Lecturer-in-charge Name: 

Course Website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au

Tutors:  Please refer to MyUni for names and contact details

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from the Course Planner at https://access.adelaide.edu.au/courses/search.asp

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Recognise and discuss the critical role that effective people management plays in building and maintaining competitive advantage in contemporary organisations.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of basic HR functions, and the theories, concepts, models, and methods that inform HR practice.
3. Apply HRM concepts and technical knowledge to the analysis of HRM problems, cases, and issues.
4. Write a research report that demonstrates an effective synthesis of research findings with relevant research literature.
5. Recognise and demonstrate the behaviours and attitudes required for effective teamwork.

Following is the required textbook for this course:

Nankervis, A., Baird, M., Coffey, J. and Shields, J., 2023. Human resource management. Cengage AU.

Online available now. Hard copy available from November 2022. 

https://au.cengage.com/c/human-resource-management-11e-nankervis-baird-coffey-shields/9780170458795/



Note: (1) It is required you have continuous access to the nominated text in order to complete the course requirements.
(2) Other editions of the above text are NOT the same as the required text (3) details of a discount oportunity from the publisher will be provided by the Course Coordinator closer to semester commencing.

Reading is considered to be an essential part of the course, and students are expected to access and critically analyse the relevant literature. Apart from becoming familiar with the contents of the main text, students are also strongly urged to refer to academic journals in the area of (or relevant to) HRM. The following journals (all of which are available from the Barr Smith Library) are recommended:

• Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources (online)
• Harvard Business Review (online)
• Human Relations (online)
• Human Resource Management Review (online)
• Human Resource Planning (online)
• International Journal of Human Resource Management (online)
• Journal of Applied Psychology (online)
• Journal of Human Resources (online)
• Journal of Industrial Relations (online)
• Personnel Journal (online)
• Training and Development (online)

Lectures will be recorded and made available on MyUni. 

Please refer to MyUni for additional support materials

This course will be structured as a three-hour workshop conducted in Weeks 1-12 of the teaching semester. 

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that for a three-unit course you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours of private study outside of your regular classes. This time commitment will include reading the relevant text book chapter, preparing for tutorials, and other assessment tasks.

Workshop (seminar) topics

Week 1 Evolution of strategic human resource management 

Week 2 The context of strategic human resource management 

Week 3 Industrial relations frameworks

Week 4 Human resource planning

Week 5 Designing work

Week 6 Recruitment and selection

Week 7 Retention, learning and development

Week 8 Performance management

Week 9 Reward management

Week 10 Managing work health and safety

Week 11 Evaluating SHRM: towards the future

Week 12 Final assessment workshop

Week 13 No workshop

Assessment Item	Due date	Weighting	Related Learning Outcome
1. Participation (including peer assessment)	N/A	10%	1,2,3
2. Essay - HR in the Headlines: Analysing a Contemporary HR Issue (Individual assessment)	Week 6	20%	1,2,4
3. Group HR Case Study (Group Assessment)	Part A - Week 7 Part B- Week 11	30%	1,2,3,4,5
4. Report - Case study & Reflection - Student  (Individual assessment)	Week 13	40%	1,2,3,4
Total		100%

For specific information and due dates please see MyUni.

1. It is highly encouraged that students attend ALL tutorials. Marks will be allocated based on your preparation, and both the quantity and quality of your participation in class and small group discussions. Although tutor will keep an attendance record, it should be kept in mind that being present in the tutorial and not participating will not secure you any mark.
2. To gain a pass in this course, a mark of at least 45% must be obtained in the final assessment as well as a total of at least 50% overall. Students not achieving the minimum final assessment mark will be awarded no more than 49%.

Workshop participation (weighting – 10%)

It is highly encouraged that students attend ALL tutorials. Marks will be allocated based on your preparation, and both the quantity and quality of your participation in class and small group discussions (peer assessed). Although tutor will keep an attendance record, it should be kept in mind that being present in the tutorial and not participating will not secure you any mark.

HR in the Headlines: Analysing a Contemporary HR Issue (Individual) (weighting – 20%)

Assessment output: Critical essay
Further details available in week 1

Group Case Study  (weighting - 30% = 10% Part A, 10% Part B, 10% peer assessment of contribution)

Assessment output: 10x various HR outputs aligned to the weekly HR topics
Further details available in week 1

Individual report & reflection (weighting – 40%)
Assessment output: Case study analysis and reflection essay.

1. Please note that all requests for extensions should be directed in writing to the Lecturer-in charge no later than 48 hours before the due date. Extension requests after this time will only be granted for exceptional circumstances. This does not include poor time management or poor file management.
2. Extensions to the due date of individual and group assessment may be granted under special circumstances. An extension request based on illness or on exceptional personal circumstances must include the "Supporting Statement / Certification Form" that is on p. 4 of the Supplementary Assessment application available at: www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/pdfs/supp_applic.pdf .
   Students applying for an extension based on medical reasons must visit their medical practitioner, with the approved University form, and have the medical practitioner complete it. A normal doctor's certificate will not be accepted.
3. All assignments are to be lodged at, or prior to, the due date and time. A late assignment where no extension has been granted will be penalised by a reduction of 5% of the mark given for each day, or part of a day, that it is late.
4. Assessment marks prior to the final exam will be displayed on the course website. Students are encouraged to check their marks and notify the Lecturer-in-Charge of any discrepancies.
5. Legible hand-writing and the quality of English expression are considered to be integral parts of the assessment process. Marks may be deducted in the final examination because of poor handwriting.
6. Students in this course are not permitted to take a DICTIONARY (English or English-Foreign) into the examination.

5.3.1 Presentation of Assignments

1. Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.
2. All individual assignments must be attached to an Assignment Cover Sheet that must be signed and dated by the student before submission. Lecturers will withhold students’ results until such time as the student has signed the Assignment Cover Sheet.
3. All group assignments must be attached to a Group Assignment Cover Sheet that must be signed and dated by all group members before submission. All team members are expected to contribute approximately equally to a group assignment.
4. Students may not submit work for an assignment that has previously been submitted for this course or any other course.
5. Markers can refuse to accept assignments that do not have a signed acknowledgement of the University’s Policy on Plagiarism: www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/230/

Supplementary assessment – supplementary assessment for final exam will be offered in this course under some circumstances. Students are not permitted to resubmit work completed in previous years.

Appeal of grade – students who wish to appeal their mark for an assessment item should initially discuss their concerns with their tutor. If they are still dissatisfied they should then make contact with the Lecturer-in-charge. Any student who, after discussion of the result with the lecturer in charge, is still dissatisfied with the mark awarded for a particular piece of assessment work, and who has specific grounds for objecting to the mark, may lodge a written request for a review of the result or an independent second assessment with the Head of Discipline or School within 10 University business days from the date of notification of the result. Such a written request must contain details of the grounds on which the objection is based. Requests must include a summary of the reasons the student believes his or her assessment work deserves a higher mark. These reasons must be directly related to the academic quality of the work.

This course is regularly revised and updated to reflect student feedback.