This document provides the course description and assessment details for BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management. Students must complete an individual assignment on either critically discussing the importance of achieving congruence between an organization's strategy, structure and HRM practices, or examining the differences between internal and external analyses of labor supply for human resource planning and why both are necessary. The assignment will be assessed based on demonstrated understanding, quality of analysis, application of solutions, writing and presentation. Additional resources for research are provided.

1. Course Description:
BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management
Course Description:
BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management
Course Description:
BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management
Assessment details and criteria
Task-1
Individual Assignment (Essay). Word limit: 1800 (There are
penalties for exceeding the word limit).
. Worth 20%.
Thoroughly investigate one of the following topic areas and
discuss in relation to Human Resource Management.
Topic 1: Critically discuss the importance of achieving
congruence between an organisation’s strategy, structure and

2. HRM practices.
OR
Topic 2: Human resource planning involves an analysis of both
the internal and external supply of labour. Discuss the
difference between these two areas of analysis and examine why
both are necessary for human resource planning to be accurate
and effective.
You should draw on real-life work situations (where verifiable),
research evidence and relevant HRM literature beyond your text
book to substantiate and illuminate your viewpoints.
Criteria for Assessment:
· evidence of appropriate reading & research (academic and
other relevant journals, text and reference books) and effective
use of these materials;
· demonstrated understanding of the HRM topic;
· quality and completeness of the analysis and discussion;
· ability to analyse critical incidents and to apply HRM
solutions;
· the development of an argument within a logical and
consistent structure with a clear introduction and conclusion;
· written expression & correct presentation (format, completed
and signed cover page, word count, line spacing, spell check
etc.), and clarity of expression;
· use of in-text reference, completion of a full reference list
using APA style.
Course Description:

3. BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management
Course Description:
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Additional useful references:
The following list may be used as a guide. Useful sources are
likely to include referred journal articles and text and reference
books. The internet can be a useful source for material (but
must be used with caution and discrimination) and journal
articles may be located via library databases.

4. Banister, R. & Harding, J. (2004). Human Resource
Management An Introduction to the Australian Workplace.
Australia: Pearson.
Boxall, P. & J. Purcell (2003). Strategy and Human Resource
Management. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Bratton, J. & Gold, J. (2003). Human Resource Management:
Theory and Practice, (3rd Ed.).Houndmills Hampshire:
Macmillan.
Bruce, P.J. (2003). Human Resource Management Casebook
(2nd ed.). Riverwood, NSW: Prentice Hall.
Cole, K. (2007). Workplace Relations in Australia A Practical
Guide To Workchoices.
Australia: Pearson
Cooper, R. (2009). Forward with Fairness? Industrial Relations
under Labor in 2008, Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 51,
No. 3, pp. 285-296.
De Cieri, H., Kramar, R., Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart,
B. & Wright, P. M. (2005). HumanResource Management in
Australia (2nd ed.). Australia: McGraw-Hill.
Dessler, G, (2004). Human Resource Management. (10th Ed.),
New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Dessler, G., Griffiths, J. & Lloyd-Walker, B. (2007). HRM. (3rd
Ed.), Australia: Pearson Education
Evans, Paul, Pucik, Vladimir, and Barsoux, Jean-Louis, (2002).
The Global Challenge:
Frameworks for International Human Resource Management,

5. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Fisher, Cynthia, Schoenfeldt, Lyle, and Shaw, James, (2003)
Human Resource Management, (5th Ed.). New York: Houghton
Mifflin.
Florian, P. (2009). Determinants of Work-life Balance:
Shortcomings in the Contemporary Measurement of WLB in
Large-scale Surveys. Social Indicators Research,Vol. 92, No. 3 /
July,pp.449-469.
Foot, M. & Hook, C. (2005). Introducing Human Resource
Management 4th ed. England: Prentice Hall.
Hartel, C.E.J., Fujimoto, Y., Strybosch, V.E., & Fitzpatrick, K
(2007). Human Resource Management Transforming Theory
into Innovative Practice. Australia: Pearson
Kramar, R., Bartram, T., De Cieri, H., Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck,
J.R., Gerhart, B. & Wright, P. M.
(2014). Human Resource Management in Australia: Strategy,
People, Performance, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill Co. Sydney,
Australia.
McKenna, E. & Beech, N. (2008). Human resource Management
A Concise Analysis (2nd
Edition). United Kingdom: Prentice Hall
Mello, J. A. (2011). Strategic HRM 3rd ed. South Western-
Cengage Learning, Ohio, USA
Nankervis, A., Compton, R., Baird, M., & Coffey, J. (2011).
Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice, 7th
Edition, Cengage Learning, Australia.
Sappey, R., Burgess, J., Lyons, M. & Buultjens, J. (2009).

