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Workforce Management
Postgraduate | ACU-HLSC606 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake
View information for 2022 course intake- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Workforce Management
About this subject
On successful completion of Workforce Management, students should be able to:
- Reflect upon and explain how knowledge of workforce management theories, concepts, practices, policies and processes can influence quality and safety of life/care in contemporary health care organisations
- Compare and contrast theoretically-based workforce management strategies that address potentially challenging issues and processes that may arise in employment relations in contemporary health care organisations
- Critically analyse the components of an ethically-based workforce management plan that incorporates an employee well-being and retention strategy, and the concept of corporate social responsibility
- Theories and foundations of workforce management in health care
- Strategic management and strategic Human Resource Management
- Employment relations, diversity and employment equity
- Workforce planning, recruitment, selection and retention
- Employee wellbeing
- Ethics and social responsibility
Health administrators today need to be able to effectively manage the health care workforce within their area of responsibility. Therefore, this subject is necessary for current and future health administrators, who will be able to apply evidence-based knowledge and skills to analyse, evaluate, generate and communicate solutions to complex problems such as forecasting workforce demand and supply, staff recruitment and retention and facilitating employee wellbeing and engagement.Health administrators who have specialised knowledge and skill in ensuring organisational best fit by aligning individual employee goals with organisational goals, who are skilled in evaluating workforce-related problems and who employ ethical approaches to workforce management are in a good position to provide their organisation with a competitive advantage within the health sector.
In this subject, workforce management principles and practices will be critically examined. Strategies and skills to promote employee well-being while maximising the allocation and use of resources and enhance accountability will be discussed. Employment relations, diversity, ethics, employee well-being and social responsibility will be critically analysed within this context.
This subject aims to provide students with an opportunity to discuss the theories that relate to the management of resources in health care organisations and to develop knowledge and skills relevant to workforce management to ensure that health care organisations are well-equipped to meet current and future workforce needs.
To become effective as a health administrator, the student must develop comprehensive knowledge of workforce management. This will be facilitated through online demonstration of the theoretical underpinnings, concepts and principles of strategic workforce management and confirmed by lecturer feedback via the learning environment online (LEO). Student knowledge will be further extended through online-mediated synthesis of theoretical knowledge to develop a repertoire of strategies aimed at meeting workforce-related challenges that can be applied to ethical workforce management including forecasting demand and supply, employee wellbeing, managing workforce diversity and social responsibility.
- Reflective Essay (30%)
- Online Discussions (20%)
- Essay / Plan (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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