WORK2345: People and HR Analytics

2027 unit information

People analytics is one of the most in-demand capabilities within human resource management and employment relations, both as a practice area and scholarly discipline. This unit introduces you to current HR research and how the emergence of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly reshaping the way organisations manage their workforces and how work is organised, managed, and performed. You will acquire practical analytical techniques to generate insights from diverse data sources, including HR metrics, open-access 'big' datasets such as WGEA and ABS, and workplace intervention data, to support organisations in making evidence-based people management decisions. The unit's applied weekly topics and exercises develop your analytical and communication skills at both strategic and operational levels, engaging with processes such as recruitment and selection, talent management, and workforce planning, as well as broader human resource management and employment relations challenges including employee turnover, engagement, and organisational productivity. You will develop hands-on experience in analysing data from a range of sources, equipping you with the data analytics knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to solve people management challenges in modern organisations. This unit further explores the ethical dimensions of people analytics, including workplace surveillance and the responsible use of employee data, preparing you to be not just a technically proficient analyst, but a principled and socially responsible human resource management and employment relations practitioner.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Business (Business School)

Details

Study level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	Work and Organisational Studies
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	Completion of 24 credit points of 1000-level units of study
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	WORK1100 or WORK1003 and WORK1004

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Evaluate and engage with organisational data to identify and address different people management challenges
LO2. Explore specific aspects and application of how 'big data’ and AI are currently used by firms as part of their HR and workforce planning activities
LO3. Apply data analysis techniques to generate insights from people and workforce data sources and enhance data analytics knowledge, skills, and competencies as well as digital literacy skills
LO4. Communicate evidence-based people management recommendations
LO5. Evaluate the importance of using data analytics in an ethical and socially responsible manner and identify various ways for organisations to achieve this

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 2 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2027	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2027	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 2 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

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