UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

MGS2430 Human resource management

Faculty of Business and Economics

MGS2430 Human resource management is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at South Africa. It needs MGF1010, MGS1010 or MGW1010.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
South Africa
Assessment
Exam 50%
and 2 other tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Requisites

Overview

This unit explores the strategic role of HRM in organisations, human resource planning, job design, staffing, performance management, training and development, reward systems, legal issues in employment, HR information systems and the contribution of HRM to competitive advantage.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterSouth AfricaOn campus

Assessment

  • Individual Assessment
    25%
  • Group Assessment
    25%
  • ExaminationThreshold hurdle
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    understand the organisational role and context of HRM

  2. 2

    describe how HRM can contribute to the achievement of strategic and operational organisational objectives

  3. 3

    identify and describe the influence of an organisation's external environment on HRM

  4. 4

    identify the range of HR activities and techniques and explain how they can determine, acquire, develop, motivate and reward employees

  5. 5

    describe contemporary issues in managing human resources and discuss their influence on HRM

  6. 6

    demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task, a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in the unit. This is demonstrated by the requirement that the student must attain a mark of at least 40% in the final summative assessment task.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures144 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachRole play

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Lecture and tutorials or problem classes

Three principles drive the teaching approaches in this unit:

Constructive Alignment: Learning is strategically aligned to achieve the learning outcomes, as demonstrated through the assessment. Through the weekly lessons you should see clear connections to the assessment program, and learning should be directly ransferrable to the assessment program.

Scaffolding: Starting from lower level learning, new knowledge and skills are progressively introduced adding complexity and connections, and expecting higher-order learning. Within each lesson, and across the unit, building upon early activities, you should see your knowledge and skills demonstrate higher capabilities.

Team-Based Learning: Learning is social and interactive, and best achieved through purposefully designed activities that include these interactions. Through your personally developed and shared learning activities you should develop, analyse, connect, synthesise, interpret, evaluate, justify… more than you could on your own.

Learning resources

Required resources

The prescribed text for MGS2430 is:
Gary Dessler (2017), Human Resource Management 15th Edition, Global Edition, Florida. ISBN-10: 1292152109 • ISBN 13: 9781292152103 ©2017 • Pearson

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Ms Jennifer Nzonzo

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MGS2430?

You need MGF1010, MGS1010 or MGW1010 before you enrol.

When is MGS2430 offered?

In 2020, MGS2430 runs in Semester 2 at South Africa.

How much work is MGS2430?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MGS2430 have an exam?

Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Management
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021