Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Norman McCulla
Contact via +61 2 98508650
Building X5B Room 272
By email or telephone appointment.
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEd or PGDipEdS or GradCertEdS or MEdLead or MHEd or PGDipHEd or PGCertHEd or GradCertHEd or MEChild or GradCertEChild or MTeach(Birth to Five Years) or GradCertClinEdSim or MIndigenousEd or GradDipIndigenousEd or GradDipChildLit or MChildLit
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Strategic management of human resources is a key responsibility of leaders at all levels of educational organisations. Participants extend their understanding of the nature and inter-relationships of strategic human resource management and development functions (including recruitment, induction, continuing professional development, leadership development, performance management, succession planning and legislative compliance) and critically reflect on how these contribute to productive work environments, the formation of professional learning communities, and the attainment of organisational goals.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Feedback on task performance will be provided via the Gradebook in iLearn. Additionally, feedback will be provided through Turnitin in the form of performance in relation to the assignment criteria, as well as qualitative feedback in the form of comments. Overall student performance on assignments will be reported using a grade.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Seminar Discussions | 30% | No | Fortnighly |
Reflective Journals | 30% | No | 25 Sept and 10 Nov |
Major Assessment Task | 40% | No | 22 October |
Due: Fortnighly
Weighting: 30%
Contributions to six seminars either online (for Online students) of face-to-face (for Evening students)
Due: 25 Sept and 10 Nov
Weighting: 30%
Two sets of Reflective Journals of no more than 1500 words each covering Modules 2-4 and 5-7 respectively.
Due: 22 October
Weighting: 40%
A piece of sustained writing of between 2500 and 3000 words that identifies, analyses and seeks to resolve a problem in an aspect of HRM or HRD practice in the workplace, organisation or jurisdiction.
It will be assumed that you have your own copy of the required text:
Nankervis, A., Baird, M., Coffey. J., & Shields, J. (2017). Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice. Melbourne: Cengage. (Ninth edition).
All other learning resources are accessed online through the iLearn Modules within the Unit and/or through the online resources of Macquarie’s library.
The learning objectives for EDCN847 are to provide opportunities for participants to extend their understanding of the inter-relationships of strategic human resource management and development functions (including recruitment, induction, continuing professional development, leadership development, performance management, succession planning and legislative compliance) and critically reflect on how these contribute to productive work environments, the formation of professional learning communities, the welfare and development of staff and, ultimately, to the attainment of organisational goals for improved student learning. These aspects are encompassed in 7 Modules.
Module 1: Introduction |
Module 2: Human Resource Management- Issues & Challenges in Organisational Practice |
Module 3: Human Resource Planning:- Work Design, Recruitment, Selection and Induction |
Module 4: Creating and Maintaining a Productive Work Environment- Developing Continuous Learning among Staff |
Module 5: Creating and Maintaining a Productive Work Environment- Managing Staff Performance, and Professional and Career Development |
Module 6: Legislative Framework for Human Resource Management- Industrial Relations, Awards and Agreements, EEO and WH&S |
Module 7: Issues in Human Resource Management in Education |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Our postgraduates will demonstrate a high standard of discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgment. They will have the ability to make informed choices and decisions that reflect both the nature of their professional work and their personal perspectives.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to communicate effectively and convey their views to different social, cultural, and professional audiences. They will be able to use a variety of technologically supported media to communicate with empathy using a range of written, spoken or visual formats.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be ethically aware and capable of confident transformative action in relation to their professional responsibilities and the wider community. They will have a sense of connectedness with others and country and have a sense of mutual obligation. They will be able to appreciate the impact of their professional roles for social justice and inclusion related to national and global issues
This graduate capability is supported by:
The contents of this unit are updated annually in line with developments in the HRM and HRD literature and administrative changes in Australian education.
EDCN847 is a seminar-based unit. Participants bring to it a wide and rich array of experiences in education workplaces. The Unit is centred on the premise that the expertise of all of us is greater than that of any one of us, so the sharing of experiences, observations, insights, readings and resources is important in relation to a number of topics we will be discussing throughout the Unit. We progress through these sequentially as outlined above. In so doing, we aim for a breadth of understanding to be developed among participants but also depth of understanding in relation to a participant-defined area of specific interest and/or professional need.