| Semester 1, 2021 Online | |
| Short Description: | Building an Engaged Workforce |
| 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 : | 080399 - Business Mgt not classified |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Rationale
Increased employee engagement at work is a significant leadership priority. Recent research for instance identified that along with change management, leadership and organisation adaptation, employee engagement was one of the most challenging priorities for senior management, In particular, creating an environment where a person applies their ‘preferred self’ to task behaviours creates a greater connection to work, increases personal presence (both physical, cognitive and emotional) and enhances a person’s full role performance. In this course, students will master a range of theoretical knowledge related to employee engagement. Students will be able to justify and interpret the different engagement approaches that will help them to develop a range of employee engagement propositions, methodologies and creative ideas designed to increase the engagement of the workforce.
Synopsis
In this course, students will learn about the different aspects of employee engagement theory, in particular, job design, job satisfaction, employee support, psychological safety, job burnout and trust and respect among others. Students will need to acquire a solid body of knowledge in relation to the theoretical background that helps to explain how organisations can best engage their workers and to keep them interested and motivated at work. For instance, students will learn how to align organisational strategy with HR engagement activities. Students however will need to practise a series of work engagement activities designed to help them synthesize between the different approaches, how they can be applied, why one methodology works better than another, why workers become disengaged and what the overall effect of disengaged workers has on organisation productivity. Students will therefore acquire different knowledge and creative skills to be able to evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level while at the same time be able to interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions related to managing employee engagement.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Identify and interpret different engagement theories that help to explain employee engagement activities at work;
- Distinguish between different methodologies, practices, and intervention of engagement;
- Critically reflect on their own employee engagement activities;
- Apply different engagement techniques to common organisational engagement problems;
- Communicate employee engagement solutions in places of work.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Theories of Employee Engagement | 25.00 |
| 2. | Organisational Strategy & Engagement | 25.00 |
| 3. | Critical Reflection of Self | 10.00 |
| 4. | Application of Methods and Practices | 40.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=01&subject1=MGT8049)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed Study | 50.00 |
| Independent Study | 115.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Reflection | 100 | 35 | 01 Apr 2021 | 1,3 | (see note 1) |
| Design Organisational Plan | 100 | 65 | 01 Jun 2021 | 1,2,4,5 | (see note 2) |
Notes
- Critically reflect on your personal experience of employee engagement.
- Design and communicate an organisational plan to build employee engagement.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities 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 items for the course. -
Examination information:
NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
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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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 .
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways.
This course:
• conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
• forms part of the Master of Adaptive Leadership and is benchmarked against the comparative activities and performance of similar leadership Masters programs in business-related areas throughout Australia.