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MGMT8050 – Management of People at Work

2024 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor
Professor Louise Thornthwaite
louise.thornthwaite@mq.edu.au
Contact via Email
Room 628, E4A (4 Eastern Road)
Tuesday 1pm- 2.45pm
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
MGMT6051 or (Admission to MIntBus and MKTG6096)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
MGMT 8050 IS CO-BADGED WITH MGMT 7050
Unit description Unit description

This unit provides students with contemporary knowledge and skills concerning the effective management of people at work. The unit reviews the key systems required for organisations to effectively manage their people in the context of their overall business strategy and the allied managerial skills required for successful implementation. Students learn what the options are for recruitment, selection, development, performance management, reward systems and other fundamental aspects of managing people and the key challenges facing organisations. A particular focus of this unit is the requirement for students to critically evaluate real organisational practices against contemporary theory as well as long established principles.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Evaluate recent developments and contemporary issues in managing people at work.
  • ULO2: Defend the importance of thinking strategically about HRM from different theoretical perspectives and the implications for the roles of HR professionals.
  • ULO3: Critically analyse HR policies and practices against contemporary theory and established principles.
  • ULO4: Design HR strategies in key areas of practice that support the creation of value and competitive advantage while also promoting employee wellbeing and decent work.

General Assessment Information

Late Assessment Submission Policy 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.  For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to apply for Special Consideration.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Participation Task 10% No Various
Individual Essay 40% No Week 7
Group Presentation 20% No Various - Weeks 9 to 12
Report 30% No Week 13

Participation Task

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Various
Weighting: 10%

 

Students participate in groups to discuss and analyse 4 case studies over 4 different topics and submit a group-based written set of answers to the case study questions.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Evaluate recent developments and contemporary issues in managing people at work.
  • Defend the importance of thinking strategically about HRM from different theoretical perspectives and the implications for the roles of HR professionals.
  • Design HR strategies in key areas of practice that support the creation of value and competitive advantage while also promoting employee wellbeing and decent work.

Individual Essay

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 40%

 

This assessment is worth 40% in total. It is an 1,500 word individual essay.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Evaluate recent developments and contemporary issues in managing people at work.
  • Defend the importance of thinking strategically about HRM from different theoretical perspectives and the implications for the roles of HR professionals.
  • Critically analyse HR policies and practices against contemporary theory and established principles.

Group Presentation

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Various - Weeks 9 to 12
Weighting: 20%

 

This is a group presentation by a team and worth 20% of the Unit.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Defend the importance of thinking strategically about HRM from different theoretical perspectives and the implications for the roles of HR professionals.
  • Critically analyse HR policies and practices against contemporary theory and established principles.
  • Design HR strategies in key areas of practice that support the creation of value and competitive advantage while also promoting employee wellbeing and decent work.

Report

Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%

 

This is an individual report of 1200 words linked to the group presentation. It requires an individual critical analysis of people management issues covered in the group presentation and is worth 30% of the Unit.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Defend the importance of thinking strategically about HRM from different theoretical perspectives and the implications for the roles of HR professionals.
  • Critically analyse HR policies and practices against contemporary theory and established principles.
  • Design HR strategies in key areas of practice that support the creation of value and competitive advantage while also promoting employee wellbeing and decent work.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

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Results

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Unit information based on version 2024.06 of the Handbook