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MGT2303 Cultivating Employee Engagement

Semester 2, 2023 Online
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Business
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Course Coordinator: Kevin Garvey

Overview

People who seek to, or who currently supervise, manage or lead others will find value in this course. The ongoing occurrence of catastrophic global and domestic events means that people are re-prioritising their lives. To this end, going to work and performing ‘meaningful work’ is expected by most employees. This means that cultivating employee engagement at work is a significant and challenging leadership priority. Employee engagement is a multi-dimensional experience that individual workers feel and enact, yet it is an experience that requires the organisation to set the foundations for this to occur. Researchers have found that engaged employees make a positive difference to organisational results. Creating an environment where a person finds meaning at work and positively applies themselves to task behaviours creates a greater connection to work, increases personal presence (both physical, cognitive and emotional) and enhances a person’s performance. In this course, students will review current knowledge related to employee engagement. You will be able interpret the different triggers and antecedents for engagement that will help them to suggest a range of employee engagement propositions to increase the engagement of the workforce.

In this intermediate course, you will learn about the different aspects of employee engagement theory and how much of the work laid down by leaders and human resource experts in the organisation can influence employee engagement. You will explore, for instance, the need for meaningful work, the contribution of the HR value chain, the importance of trust, psychological and cultural safety and risks such as job burnout. You will examine approaches to measuring employee engagement and recommend plans related to managing employee engagement. This course uses scenario based tasks, reflective and reflective thinking, and will engage you in planning communicating suggestions associated with building an engaged workforce.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. explain the dynamics of employee engagement and the value it can provide to both employees and the organization;
  2. discuss approaches used to cultivate engaged employees;
  3. use reflective thinking in relation to one’s own engagement experiences to inform responses to future work experiences;
  4. plan and communicate an employee engagement initiative to organizational stakeholders.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. The dynamic nature of employee engagement   30.00
2. Organisational conditions and structures conducive to cultivating employee engagement  40.00
3. Influencing and measuring employee engagement  30.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Quiz No 10 1
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) No 40 1,2,3
Assignments Written Planning document No 50 1,2,4
Date printed 9 February 2024