YEAR 12 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
UNIT:
Human Resource Management (Term 1)
UNIT OVERVIEW:
This unit covers the role and skills required of a human resource manager; and
strategies employed by HR managers in recruitment, induction, training and motivation
of staff, and evaluating staff performance.
ASSESSMENT:
Extended response test; unseen question - 90 mins (600-800 words)
Extended response to stimulus: Multimodal (5-7 mins)
UNIT DETAILS:
No
All three criteria are tested: Knowing and understanding business, Investigating
business issues, and Evaluating business decisions.
Learning Goal
Success Criteria/Activities
(I know I’ve got it when I can …)
1
Define human resource management.
2
Define HR terms including recruitment,
induction, training, motivation, rewards,
and performance appraisal.
Examine the importance of strategies
used by human resource managers to
manage the employment cycle, including
recruitment, induction, training and
motivation, and evaluating the
performance of staff.
Critically evaluate strategies a HR
manager could use to lift the
performance of staff.
3
4
5
6
Define terms: ethical behaviour, social
responsibility, inclusive
environments/diversity, work/life
balance, employer of choice, familyfriendly workplaces
Analyse a ‘fictional’ workplace case study.
7
Recommend suitable policies/procedures
management could implement to address
the chosen workplace issue.
8
Justify recommendations.
Provide a precise meaning of the term.
Refer to class notes and research notes.
Refer to text p201-243.
Mylonas text p290-325.
Refer to text p201-243.
Mylonas text p290-325.
Outline the role the various HR
strategies play in managing the
employment cycle.
Refer to text p207-215.
Mylonas text p311-322.
State the benefits of implementing
policies that engage the HR strategies
and the negative outcomes of not
implementing policies, employing these
strategies.
Provide precise meanings of terms.
Refer to text p209-212, 227-228, 232232, 244-246, 252-253
Identify an issue, and describe a
situation where this could occur in a
workplace. Identify relevant legislation
that managers and staff must adhere to
Suggest suitable practices/procedures
that management could use to
overcome/avoid the problems
associated with the chosen workplace
issue.
Use research-based evidence to back
up your recommendations or
suggestions.