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Details for HRM401 Human Resources Management

Effective Human Resources Management (HRM) is pivotal to any organisation’s success, particularly in how it manages its most vital asset—its people. This subject introduces students to Strategic Human Resource Management, covering crucial areas such as recruitment, performance management, and employee retention, equipping students with the skills to enhance workplace efficiency and prepare for advanced HRM studies.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: HRM401
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Pratima Durga

Prerequisite

Nil

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate an indepth understanding of the legal context of human resources management.
  2. Summarise the ethical and theological issues involved in human resources management.
  3. Explain the techniques of recruitment, remuneration, training and separation of employees, and  a capacity to apply these techniques in particular organisations.
  4. Describe the issues involved in the management of volunteers and teams.
  5. Describe the distinctive human resources issues faced by not-for profit and church organisations.

Subject Content

  • Evolution of Human Resource Management
  • Strategic Human Resource Management in Context
  • Industrial Relations: Framework and Practice
  • Human Resource Planning
  • Work Design Challenges
  • Talent Recruitment and Selection
  • Talent Retention and Development
  • Performance Management
  • Employee Motivation and Reward Management
  • Managing Workplace Health and Safety
  • Workplace Negotiation Processes
  • Strategic Human Resource Management and Future Trends

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face to Face (onsite)
  • E-Learning (online)

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  • Minor Essay (25%)
  • Written Report (50%)
  • Presentation + Handout (25%)

Prescribed Text

  • Nankervis, A., Baird, M., Coffey, J. & Shields, J. (2023). Human Resource Management: Strategy & Practice (11th Ed. AU/NZ). Cengage Learning Australia. 

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