People Analytics

Course aim

This course will serve as an introduction to the role of analytics in the context of Human Resource Management in organisations. We will articulate key HR questions, apply analytics-based tools to analyse and evaluate information and create reports. We will also debate the ethical issues associated with the use and misuse of analytics and employee data and devise a strategy for applying HR analytics in the organisation.

Course content

Introduction to people analytics; identifying HR questions and metrics; refresher on statistics; analytics in the context of diversity; analytics in the context of employee engagement surveys; analytics in the context of employee turnover; analytics in the context of workforce planning; analytics in the context of employee performance; evaluating the impact of interventions; ethics of analytics and employee data; limitations and future of analytics.     

Textbook(s)

Martin R Edwards and Kirsten Edwards 2019, Predictive HR Analytics: Mastering the HR metric 2nd Ed. 2019 , 2nd Ed, KoganPage

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Online	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Quantitative exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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