Performance and Compensation Management
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
BUSS 2048
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
013532
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA Business
Course aim
This course covers two important organisational human resource management activities: performance management and compensation management. Students will learn how organisations develop effective performance management and compensation management systems to achieve organisational goals.
Course content
This course overviews the techniques organisations use when managing employee performance and compensation. It particularly emphasises on acquisition knowledge and skills necessary for designing performance and compensation management systems. It also addresses recent theory and research relevant to performance and compensation management decisions.
Textbook(s)
Shields, J, Rooney, J, Brown, M & Kaine, S 2020, Managing employee performance and reward: systems, practices and prospects, 3rd edn, Cambridge University Press, New York.
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| BUSS 2043 | Foundations of Human Resource Management |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Preparatory | 1 x 1 week | ||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| Lecture (Virtual) | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 10 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Workshop | 30 hours x N/A | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External | 3 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | |||
| Offshore | 3 hours x 10 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Reflection, Report
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.
Course Coordinators
UniSA Business
