| Semester 2, 2021 Springfield On-campus | |
| Short Description: | Enhancing Performance |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Business |
| Student contribution band : | Band 4 |
| ASCED code : | 080303 - Human Resource Management |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other Requisites
Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .
The course leader will use the Study Desk forums to make announcements about the course. Students are required to actively monitor course discussion forums on the Study Desk on a regular [minimum twice weekly] basis and contribute appropriately.
Rationale
This course is relevant to students interested in human resource management, business ownership or those who are likely to supervise or manage other people in the performance of their work. A finely assembled employee resource can provide a unique contribution to a firm’s competitive advantage. This course provides knowledge about enhancing the organisation’s talent by developing, encouraging, rewarding and if necessary, counselling employees so that the talent resource in the organisation continues to prosper. Such efforts assist the organisation to face the modern-day challenge of ensuring that the organisation is staffed with competent, committed and appropriately talented people to meet continually evolving strategic and operational business needs.
Synopsis
Talent management is a broad concept that refers to the processes that organisations use to attract, retain, motivate and develop its people, for now and for the future. In this course, students examine how organisations can design and use talent management initiatives to enhance performance by motivating, developing and rewarding people. Students will have the opportunity to improve their management knowledge as they examine how training, development and performance management are contributors to achieving the business strategy. Further, it is recognised that sometimes things go wrong with the performance or conduct of a person or people within the organisation. This course considers approaches to managing these issues if they arise.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- analyse talent management initiatives related to training and developing employees;
- evaluate and debate talent management initiatives related to performance management;
- analyse talent management initiatives related to recognition and reward;
- evaluate the processes for managing under-performance and/or troublesome conduct;
- demonstrate professional advisory and problem solving skills by applying relevant concepts and principles in the context of scholarly assessment pieces.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Talent management initiatives: training and developing employees | 40.00 |
| 2. | Talent management initiatives: performance management | 35.00 |
| 3. | Talent management initiatives: recognition and reward | 15.00 |
| 4. | Managing underperformance or troublesome conduct | 10.00 |
Text and Materials
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=02&subject1=MGT2004)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference Materials
Student Workload Expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed Study | 60.00 |
| Online Participation | 26.00 |
| Private Study | 29.00 |
Assessment Details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 10 | 5 | 04 Aug 2021 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 100 | 45 | 15 Sep 2021 | |
| TAKE HOME EXAMINATION | 50 | 50 | End S2 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- This will be a take home exam. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their examiner via StudyDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the Alternate Assessment Schedule has been released.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Online: There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
A Take Home Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed, written, or online material. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure . -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment Notes
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Referencing in assignments:
Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use Harvard (AGPS) style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide at .