Students will be exposed in more detail to the theory and practice of assessment and selection in relation to many aspects of an individual's career and organisational functioning from selection, to performance management and training, through to retention of talent.

Academics and professionals will cover these areas over a series of sessions focusing on

(a) job analysis and design;

(b) attraction, selection, and retention of staff;

(c) performance management; and

(d) identifying and implementing training needs.

More specifically there will be a focus on topics such as:

• The role and contribution of organisational psychology to building sustainable, healthy organizations.
• Job analysis, design, description and monitoring.
• Recruitment and Selection methods - how to access the right pool, types (interviews, tests, assessment centres), appropriateness, fairness, advantages and disadvantages.
• Assessment and Performance management (e.g., best practice, instrument design, 360 degree feedback, communicating feedback).
• Identifying training needs, the use (and abuse) of training in the workplace.

Student Assessment 1:  Worth 50%
 
Option 1:  Assessment project - Conduct a job analysis as part of a monitoring process within an organisation.
 
OR
 
Option 2:  Essay (200-2500) words related to the course content (due late Aug/early Sept). Choice of three questions.
 
Student Assessment 2:  Worth 35%
Develop a tender in regards to an assessment centre or core aspects of a performance management system as a group project.  Present your tender as a group.
 
Student Assesment 3:  Worth 15% (5% x 3 lectures)
Individual in-class quiz following each lecture from an industry expert.
Each expert will provide 10 questions re their topic worth 0.5 mark each

30 hours of compulsory class contact spread over seven weeks.