Human Resource Fundamentals
Overview
This unit introduces students to the fundamentals of human resource management. In completing this unit, students will develop an advanced knowledge of the challenges involved in key HR activities and how these challenges can be managed. The unit will focus on developing both a theoretical framework and the applied skills with particular emphasis on employee recruitment, selection, development, performance management and remuneration techniques. The role of human resource management in enhancing organisational performance will also be a core theme throughout the unit.
Requisites
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply advanced and coherent knowledge of the key concepts and theoretical foundations of human resource management
- Critically analyse specified HRM theory and practice and apply this knowledge to an employment situation
- Apply problem solving and creative thinking to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems in the employment context
- Communicate effectively as a HR business partner to a variety of audiences, and function as an effective member or leader of a team
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
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Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
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Assignment 1 | Individual | 25 - 35% | 1,2 |
Assignment 2 | Group | 15 - 25% | 1,2,3,4 |
Assignment 3 | Individual | 40 - 60% | 1,2,3 |
Content
- Employee recruitment
- Employee selection
- Human Resource Development
- Performance management
- Remuneration management
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.