Shaping Behaviour and Strengthening Performance (11194.3)

This unit introduces students to two important and closely related areas of human resource management practices (reward and performance management) and their influence on individual and organisational performance. The focus is on how organisations effectively improve performance by shaping employee behavior and strengthening their performance. Students are asked to apply their understanding of the relevant theory within selected organisational contexts.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand the theory and concepts of shaping behavior and strengthening performance in this field of study;
2. Interpret the characteristics of effective practices for shaping the behaviour and strengthening the performance of the workforce and outline their implications for employee wellbeing and effective individual and organisational performance;
3. Interpret the characteristics of effective practices for shaping the behaviour and strengthening the performance of the workforce and outline their implications for employee wellbeing and effective individual and organisational performance;
4. Understand the factors driving changes in the future of work and workforce (including inclusion, ICT and internationalization) and their implication for workforce Management; and
5. Describe industry-based research on shaping the behaviour and strengthening the performance of the workforce within selected organisational contexts.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware

Prerequisites

11191 Managing Human Capital.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Understanding of theory and practice in human capital and human resource management and the broad issues surrounding sustaining the employment relationship.