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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3111

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Study Method
100% online

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Course ID
170692

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Unit Value
4.5

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UniSA Online Elective Course
Yes

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Duration
10 weeks

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Availability/Timetable(s)
Study Period 3
Study Period 6

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.

Textbooks

Isson, Jean-Paul, Jesse S. Harriott, and Jac Fitz-enz. 2016, People Analytics in the Era of Big Data: Changing the Way You Attract, Acquire, Develop, and Retain Talent , John Wiley & Sons, Somerset, United Kingdom

Prerequisites

Specific program
Program Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
XBBH INFS 2038 UO Business Intelligence

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
External 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

Project, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation

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