 30-50% |
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