Posted: October 17th, 2016

What is the future of work? Will technology influence work locations such as, homebased, hot desked, remote or mobile?

This below explains about the subject of Changing context of work. (unit guide for this subject)
What is the future of work? Will technology influence work locations such as, homebased, hot desked, remote or mobile? Will future jobs involve skills, tasks, titles that we cannot imagine today? Will workplaces be fairer, more diverse and inclusive around gender, age, race, and disabilities? Will unions still be relevant? How will management and HR approaches reflect future trends and issues? This unit explores key changes to work and the underlying issues. Understanding work changes will help imagine how work will continue to change over the next decades, and how this might affect employees, organisations and the community.
This unit will help to shape an appreciation of the complexities and challenges faced by employees and organisations as they strive to function and survive in the context of the 21st Century and the interrelationships between work and society. Students will engage with key readings, research themes and produce individual and group written assessments. Seminars will encourage student participation through group and class discussions generated from student enquiry, readings and questions. Students will work to develop a semester long enquiry on foreseeing future work trends, utilising scenario planning and the exploration of theory and key themes around the changing context of work. Key themes include: globalisation, gender and diversity, technology and work, and management and labour relations. A student led seminar (SLS) will enable students to explore their developing ideas regarding these themes and involve a Q & A with experts in the field. The culmination of groups’ enquiries will be an expo/ poster presentation of group findings.
The unit is delivered in a seminar style that encourages independent and active learning. It applies an enquiry based learning approach and seeks to engage students in applying knowledge in the Human Resource Management and Management disciplines to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. There is no final exam, but there are a number of hurdles students must meet to pass the unit.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Critically analyse key issues and actions affecting changes to work as relevant to local and multinational/global organisations.
2. Debate and dispute salient aspects of the key issues in work change.
3. Critique past and current work issues and their relevance to the contemporary 21st century organisation illustrating the role of culture and values in organisations achieving their goals.
4. Theorise and hypothesize on future changes to work, advocating ethical, socially and culturally responsible solutions to emerging Human Resource Management problems.
5. Collaborate effectively as a team with responsibility and accountability for own learning and professionally-appropriate practice, and critically reflect on contributions to the team.