School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Recruitment & Retention
  • Unit Code

    MAN3645
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Jennifer Ann Leyva LAJOM

Description

Recruitment, selection and retention decisions have a critical impact upon all systems within an organisation. Recruiting, selecting and retaining good staff is critical to maintain business viability. This unit focuses on recruitment, selection and retention as a process and as a strategy which can benefit the organisation as a whole. Throughout the unit practical applications will be examined alongside theoretical principles underlying recruitment, selection and retention practices. Experiential learning is the foundation of course learning process.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed MAN2120 and MAN2145.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MAN3345, MAN5251

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique appropriate recruitment and retention techniques, drawing on contextualised knowledge and relevant theoretical concepts.
  2. Appraise the reliability and validity of different selection tools and develop fit-for-purpose solutions to applicant suitability assessment.
  3. Apply effective oral and written communication skills that reflect persuasive theoretical reasoning, responsible practice, and are suitable for the recruitment context.

Unit Content

  1. Evaluation of the process.
  2. Retention.
  3. Socialisation, induction and orientation.
  4. Selection decisions and appointment.
  5. Selection methods - interviews.
  6. Selection methods - tests and other tools.
  7. Initial screening and shortlisting.
  8. Attracting applicants - recruitment methods.
  9. Job analysis and design.
  10. Strategy, planning, code of conduct and ethical models.
  11. The legal framework.
  12. Introduction and overview of human resource selection and retention.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly on campus seminars consist of lecture material, group discussion, experiential exercises, interview simulations and case study analysis. There will be a strong emphasis on practical applications of the theoretical principles. Online students cover the same content as on-campus students. Online students are expected to complete a range of learning activities such as online discussion, activities, reading materials, and case study analysis. Recordings of topics and weekly modules will be made available to students. Regular online access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationCase Presentation50%
ReportCase Report 50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationCase Presentation50%
ReportCase Report 50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Recruitment & Retention
  • Unit Code

    MAN3645
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Jennifer Ann Leyva LAJOM

Description

Recruitment, selection and retention decisions have a critical impact upon all systems within an organisation. Recruiting, selecting and retaining good staff is critical to maintain business viability. This unit focuses on recruitment, selection and retention as a process and as a strategy which can benefit the organisation as a whole. Throughout the unit practical applications will be examined alongside theoretical principles underlying recruitment, selection and retention practices. Experiential learning is the foundation of course learning process.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed MAN2120 and MAN2145.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MAN3345, MAN5251

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critique appropriate recruitment and retention techniques, drawing on contextualised knowledge and relevant theoretical concepts.
  2. Appraise the reliability and validity of different selection tools and develop fit-for-purpose solutions to applicant suitability assessment.
  3. Apply effective oral and written communication skills that reflect persuasive theoretical reasoning, responsible practice, and are suitable for the recruitment context.

Unit Content

  1. Evaluation of the process.
  2. Retention.
  3. Socialisation, induction and orientation.
  4. Selection decisions and appointment.
  5. Selection methods - interviews.
  6. Selection methods - tests and other tools.
  7. Initial screening and shortlisting.
  8. Attracting applicants - recruitment methods.
  9. Job analysis and design.
  10. Strategy, planning, code of conduct and ethical models.
  11. The legal framework.
  12. Introduction and overview of human resource selection and retention.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly on campus seminars consist of lecture material, group discussion, experiential exercises, interview simulations and case study analysis. There will be a strong emphasis on practical applications of the theoretical principles. Online students cover the same content as on-campus students. Online students are expected to complete a range of learning activities such as online discussion, activities, reading materials, and case study analysis. Recordings of topics and weekly modules will be made available to students. Regular online access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationCase Presentation50%
ReportCase Report 50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationCase Presentation50%
ReportCase Report 50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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