People, Work and Wellbeing
PostgraduateTAS-BMA5832025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $3,128
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
People, Work and Wellbeing
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Identify and critically analyse the nexus between leadership strategy and human resources management practices in managing people effectively in different organisational contexts
- Evaluate current workplace challenges faced by complex, contemporary organisations and their implications for the future of work and social expectations (including SDG compliance).
- Construct and communicate arguments relating to the application of theory to practice regarding contemporary people management.
- Demonstrate effective peer-review and self-reflection in individual and group settings.
- Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Functional HRM
- Emerging Perspectives vs Traditional HRM
- SHRM in Context
- Leadership and SHRM
- Creating and Harnessing Value in Contemporary Organisations
- Well-being at Work
- Emerging Issues in SHRM
- International Perspectives
- Contemporary SHRM in Practice
- Sustainability and SHRM
- Future Perspectives
This subject was previously titled ‘Managing People and the Employment Relationship’.
The effective management of human resources is becoming an increasingly vital concern in organisations, whether they are professional practices employing only a few staff, multinational corporations, public sector or not-for-profit organisations. The impact of globalisation, increased competition for talented employees, skills shortages and changing expectations of the employment relationship pose increasingly complex challenges for all organisations.
A sound understanding of human resource principles and concepts and how to implement human resource policies and procedures is of importance to human resource specialists and line managers alike. Effective human resource management requires a thorough knowledge of, and skills in, various people management functions, together with the ability to meld these functions into a carefully planned, well-integrated program that will assist organisations to achieve their objectives.
In this subject, you will examine current topics in human resource management and bridge theory and practice by examining issues from both strategic and operational perspectives.
There is a focus on students’ understanding of the skills required to be an effective human resources specialist or people manager. Human resources matters in this subject are examined from the perspective of managers, human resources specialists and employees
- Literature Review (40%)
- Individual Presentation (40%)
- Discussion Post (Online) (20%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Workshop (blended) 180 minutes x 4 per semester.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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