BMBHR04

HR Analytics

L-T-P3-0-0 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA General · Sem 4 (Specialization: Human Resource Management (HR))

Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1

8 Hours Introduction to HR Analytics: Evolution of HR Analytics, HR information systems and data sources, Evolution of HR Analytics; HR Metrics and HR Analytics; Intuition versus analytical thinking; HRMS/HRIS and data sources; Analytics frameworks like LAMP, HR Scorecard & Workforce Scorecard.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 Hours Human Resource Planning and forecasting: Quantitative and Qualitative Dimensions of HR Planning, Methods and Techniques of HR Demand Forecasting, Data Base for Manpower Forecasting. Recruitment and Selection Analytics: Evaluating Reliability and validity of selection models, Finding out selection bias, Predicting the performance and turnover.

Unit3

Unit 3

8 Hours Performance Analysis: Predicting employee performance, Training requirements, evaluating training and development, Optimizing selection and promotion decisions, Analyzing and Classifying training needs, Measuring training effectiveness, Predicting training effectiveness and performance. Designing a Compensation System: Understanding compensation Analytics, quantifiable data, Factors affecting Compensation & Benefits, Analytics for compensation planning, Competency Scorecard.

Unit4

Unit 4

4 Hours Monitoring impact of Interventions: Tracking impact interventions, Evaluating stress levels and value-change. Formulating evidence based practices and responsible investment, Evaluation mediation process, moderation and interaction analysis.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 Hours Applications of HR Metrics and Creating HR Dashboards: HR Metrics, Types of HR Metrics, Staffing Metrics, Training and Development Metrics, Application-oriented Exercises : Dashboards: Few Key Excel Add-ins/Functions to Help Create Dashboards, Name Range, The Developer Tab, Form Controls, Important Excel Formulas Useful for Creating Dashboards, VLOOKUP, INDEX, SUMIF, AVERAGEIF and COUNTIF, Application of Excel Functions in Creating HR Dashboards, Storyboarding: Connecting the Dots and Integrating the Findings.

Course Objectives5 points
  • This course introduces the student to the theory, concepts, and business application of HR analytics, and the ability to track, store, retrieve, analyze and interpret HR data to support decision making.
  • The student will use applicable benchmarks/metrics to conduct research and statistical analyses related to Human Resource Planning and Recruitment and Selection.
  • Employ appropriate software to record, maintain, retrieve and analyze Performance and training effectiveness.
  • Apply quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand and design compensation system.
  • Demonstrate how to connect HR results to business results.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Apply HR Analytical techniques in the areas of HRP, recruitment and selection, Compensation and Benefits and Training etc.K3 (Applying)
  2. CO2Demonstrate HR function in adding value in business terms.K4 (Analyzing)
  3. CO3Utilise soft factors in a people management context and convert them into measurable variables.K3 (Applying)
  4. CO4Design a Metrics and Analysis index for recruitment, performance and or a training and development context CreateK6
  5. CO5Predict the issues using the available HR data and formulate the best strategies. K 5Evaluating

Suggested Readings

  1. Bhattacharya Kumar Dipak, HR Analytics Understanding Theories and Applications, SAGE Publishing
  2. Banerjee Pratyush, Pandey Jatin and Gupta Manish (2019), Practical Applications of HR Analytics, SAGE Publishing
  3. Sesil. J, Applying advanced analytics to HR management decisions: Methods for recruitment, managing performance and improving knowledge management. Prentice Hall.
  4. Barnett K, Berk J, Human Capital Analytics. Word Association Publication. Fitz‐Enz J,
  5. The HR Analytics: Predicting the Economic Value of your Company's Human Capital Investments, AMACOM.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 63, 64 of the original AKTU PDF.

Official AKTU syllabus PDF ↗