| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Human Resource Management in Local Government |
| Unit ID: | DLGLM1006 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (DLGLM1000) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080300 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
Today’s local government managers not only need to be equipped with a comprehensive understanding of various aspects of human resource practices but also with an understanding of the alignment between human resource strategy and business strategy. An understanding of this alignment is vital for supporting the growth of local government organisations as well as fostering the development and well-being of their employees and society in general. Thus, this unit blends Strategic Management and Human Resource Management (HRM) disciplines, focusing on how HRM Practice and Strategy influence the creation of effective business strategies that are pivotal for their execution. To summarise, this unit aims to examine the role of HRM practice and strategy in contributing to the long-term performance and viability of Local Government organisations. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| 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. | Describe effective HR principles and practices to meet local government organisational needs. |
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| K2. | Explain how HR may integrate with the strategic direction of local governments. |
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| K3. | Identify the complex relationship between strategic and operational HR activities. |
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| K4. | Describe the impact of environmental and other factors on strategic HRM. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Develop effective HR principles to meet local government organisational needs. |
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| S2. | Integrate HR practices with the strategic direction of local governments. |
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| S3. | Apply established theories of HRM to organisational strategic contexts. |
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| S4. | Interpret and relate HR strategies and operational activities for specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Appraise the application of HRM principles and practices in a Local Government context. |
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| A2. | Design and justify strategic HRM practices to address a challenge in a Local Government context. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics that may be covered include: - Recruitment, Screening and Training
- Mental health issues
- Alignment of HRM with Strategic Management
- Retaining and development of workforce
- Legal issues
- Cultural and ethical issues
- Human capital management practices
- Leadership development
- Change management
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | 2 - No | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S1, S3, A1, A2 | Appraise the application of HRM principles and practices in a Local Government context. | Presentation and/or written assessment. | 20 - 40% | | 2. | K2, K3, K4, S2, S3, S4, A2 | Design and justify strategic HRM practices to address various challenges in a Local Government context. | Presentation and/or written report. | 60 - 80% |
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