This unit introduces students to trends and developments in thinking about strategic human resource management, the role of the HR professional in the strategy formulation process (that include evidence-based organizational development approaches), and the implementation and evaluation of HR strategy. Students examine research literature on the challenges of integrating and aligning HR practice and strategy with business and corporate strategy. Students demonstrate their ability to apply this knowledge by identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in a key capability area of a specific real-world organisation.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand relevant theories and concepts drawn from strategic management and strategic HRM with a focus on contemporary trends and developments in these evolving and complex fields of study;
2. Reflect critically on the core knowledge required of the Business Strategist capability area in the Australian HR Capability Framework and the relevance to the student¿s formation of their sense of professional identity;
3. Understand the importance of values and sound ethical behaviour in the design, implementation, and evaluation of HRM policy, practice, and strategy; and
4. Analyse corporate and business planning documentation in relation to a specific organisation (including relevant HR analytical data), understand the organisation¿s internal and external environment, and identify and analyse industry-based research on strategic HRM and then use all of this information to identify the scope for improvement in a select area of HR practices and strategy.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

11191 Managing Human Capital.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Understanding of theory and practice in human capital and human resource management.