Classes

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.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

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 (2016). Human Resource Selection. (8th ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. 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. The previous (7th) edition of the text is also useable in this unit, and students will not be penalised for using that edition of the text. Students using the 7th edition are advised to use the lecture name rather than the chapter number when mapping the chapters against the weekly schedule.

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.  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.

You should familiarise yourself with the relevant HRM journals in the library:

• Academy of Management Journal
• Asia Pacific Journal of HR
• Australian Journal of Management                      
• California Management Review
• Harvard Business Review                                  
• HRM Journal 
• International Journal of Employment Studies
• International Journal of HRM
• International Journal of Manpower
• Personnel Journal 
• Labour & Industry
• AHRI Asia Journal      
• Personnel Management
• Personnel Review
• Sloan Management Review
• The Journal of Industrial Relations

Some useful websites

• http://www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au
• http://www.fairwork.gov.au
• http://www.ahri.com.au
• http://www.actu.org.au
• http://www.deewr.gov.au

Key research databases for your study of HRM include

• Ebsco host: Academic Search Elite
• Business Source Primer
• Journals@Ovid PsycArticles
• PsycINFO
• Psychology and behavioral sciences collection
• Web of science

Technology Used and Required

Unit Web Page

• The online resource (iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au) to accompany this unit is used for student announcements and electronic distribution of materials.
• Students should check the unit website regularly and a minimum of once a week. The slides for each week’s lectures will be loaded to the iLearn site.
• Note that the slides presented in the lecture may have been recently updated and not be identical to the slides on iLearn.
• Lectures are recorded for student use through the Echo system and may be accessed through iLearn. 

Learning and Teaching Activities

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 emphasize students' own future careers and job searches. Students are expected to have read prescribed reading prior to class and engage in tutorial group discussions.

The following schedule is provided as a guide to the semester's lectures and activities, however changes may be made to accommodate guests or for other reasons. Any relevant changes will be advised in lectures and/or on the unit's iLearn page. 

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. The updated textbook is now used.

Teaching delivery has been adjusted for both Anzac Day and Easter which fall on lecture days for this unit this semester. There will be no lectures or tutorials in those weeks but relevant lecture and/or tutorial content for those weeks will be available online and students will be directed in that self-study. 

The Australian context is used as the base case to illustrate human resources functions in global contexts, and international organisations are used as case studies in many instances. Students are encouraged to share their knowledge of international experiences that may demonstrate consistency or contrast with local practice. Sustainability and sustainable practices are are specifically addressed in one lecture on that topic and the convenor's journal paper on sustainable practices in recruitment and selection is used in the unit.

• This unit includes sustainable recruitment & selection practices as a core element.
• This unit uses research by Macquarie University researcher: 
  • Jepsen, D. M., & Grob, S. (2015). Sustainability in Recruitment and Selection: Building a Framework of Practices. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 9(2), 160-178.