The Human Resource Management function has to be able to demonstrate that it adds value to the organisation that it is a part of. This subject provides the framework by which Human Resource Management practitioners are able to evaluate the degree to which their initiatives add value to an organisation and aid the strategic planning of human capital for the organisation.
The aims of this unit of study are to enhance students' understanding of the influences of external and internal organisational environments in shaping the strategic provision of the human resource function; to enable students to critically evaluate human resource applications for effectiveness and efficiency; to develop students' competencies and skills to match training and development techniques, methods and technology with learning styles of an audience so as to maximise learning transfer; and to enable students to determine and evaluate the output of human resource development programs so as to demonstrate their usefulness to an organisation.
This unit of study includes the following topics: the strategic planning approach to human resource functions within organisations; designing human resource programs that are sensitive to political, physical, cultural and cognitive-behavioural considerations; linking training to audience learning styles based on a clear understanding of training techniques, philosophies and technologies; determine cost-benefit analysis of internal versus external provision; and manage and evaluate the human resource function with a detailed understanding of methodical and pragmatic considerations.