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BH223 Dynamics of the Multi-Cultural
Workplace
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: BHl 10 Organisations and
Management or earlier equivalent
Instruction: one class
Assessment: to be advised
Subject aims
The aim of this course is to enhance the student's sensitivity
to an understanding of issues affecting a multicuAura1
workplace.
A number of key concepts such as culture, the meaning of
work, and group dynamics will be explored. Immigration
policies, pertinent industrial relations issues, recognition of
overseas qualifications and other relevant legislation will also
be examined.
Textbooks
Nil
RLferences
Nil
BH330 Organisation Behaviour 2
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: BH220 Organisation Behaviour 1
Instruction: one class
Assessment: learning contract and a reflective
essay
Subject aims and description
OB2 is designed to extend students' knowledge base and
personal skills in the field of group and organisational
behaviour. The subject departs from traditional formats in
that it is student-centred, group-based and active. Study will
focus primarily on the 082 group itself, functioning as an
organisation in its own right: its composition, resources,
collective skills and patterns of relationships. Apart from
participating in discussions and experiential exercises,
students will be encouraged to take initiative in designing,
implementing and evaluating a personalised learning
program through the use of a learning contract.
Textbooks and references
Tyson. T. Wbrking with Groups. South Melbourne: Mamillan, 1989
Other readings will be given to participants during the course
~ ~ 3 3 1 Human R~SOUK~ Management 2
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: BH221 Human Resource
Management and at least one other O.B. unit
stage 2
Instruction: one class
Assessment: to be advised
Subject aims and description
This is a new unit and it will extend some of the knowledge
and skills of HRM 1 with some emphasis on training and
development aspects, and major workplace issues and
changes.
The unit covers:
strategic planning and human resources management;
change and organisational culture;
workforce planning and adjustment: redundancy,
redeployment and career management;
basic training, coaching and helping skills;
international human resources management.
This subject may include some class work in the
Management Behaviour Laboratory, where activities may be
observed and/or recorded. The Code of Ethics requires
students to sign a consent document at the beginning of
the semester. Any further queries about this matter should
be directed to the subject convener.
Textbook
No textbook is prescribed for this subject
References
A reference list will be provided
BH332 Enterprise Bargaining
No. of hours per week: three hou~
Prerequisites: at least two Stage 2 Organisation
Behaviour units, with BE222 Industrial Relations
additionally strongly recommended
Instruction: one three-hour class
Assessment: individual and group assignments
Subject aims and description
This new unit, taught for the first time in 1994, is a timely
exploration of the emerging practice of enterprise bargaining
in Australia.
The unit will:
examine the rapidly changing industrial context and
framework within which enterprise bargaining takes
place;
critically examine the local and overseas experiences in
this field to develop models of "best practice";
develop some of the skills, especially negotiation and
consultation skills, required to formulate enterprise
agreements;
provide opportunity for students to plan and develop an
enterprise agreement in a simulated or real organisation,
and to develop the capacity for judgment which these
processes require.
Textbooks and references
Owing to the relatively recent occurence of enterprise bargainiq in
Australia, no set text is as yet prescribed. Up-to-date articles from
varied sources will be recommended throughout the unit
BH333 Managing Quality in Organisations
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: at least three Stage 2 OBIHRM
units
Instruction: one three-hour class
Assessment: individual and group assignments
and projects
Subject aims and description
This new unit will run for the first time in 1994, and is a
"capstone" unit which helps integrate much of the material
which might have been taken as part of an OBIHRM major
or minor.
Recognising that all Australian manufacturing and service
industries are needing to increasingly attend to delivering
quality outcomes, this unit will:
develop an understanding of "quality" in the current
Australian context, public and private sectors;
examine recent local and overseas practices in the quality
assurance and enhancement field, to develop an
understanding of "best practice";
provide opportunity for students to plan, implement and
manage a quality program, using either the classroom as
organisation approach, or an actual organisational
project.
Textbooks and references
Wide reading will be encouraged. No set text has yet been specified