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IRHR2270
Introduction to Human Resource
Management

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WEEK 1
Introduction to
HRM
IRHR2270 SISU
Introduction to Human Resource Management

Bill Morrissey
Coordinator
Welcome!
Bill Morrissey
Adjunct Lecturer in Management at the Newcastle Business School, College of Human and Social Futures.

Work experience ranges from human resource management, academic to Chief Executive Officer. In diverse industries
including education, finance and consulting.

Research interests lie in the fields of recruitment, outplacement, international human resource management and
expatriate management.

bill.morrissey@newcastle.edu.au

Let me introduce the other members of out team.

Assistant Professor XuXiaoBin (Teacher Bing), who will be facilitating the tutorials and marking the
assignments and final exam. 
WangLaoShi (Holden) will assist you, and of course me, with Blackboard, Zoom and administrative matters.
Thank You
Thanks To Doctor Jeannie Lee for her assistance in preparing the materials for this course.
 Learning objectives

1.1 Explain what is meant by human resource

management
1.2 Understand the relationship between human
resource management and management, and describe
approaches to human resource management
1.3 Describe the HR manager’s role
1.4 Understand the human resource management
activities performed in organisations
1.5 Understand the role of human resources in
organisational productivity and performance
 Learning objectives

1.6 Discuss the ethical issues facing human resource

management
1.7 Explain the meaning of strategy
1.8 Explain the meaning of strategic human resource
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management
1.9 Describe a strategic approach to human resource
management
1.10 Understand human resource management
outcomes and performance, and appreciate the
strategic challenges facing human resource
management
Agenda
• Please read the outline, available on BB
• Slides and other materials have been
uploaded onto BB under Course
Materials
• We will discuss the assessments
towards the end of this lecture.
• Let’s have fun and learn about HRM.
Motivation

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Management of People
Motivation
Engagement
Commitment
Mars Model of Individual Behaviour
MARS model of individual behavior is a model that seeks to
elaborate individual behavior as a result of internal and
external factors or influences combined together.
The name itself is an acronym for individual motivation:
Motivation,
Abilities,
Role Perception and
Situational Factors.
Motivation
What motivates you to learn about
human resource management?
Your reflection
What does human resource management mean to you?

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What is HRM?
• The focus is on managing people within the employer–employee relationship.

• It involves the productive use of people in achieving the:

• organisation’s strategic business objectives, and

• satisfaction of individual employee needs.

• HRM is either part of the problem or part of the solution in gaining the
productive contribution of people.
 People management is
required everywhere you
go, whatever you do.

Especially, in running an organisation.

Another View

• The Right People, in the Right Place

at The Right Time at the Right Cost!
Break

Q&A
This course
Overview of
Approach
Participation
Building a learning community

Consult peers
Raise your hand
between classes

Use the Discussion

forum on
Blackboard to both
ask and answer
questions
Learning Modes
Single-Loop Learning
• Adaptive Learning – copying
orientation. Focuses on refining
the prevailing mental model

Double-Loop Learning
• Generative Learning – creative
orientation. Focuses on
surfacing, decomposing, and
reviewing the prevailing mental
mode.
Learning Modes
Adult Learning
• Is based on reciprocity
• Is based on experience
• Integrates learning and living
• Has a problem-solving
orientation
• Is individualized and self-
directed
• Needs to be applied
Your reflection
Where do you want to be in a year or 5 years from now and what
do you do today to achieve it?

How can you use this course and the remaining time within your
Bachelor degree to boost your HRM skills?

Let’s take 5 minutes to think about these ideas, and another 5

minutes to share them with the person next to you.
Readings
Stone, R.J., Cox, A., & Gavin, M.
(2020) Human Resource
Management, 10th Edition,
Australia: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Other readings posted on

Blackboard
Workshop
Theory learning

Case application*

*If you do not read the allocated readings before class, it will
be very difficult to participate!
Mobiles
“Even when people are successful at
maintaining sustained attention – as
when avoiding the temptation to check
their phones – the mere presence of
these devices reduces available
cognitive capacity. Moreover, these
cognitive costs are highest for those
highest in smartphone dependence.”

(Ward et al., 2017)

 Assessments
Description % Date
Due

Usual 1. Attendance 10% SISU

Performances

2. HRM Group Challenge 20% Week 8

Sunday
11:59PM

3. HRM Individual 20% Week 13

Challenge Sunday
11:59PM
 4. Final Exam 50% Exam
period
 Assessment 1
Assessment Type Attendance
Purpose Designed to provide an opportunity for students to maximise their learning activities and gain insights from other
students.be

Description In this assignment, students will be checked into each class. The purpose is to assist students to engage with
the lecturer/tutor as well as cooperate with fellow students.

Weighting 10%
Length Each class
Due Date Continuously
Submission Method SISU to mark attendance.
Assessment Criteria  Attend classes.
Assessment 2
Assessment Type Video
Purpose This assessment is designed to provide an opportunity for students to work through issues as they relate
to scheduled course topics and provide an opportunity for students to build on and demonstrate their
knowledge of HRM matters.
Description In this assignment, students will form into groups, assuming that each group is a HRM team at a company.
The groups will each create a video on HRM-related topics, to be viewed by the other classmates who are,
in this hypothetical case, employees of the company in concern. Each group will choose a topic from a list
provided by the lecturer. The videos will be uploaded on Blackboard for classmates to be able to view. In
developing HRM videos, students will identify insights, techniques and/or another building block related to
HRM. The training video may be in a format of students’ choice and can include (but not limited to)
exercise, mini-case, role-play and lecture.

Weighting 20%
Length 12-15 minutes
Due Date Week 8 – Video to be submitted via Blackboard by 11:59pm Sunday
Submission Method Online via Blackboard - refer instructions on course blackboard under "Assessments"
Assessment Criteria  Insightfulness of the video
 Application of and relevance to essential knowledge and HRM concepts demonstrated with evidence
 Engagement of audience creating a transformative experience
 Effective communication throughout the video, e.g. professionalism and clarity, and delivery of the
video
Assessment 3
Assessment Type Written Assignment
Purpose This task will test students’ knowledge, analytical and writing skills; and ability to critically apply and reflect on
the knowledge and skills developed throughout the course.
Description Students will submit learning diaries. The learning diaries will cover at least 3 videos from Assessment 1
uploaded on Blackboard. Integration of learnings, synthesis of the theories and concepts, and reflection on
how these new insights are best put in practice and what the students will (and can) do to apply what they
have learned from the videos in practice.
Weighting 20%
Length 2500 words (including tables, figures, references and appendices)
Due Date Week 13 - Sunday by 11:59pm
Submission Method Online
Assessment Criteria  Synthesis and analysis of the learnings from multiple sources.
 Application of theories and concepts e.g. making connections to other HRM topics and concepts.
 Critical analysis, reflection and thinking e.g. how the new insights can be applied, what remains unknown,
why these information matters, and where those new information can be attained.
 Relevance to real-life cases and circumstances, e.g. students’ own job, career development, or current
place of employment.
 Clarity of communication e.g. structure and professionalism.
Assessment 4
Final Exam
• 50%
• All the course readings and lecture material will be included.
• Problem solving focused and applied knowledge tested.
Attention Points
• Blackboard for readings, course outline and assignments
• Consultation times

• Email contact via bill.morrissey@newcastle.edu.au

• Please indicate IRHR2270 SISU and your full name in the
email title.
• Please expect a reply only during business hours, i.e. Monday
to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Q&A
THANK
YOU
See you next week