Employee Engagement & People Analytics

2 credits · Owen Graduate School of Management

In this course, students will build hands-on skills to design a survey, collect, analyze, and report data in ways that facilitate the development and evaluation of human resource (HR) policies, practices, and strategies. Having an engaged workforce improves organizational productivity, because engaged employees are involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and workplace. However, according to a Gallup poll, only 33% of workers in America report being engaged by their jobs. It is therefore critical for managers to understand the human resource management practices that facilitate employee engagement as well as how to conduct a competent workforce survey and use the data to assess and maintain/improve employee engagement. The goal of this course is to use data to measure attitudinal indicators of employee engagement as well as their antecedents and consequences and use the findings to inform HR/management decision-making. The course emphasizes experiential learning using data from various employee surveys and organizational contexts. This is a helpful class for anyone who plans to be a future HR professional, consultant, manager, entrepreneur, or business analyst. [2]