Sustaining the Employment Relationship PG (11417.2)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible |
UC - Canberra, Bruce |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Business School | Post Graduate Level | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critically analyse a complex body of theoretical knowledge relating to the challenges managers fact in sustaining the employment relationship in a variety of organisational contexts including developments in this field of study;
2. Evaluate and apply dimensions of the competencies and behaviours to the role of a HR professional or senior manager that enable organisations to sustain a positive relationship with the workforce and other relevant stakeholders;
3. Reflect critically on relevant theory and the characteristics of effective practice for sustaining a positive workforce relationship and identify how this relates to employee wellbeing and effective individual performance life;
4. Assess elements of sound ethical principles and critique the use of basic HR metrics in evidence-based decision-making associated with sustaining a positive employment relationship with the workforce;
5. Critically review a complex body of knowledge including recent developments in relation to factors driving organisational change, changes in the future of work and the workforce that have implications for workforce management;
6. Integrate industry research on sustaining a positive employment relationship with the workforce in selected organisational contexts that enhances employee wellbeing and job performance;
7. Select and apply high level cognitive, technical and creative skills in communicating the results of research and analysis of organisational HRM capability in a dynamic business context; and
8. Demonstrate a high level of personal autonomy and accountability.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
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 - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2023 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 31 July 2023 | Flexible | Dr Doug Jackman |
2024 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | Flexible | Dr Doug Jackman |
Required texts
None
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
Students must complete all assessment tasks and obtain a mark of 50% or more to Pass this unit.
Academic integrity
Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.
To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.
Use of Text-Matching Software
The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.
Participation requirements
None
Required IT skills
Students need to have ICT skills sufficient to use software like WORD, access and upload material to the Canvas Unit site and use the Library databases and electronic journals. Students also need to be able to access the Virtual Room and recorded workshops via the Canvas site.
In-unit costs
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None