MIS714 - People Analytics
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Toomas Tamm |
| Previously: | Human Resource Analytics |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture provided and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Content
People Analytics will provide students with analytical skills, knowledge and capabilities to effectively organise and manage digitally-enabled and evidence-based approaches to people management. Students will be introduced to the key concepts of People Analytics and important considerations for designing and recommending appropriate people management strategies and technologies for organisations. Students will further enhance their understanding of contemporary people analytics and management technologies to meet current workforce demands and to forecast future demands.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse an organisation’s data and technology requirements for people management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Design data analytics dashboards to inform people management activities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Recommend a people management technology strategy for an organisation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse opportunities and risks related to contemporary people management technologies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Analytical) and Dashboard | Dashboard mock-up plus 2000 words | 40% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 4) Report (Business) | 4000 words | 30% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Report (Analytical) | 2000 words | 30% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library at the link here: MIS714 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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