HR Analytics
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3110
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
170691
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA Business
Course aim
The course aims to provide a preliminary introduction to the use of analytics in the context of Human Resource Management in organisations. The use of analytics-based tools for identifying commonly encountered HR issues and basic statistical analyses to evaluate information are introduced along with ethical issues and future trends associated with HR analytics.
Course content
Introduction to HR Analytics; introduction to statistics using software; application of basic statistical tools to HR data; application of analytics to HR problems; ethics of analytics and employee data; limitations and future of analytics.
Textbook(s)
Isson, JP & Harriott, JS 2016, People analytics in the era of big data: changing the way you attract, acquire, develop, and retain talent, 1st edition, John Wiley & Sons, Somerset, United Kingdom
Prerequisite(s)
| Specific program | ||
|---|---|---|
| Program | Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| DBBH | INFS 2036 | Business Intelligence |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Preparatory | 1 x 1 week | ||
| Seminar | 3 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External | 30 hours x NA | ||
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Seminar | 30 hours x NA | ||
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
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Course Coordinators
UniSA Business