6. Industrial Relations in Australia Work and Workplaces 2nd ed.
Australia: Pearson
Shen, J., Chanda, A., D'Netto, B. & Monga, M. (2009).
Managing diversity through human resource management: an
international perspective and conceptual framework,
TheInternational Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol.
20, Issue-2, February, pp. 235 – 251.
Takeuchi, N. (2009). How Japanese manufacturing firms align
their human resource policies with business strategies: testing a
contingency performance prediction in a Japanese context. The
International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 20,
Issue-1, January, pp. 34– 56.
Taormina, R. J. & Gao, J. H. (2009)Identifying acceptable
performance appraisal criteria: An international
perspective.Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 47,
No.1, pp.102-125.
Teicher, J., Holland, P., and Gough. R. (Eds.), (2006).
Employee Relations Management, Second Edition. Frenchs
Forest, NSW: Prentice-Hall.
NOTE: You should not restrict your reading to the listed texts.
To successfully complete this subject you are strongly
encouraged to also read HRM and related peer reviewed
journals and peruse selected newspapers and other news
magazine articles for issues relevant to HRM.
Some useful resources:
Journals
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources
http://apj.sagepub.com/

7. Human Resource Management Journal
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0954-5395
International Journal of Employment Studies
http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHSS;i
ssn=1039-6993
Personnel Journal
https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0031-
5745_The_Personnel_journal
Personnel Review
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do;jsessi
onid=F524F0CD24543E51A022C
13586D392B1?containerType=Journal&containerId=113
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09585192.asp
Web sites:
Australian Human Resources Institute http://www.ahri.com.au/
Society for Human Resource Management
http://www.shrm.org/
Great place to find articles on HR topics
http://scholar.google.com.au/
The link to the library website for more information is:
http://www.federation.edu.au/currentstudents/assistance,-
support-and-services/academic-support/learning-
andstudy/resources/general-guide-for-the-presentation-of-
academic-work

8. BUHRM 5912 Human Resource Management
Semester 3, 2014
Assessment Task-1 Essay (Worth 20%) Marking Guide
Student Name: Student No.:
Assessment Criteria
HD
80100%
D
7079%
C
6069%
P
5059%
MF
4049%
F
0-
39%
Mark
Demonstrated understanding of the HRM topic (5 marks)
demonstrated understanding of the necessary
concepts/theories
Quality and completeness of the analysis and discussion (5
marks)
· interpreted the instruction/question appropriately.
· the introduction is appropriate to the type and format of
response and clearly outlines the focus.
· the body of the response is well structured, with coherent and
logical development of key ideas in appropriate

9. sections/paragraphs.
· the conclusion is appropriate to type and format of the
response, successfully summarising the key
ideas/issues/findings
Ability to analyse critical incidents and to apply HRM solutions
(5 marks)
· demonstrated the ability to analyse critical incidents
· demonstrated ability to apply HRM solutions

10. Written expression & Correct presentation (format, completed
and signed cover page, compliance with the word count, line
spacing, spell check etc.), and clarity of expression (1 mark)
· the writing style is appropriate to the task.
· the writing is fluent, exhibiting grammatically correct
sentences that are appropriately punctuated.
· there are no spelling or typing errors and due regard is given
to rules of capitalisation and abbreviation, etc.
· key ideas from the literature are effectively paraphrased and
cited, and direct quotes are appropriately incorporated
· the response conforms to the appropriate style guide advice
and the requirements of the specified format (font, margins etc)
Evidence of appropriate reading & research (academic and other
relevant journals, text and reference books), Use of intext
reference, completion of a full reference list using APA style.
(4 marks)
· used sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and
credible sources to effectively support the key points
· in-text citations and direct quotes follow referencing guide
rules
· reference list and/or bibliography appropriately compiled

11. TOTAL MARKS OBTAINED
Note: There are penalties for exceeding the word limit (1 mark).
Grade
Comments:
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