HRMG Rewards and performance
Reflective Learning Journal
2000 words
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to learn about concepts of
rewards and performance through reflection. Your learning
journal will consist of three entries and a summary of learnings.
Each entry will relate to a different week of the program. The
content for reflection follows the teaching, readings and discussions
in three of the weeks 3-7.
Content of your learning journal
A learning journal should focus on your personal responses,
reactions and reflections to new ideas or new ways of thinking
about a subject that you have been introduced through:
• Lectures, tutorials, set readings, class discussions and case
studies
• Research and readings from high quality websites e.g. Society for
Human Resource Management (SHRM), Australian Human
Resources Institute (AHRI)
• Conversations and discussions with other students, your lecturer,
manager, mentor or work colleagues
Requirements
You are required to keep a journal as a record of your learning
process.
The journal will consist of reflections on material covered in each of
three different weeks of the course program in weeks 4-7 (i.e.
Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7). The topics are:
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4. Determining the structure of a remuneration and performance
system: person and job considerations.
5. Determining the structure of a remuneration and performance
system: external considerations, including legislation
6. Benefits: should they be compulsory or voluntary?
7. Recognition schemes and individual rewards
This is your chance to consider the content and either support or
argue a perspective, rather than just accepting what has been
delivered. Your personal experiences with the topics will play
invaluable part of the process. Entries should be made after the
relevant tutorials and record:
Please commence your journal early, and not leave it until just
before the due date when, depending on the lapse of time,
reflection will be much more difficult.
What to include:
• Reflections and responses to materials covered in lectures and
tutorials, readings and class exercises.
• Reflections on learning in classes and its impact on existing views
and opinions, other courses and students’ experiences
generally in learning environments.
• Consideration of the implications that specific material covered in
class and in tutorial readings may have for professional practice.
• Ideas related to your work, profession or courses you have
undertaken
• Interesting observations that lead to insightful questions or
conclusions.
• Lines of reasoning
• Thoughtful questions, sometimes with suggested answers
• Analysis of logic
• Propositions
• Opinions with justification and explanation
Learning outcomes assessed:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of, and be able to explain and
critically evaluate the key principles of an integrated model of
remuneration, rewards and recognition; (GA 4, 5, 7)
2. Demonstrate an understanding of and assess the
interrelationships of a remuneration system in terms of their
contribution to strategic goals and culture