Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Tutor
Philomena Brandt
Contact via philomena.brandt@mq.edu.au
Before or after tutorial
Other Staff
Deborah Howlett
Contact via deborah.howlett@mq.edu.au
Unit Convenor
Karen O'Connell-Shea
Contact via karen.oconnell-shea@mq.edu.au
E4B104
Thursday 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
HRM107
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit addresses recruitment and selection in organisations and examines measurement and decision making in HR selection, job analysis techniques, performance prediction, interviewing and psychometric assessment. The unit takes a technical approach and both the scholarly literature and applied practices of specialist topics are examined.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Early Semester Quiz | 10% | Wk 4 |
Essay | 30% | Wk 7 |
Group Presentation & Report | 20% | Wks 7, 8, 9, 10 &11 in tutes |
Final Examination | 40% | University Examination Period |
Due: Wk 4
Weighting: 10%
In tutorial
Extension: No extensions or supplementary available
This assessment is intended to give feedback on student performance and for students to see the type of multiple choice questions used in the final exam.
Due: Wk 7
Weighting: 30%
Word length: 1500 words Please see Ilearn for essay details
Submission: This assessment is to be submitted ONLINE through TURNITIN in week 7 and to be also handed into BESS by Friday 2nd May 3.00pm
Extension: No extensions will be granted. Late essays will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline. Essays submitted after 72 hours will be awarded 0 marks.
Penalties: There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof (INCLUDING WEEKENDS) that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission - 40% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily: This assessment is worth 30% of students' final marks.
Due: Wks 7, 8, 9, 10 &11 in tutes
Weighting: 20%
Full details of this assessment is available to enrolled students on iLearn
Submission: During tutorial
Extension: None granted
What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily: Peer review of group members' contribution is required in order for students to be credited with marks from this assessment.
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 40%
The final exam is worth 40% of the final mark. It is not necessary to pass the final exam in order to pass this unit.
A final examination is included as an assessment task for this unit to provide assurance that the product belongs to the student and the student has attained the knowledge and skills tested in the exam. A 3 hour final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.
The subject consists of a weekly two hour lecture and a one hour tutorial. The timetable is at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/ Note: Students must attend 80% of all tutorials to complete the unit, i.e., miss no more than two tutorials, including medical absences. A log will be taken to record attendance. Medical certificates are required for medical absences and should be given to your tutor.
You must stay in the tutorial to which you were enrolled as a cap is applied on the number of students to each tutorial in order maximise your learning experience. However, you may change a tutorial, providing the tutorial you wish to change to has a vacancy. The only way you can do this is via e-student within two weeks of the start of semester. Changes cannot be made after week two.
Students are expected to arrive on time, certainly before five minutes past the hour and not to leave until the class ends.
Mobiles should be turned off during classes, not simply set to silent. Texting or other mobile phone activity during class is distracting to the student, the lecturer and other students and is strictly forbidden. Students violating this requirement will be asked to leave the class.
The textbook required for this unit is available for purchase at the University Co-op Bookshop and a limited number are available in the Macquarie University library:
Gatewood, Field, and Barrick (2011). Human Resource Selection. (7th ed.). Cincinnati: Southwestern College Publishing Company. This is an American textbook selected for the thorough manner in which the technical aspects of selection have been addressed. The text is available at the University Co-Op Bookshop and is also available online.
E-text information: Students can access the Gatewood & Barrick text via CengageBrain.com which a single destination for print textbooks, eBook, single eChapters, and study tools. http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/shop/FAQ.html has some extra links if students are experiencing compatibility issues. On the left hand panel is a link “Requirement and Capabilities”. For technical help with eBooks or your purchase go to http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/shop/Support.html. While the print version is $129.95 (GST inc), the eBook is priced at $71.95 (GST inc). CengageBrain eBooks provide two years of access. While the pricing is below that of the print book, the eBook cannot be on-sold at the end of your studies. The eBook is not able to be copied to another student.
Recommended reading for those interested in less technical side of recruitment:
Compton, Morissey & Nankervis, Effective Recruitment and Selection Practices. (5th ed.). CCH Australia Limited, Sydney.
Knox-Haly (2008). How to stop your workplace going pear-shaped: Readings in HR Risk Mitigation. (1st ed). Tilde Uni Press, Prahan, Vic. This Australian text incorporates legal perspectives on workplace issues and recruitment.
Recommended reading for sustainable leadership and organisational change:
Avery, G. C. & Bergsteiner, H. (2010). Honeybees and locusts: the business case for sustainable leadership, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
Dunphy, D. , Griffiths, A. and Benn, S., Organisational Change for Corporate Sustainability, Routledge, London and New York, 2003; revised edition 2007
Cohen, E., (2010). CSR for HR, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield
You should familiarise yourself with the relevant HRM journals in the library:
Some useful websites
Key research databases for your study of HRM include
Unit Web Page
The lecture will generally involve presentation of theoretical material as a basis for more general discussion in the tutorials. Tutorials will focus on practical application of the material, and will emphasise students' own future careers and job searches. Students are expected to have read prescribed reading prior to class and engage in tutorial group discussions.
What has changed from previous offerings of this unit?
Unit changes since last semester have been based on student feedback, pedagogy and movements in the recruitment industry. Specific changes to the unit include increased explicit links between lectures and tutorials, and a change in the sequence of lectures to more accurately reflect the recruitment process sequence. A change has occurred in the type of group report/presentation and it is based on secondary research this session. The essay is now focussing on Recruitemnt application in a global context.
Week Lecture Topic |
Tutorial activities |
Text readings |
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Assessment tasks and feedback |
Week 1: Introduction to unit, Selection |
No tutorial |
Ch 1 |
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Week 2: HRM in Selection |
Discussion |
Ch 3 |
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Week 3: Reliability & Validity |
Form groups and select topics
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Chs 4, 5 |
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Week 4: Selection Issues
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Early Semester Quiz |
Ch. 2
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Ass#1:Early semester quiz (10%) |
Week 5: Recruitment of Applicats, Forms and Reference Checks |
Selection Issues |
Ch 8 & 9 |
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Week 6: Strategies for Selection Decision Making |
Recruitment forms, conducting reference checks |
Ch 6 |
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Week 7: The Selection Interview |
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Ch 10 |
Ass #2: Essay to BESS (30%) |
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Week 8: Ability Tests, Personality Assessment |
Group presentation |
Chs 11, 12 |
Presentations commence |
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Week 9: compulsory Guest: Industry update, Diversity and E-recruitment |
Group presentation | Ch 2 |
Presentations continue |
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Week 10: Performance Tests & Assessment Centres
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Group presentation | Ch 13 |
Presentations continue |
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Week 11: compulsory Guest: Australian Recruitment Law |
Group presentation Discussion Decision making selection matrix |
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Presentations continue
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Week 12: compulsory Job Analysis Private Sector Resume - Career service session |
Interviewing skills & role plays |
Ch 7 |
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Week 13: Measures of Job Performance Exam Briefing |
Diversity and e-recruitment |
Ch 15 |
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Final exam in exam period (40%) |
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