MIS714 - People Analytics
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), GIFT City Campus, 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 |
| 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 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
People Analytics equips students with an understanding of how organisations leverage contemporary digital and analytics technologies to support talent planning, acquisition, development, and coordination in close alignment with their strategic goals. Students will develop the skills, knowledge, and capabilities to plan and manage evidence-based and digitally-enabled approaches to people management. Students will explore core concepts and practices in people and technology management, along with key considerations for designing digitally-enabled people management strategies.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 MIS714 can be found via the University Library.
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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