| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Staffing Organisations |
| Unit ID: | BUHRM2603 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (BUHRM1501) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (MGGGC2322) |
| ASCED: | 080303 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
The course prepares students to take a strategic and modern approach to the identification, attraction, selection, deployment, and retention of employees to achieve the organisations needs and strategies. The course will analyse the role and function of recruitment and selection in relation to the organisations strategic business and human resource management objectives, including: human resource planning, attracting the right candidate for a job vacancy, selection methods and measurement, employment contracts and induction. Contextual factors within the internal and external environment such as human resource legal and ethical issues will be explored. |
| 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. | Explore and critically analyse current theories and practices of staffing organisations. |
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| K2. | Examine internal and external environmental factors and their impacts on staffing. |
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| K3. | Identify the legal and ethical requirements of the staffing process and examine how these impact on the process. |
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| K4. | Explore the role of staffing in different contexts and identify future issues and trends in the profession. |
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| K5. | Demonstrate academic skills in the areas of researching, referencing, and essay and/or report writing. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Analyse and evaluate current theories and practices of staffing organisations. |
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| S2. | Identify important aspects of the environment that impact on staffing and how organisations can respond to environmental opportunities and challenges. |
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| S3. | Review legal and ethical requirements of staffing and demonstrate their impact on staffing organisations. |
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| S4. | Consolidate understanding of staffing organisations through identification of the impact different contexts on staffing requirements and activities. |
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| S5. | Communicate understanding of the course through written assessments, written exam and participation in tutorial activities. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Demonstrate the contribution of staffing organisations to the efficient and effective performance of an organisation. |
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| A2. | Relate the role and function of staffing organisations to different contexts and identify future issues and trends in the profession. |
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| A3. | Demonstrate academic skills in the areas of researching, referencing and essay writing. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: 1.Introduction to HRM and Staffing Organisations 2.Staffing Models and Legal Compliance 3.Planning for staffing requirements 4.Job Analysis and Rewards 5.Recruitment: Attraction and Methods 6.Selection: Measurement, Shortlisting, and Methods 7.Decision Making, Contracts and Induction 8.Staffing System Management and Evaluation 9.Retention Management |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K5, S1, S5, A1, A3 | Article analysis | Individual Essay | 10-20% | | 2. | K1, K5, S1, S5, A1, A3 | Case Study | Individual Report | 30-40% | | 3. | K1, K5, S1, S5, A1, A3 | Presentation | Individual or Group Presentation | 10-20% | | 4. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2 | Written, closed book exam | Exam of 2 hours | 40-50% |
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