People Analytics

Catalog description

Optimizing Human Capital with Data: People analytics is a data-driven and evidence-based approach to improve people-related decisions connected to individual and organizational success. The hands-on course design guides understanding of the role of data and technology in talent and human capital management. The course uses a blend of practical examples followed by applications to internal organization topics like recruiting, performance evaluation, leadership, hiring and promotion, job design, workforce planning, compensation, employee engagement, diversity, and collaboration. The course does not equip you to be a data scientist, but rather provides a foundation of the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to be critical consumers of talent management data. Students understand how and when hard data is used to make organization-based decisions— providing the opportunity to position yourself as a strategic partner in an organization’s talent management decisions. Prerequisite: None.