Human Resources Management
UndergraduateADU-HRES30062027
Previously UAD-COM3502OUA
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 Apr 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $2,200
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Human Resources Management
About this subject
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Recognise and discuss the critical role that effective people management plays in building and maintaining competitive advantage in contemporary organisations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic HR functions, and the theories, concepts, models, and methods that inform HR practice.
- Apply HRM concepts and technical knowledge to the analysis of HRM problems, cases, and issues.
- Write a research report that demonstrates an effective synthesis of research findings with the relevant research literature.
- Recognise and demonstrate the behaviours and attitudes required for effective teamwork.
- Introducing HRM/Strategic HR
- Employee relations, HR and the legal context of work
- Health, safety, and employee wellbeing
- Equity and diversity
- Job analysis and design
- Human resource planning
- Recruitment and selection
- HRD and career development
- Performance management
- Remuneration
- International HRM
- The future of HRM
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the principles and practices of contemporary human resource management with a specific focus on the strategic role that it plays in helping organisations build and maintain competitive advantage. The course will explore the theory and practice of human resource management across the following areas: workforce planning; ethical and legal frameworks for HRM; employee selection; training and development; performance management; compensation; employee relations; diversity management; health, safety, and wellbeing; employee separation; and HRM in a global environment.
All assessment is assignment based.
- Participation and Engagement (10%)
- Individual Report (20%)
- Group Project Report (20%)
- Final assignment (40%)
- Group Project, Peer Assessment (10%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
UAD-COM3502OUA (Not currently available)
Others
Must not have completed COMMGMT3502OUA Human Resources Management at the University of Adelaide.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
- Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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