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ECOS3023: Personnel Economics
2022 unit information
The management of human resources is key to the success of modern organisations. This unit of study introduces economic concepts and analytical tools that provide a rigorous framework with which to analyse this challenge. Topics covered include the design of compensation schemes to achieve strategic goals; recruitment and hiring decisions; optimal turnover of staff; facilitating teamwork and worker empowerment; and, peer relationships within the modern business organisation.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Economics
| Code | ECOS3023 |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the challenges faced by managers within organisations in regards to personnel issues and to develop the skills required to analyse human resource practices using rigorous economic models
- LO2. apply economic concepts to examine real world problems from the perspective of a manager within an organisation
- LO3. develop problem solving skills that can be applied to personnel issues within an organisation
- LO4. critically evaluate the assumptions and limitations of the theories and arguments presented in class
- LO5. develop written and oral communication skills
- LO6. apply technologies effectively in gathering information from written, oral, and electronic sources
- LO7. manage, analyse, evaluate and use information efficiently and effectively
- LO8. develop a coherent argument and justify the conclusions reached by reference to research
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