PEOPLE ANALYTICS
Technological advances have led many organizations to adopt a more "data-driven" approach to managing their employees. It is therefore critical for managers to understand how to integrate data analytics into their organization's human resource management or risk being at a competitive disadvantage. Build hands-on skills to analyze data in ways that facilitate the development and evaluation of human capital policies, practices, programs, and strategies. Learn to take advantage of data and analytics in decision-making processes. Emphasis on experiential learning using data from various organizational contexts.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Design an analytic plan that can inform managers’ decision-making processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply statistical tools to answer applied questions of interest Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use results of statistical analyses to inform HR practices, policies, and strategies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate analytic plans and findings to non-expert audiences Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply advanced statistical tools to answer applied questions of interest Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate analytic plans and findings to statistically advanced audiences Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Design an analytic plan that can inform managers’ decision-making processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply statistical tools to answer applied questions of interest Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use results of statistical analyses to inform HR practices, policies, and strategies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate analytic plans and findings to non-expert audiences Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply advanced statistical tools to answer applied questions of interest Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate analytic plans and findings to statistically advanced audiences Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027