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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3092

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Study Method
100% online

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Course ID
163865

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Unit Value
4.5

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UniSA Online Elective Course
Yes

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Duration
10 weeks

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Availability/Timetable(s)
Study Period 3
Study Period 6

Course aim

To develop knowledge about the central themes and diverse views within strategic human resource management and skills in identifying appropriate strategic HRM responses to organisational challenges.

Course content

Introduction to stakeholder views on strategy; implications of the contingency, best-practice approaches to HR policy and practice, and the resource-based view of the firm on organisational HR decision-making: contingency, best-practice approaches to HR policy and practice; resource-based view of the firm; industrial organisation; developmental vs instrumental approaches; types of strategic fit; issues in business-HR integration; assessment of environmental and organisational context; relationship between operational HR activities and strategic HRM outcomes; measurement of HR performance; workforce planning: recruitment and retention; management of change.

Textbooks

Nil

Prerequisites

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
BUSS 2077 UO Foundations of Human Resource Management
BUSS 3097 UO Strategic Management

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online 10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation

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