Courses & Units

Applied Human Resource Management BMA219

The HRM major is no longer on offer and therefore the availability of this unit in 2024 may be restricted. For further information please contact the Managing People and Organisations major coordinator, Dr Albert Amankwaa.

Introduction

Strategic and effective human resource management is now widely recognised as a critical contributor to the achievement of organisational objectives, organisational competitiveness and profitability. Todays HR professionals are expected to understand and practise human resource management that is strategically aligned with organisational goals, and creates value for the organisation. This unit integrates theory and research to develop students understanding of evidence-based human resource management, and their professional skills, in human resource practice.

Summary

Unit name Applied Human Resource Management
Unit code BMA219
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Business & Economics
Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline Management
Coordinator Doctor Desmond Ayentimi
Available as an elective? Yes
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Intermediate

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Online Semester 1 Off-Campus International Domestic

Key

On-campus
Off-Campus
International students
Domestic students
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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 1 26/2/2024 22/3/2024 15/4/2024 2/6/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Describe HRM theories and concepts in people management settings.
  • Explain how key HRM principles and practices can be employed to solve people management problems in organisations.
  • Demonstrate the application of HRM theories and principles in developing HRM systems to improve human resource management practices.
  • Communicate HR information in presentation and written reports, individually and in team environments, using professional language and standards common to business professionals and peers.

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
080303 $2,040.00 $1,597.00 not applicable $2,979.00

1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Please note: international students should refer to What is an indicative Fee? to get an indicative course cost.

Requisites

Prerequisites

BMA121

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

BMA317

Teaching

AssessmentGroup assignment (30%)|Presentation (30%)|Management Report (40%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

You will need the following text [available from the Co-op Bookshop]: Stone, RJ 2017, Human resource management, 9th ed, John Wiley & Sons: Milton, Queensland. Students can purchase the text as a hard copy text with an interactive e-text code through the Co-op bookshop or can purchase just the interactive e-text , through the WileyDirect website.
Recommended

Boxall, P & Purcell, J 2016, Strategy and human resource management, 4th edn, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, England.

Collings, DC & Wood, G (eds) 2009, Human resource management: a critical text, Routledge, Oxford.

Compton, R, Nankervis, A & Morrissey, W 2006, Effective recruitment & selection practices, 4th edn, CCH, Sydney.

Connell, J & Teo, S (eds) 2010, Strategic HRM: contemporary issues in the Asia Pacific region, Tilde University Press, Melbourne.

Dessler, G. 2016, Fundamentals of human resource management, 4th edn, Pearson, Melbourne.

Evers, A, Anderson, N, & Voskuijl, O 2005, The Blackwell handbook of personnel selection, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford.

Hartel, CEJ & Fujimoto, Y 2015, Human resource management, 3RD edn, Pearson, Melbourne

Holland, P, Sheehan, C, Donohue, R & Pyman, A 2007, Contemporary issues and challenges in HRM, Tilde University Press, Melbourne (Chapters 2, 6 & 12).

Kramar, R, Bartram, T, De Cieri, H, Noe, RA, Hollenbeck, JR, Gerhart, B, Wright, P 2014, 'Human resource management' in Australia : strategy, people, performance, 5th edn, McGraw Hill, North Ryde.

Nankervis, A, Baird, M, Coffey, J & Shields, J 2013, Human resource management : strategy and practice, 8th ed Cengage Learning, Melbourne.

Pilbeam, S & Corbridge, M 2006, People resourcing: contemporary HRM in practice, Prentice Hall, London.

Shields, J 2007, Managing employee performance and reward: concepts, practices, strategies, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Vic.

Storey, J 2007, Human resource management: a critical text, 3rd edn, Thomson Learning, London.

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