Strategic Human Resource Management
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3038
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
100244
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA Business
Course aim
To develop knowledge about the central themes and diverse views within strategic human resource management and skills in identifying appropriate strategic HRM responses to organisational challenges.
Course content
Introduction to stakeholder views on strategy; implications of the contingency, best-practice approaches to HR policy and practice, and the resource-based view of the firm on organisational HR decision-making; best-practice approaches to HR policy and practice; resource-based view of the firm; industrial organisation; developmental vs instrumental approaches; types of strategic fit; issues in business-HR integration; assessment of environmental and organisational context; relationship between operational HR activities and strategic HRM outcomes; measurement of HR performance; workforce planning: recruitment and retention; management of change.
Textbook(s)
Nil
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| BUSS 3023 | Strategic Management |
| BUSS 2043 | Foundations of Human Resource Management |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Preparatory | 1 x 1 week | ||
| Lecture | 1 hour x 10 weeks | ||
| Lecture (Virtual) | 1 hour x 10 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External | 30 hours x N/A | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Assignment
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Course Coordinators
UniSA Business
