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2021 unit offering information will be available in September 2020
Unit description
Enables the student to effectively conduct the management of diverse human resources, particularly in the international employment relations context. Fosters an understanding of International HRM as well as HRM practices in other countries.
Unit content
Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: The cultural context
Topic 3: The organisational context
Topic 4: Equity and non-equity modes of international operations
Topic 5: Recruitment and selection
Topic 6: Performance management
Topic 7: Training, careers, repatriation
Topic 8: Compensation, benefits and taxes
Topic 9: Global employment laws, labour relations, ethics and standards
Topic 10: Trends: Emerging types of assignees and assignments; women in international management; work-life balance
Topic 11: Trends: Managing knowledge; social responsibility, sustainability and diversity of human resources
Topic 12: Case studies: Globalising HRM
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify the range of HRM practices in an international context | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | |||
| 2 | examine the challenges in implementing HRM practices in an international context | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | |||
| 3 | develop management solutions to implementing HRM practices in an international context | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | |||
| 4 | research HRM practices in the context of at least two countries | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | |||
| 5 | compare the HRM practices in the context of at least two countries. | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | |||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify the range of HRM practices in an international context
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- examine the challenges in implementing HRM practices in an international context
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- develop management solutions to implementing HRM practices in an international context
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- research HRM practices in the context of at least two countries
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- compare the HRM practices in the context of at least two countries.
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
Fee paying courses
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International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.