Managing Stakeholders (MGMT90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The demand for business-focused HR means that HR practitioners need the ability to work in partnership with stakeholders from diverse areas of the business. This capacity is essential to improving the implementation of HR strategies, initiatives and plans, to build business support for HR and to ensure that HR is integrated with other business activities and functions. This subject focuses on developing business partnership competencies for HR people and will cover consulting and influencing skills, relationship-building, organisational politics, group processes and project management.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand the need for stakeholder involvement in HR implementation;
- Apply skills for managing stakeholders in a variety of organisational contexts;
- Understand how to engage and influence stakeholders in HRM.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Consulting and project management skills, which should be developed through major projects and group exercises;
- Interpersonal skills, which should be developed through role plays, group exercises and presentations;
- Skills in participating and managing group processes, which should be developed through group exercises and class discussions;
- Verbal and written communication skills, which should be developed through group exercises, presentations and major projects/assignments.
Last updated: 8 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 8 April 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Seminar preparation and participation
| Throughout the semester | 10% |
Individual Case Study Part 1
| From Week 3 to Week 7 | 10% |
Individual Case Study Part 2
| From Week 8 to Week 12 | 10% |
Group presentation (groups of 4)
| Week 11 | 20% |
End of semester exam
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 8 April 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Aman Ullah Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36hrs (one 3-hour seminar per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 March 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Aman Ullah ullah.a@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 8 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Management Course Master of Management (Human Resources) - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 8 April 2025