Syllabus

All Materials, Lectures and Assignments (along with the deadlines) are provided here.

Text Book:

Various interesting and useful topics that will be touched during the course are discussed in the following textbooks.
  • Edwards, M. R., & Edwards, K., Predictive HR analytics: Mastering the HR metric, 2nd Edition, Kogan Page Publishers, 2019.
  • Soundararajan, R., & Singh, K., Winning on HR Analytics: Leveraging Data for Competitive Advantage, 1st Edition, SAGE Publications India, 2016.
  • Dhir, S., & Pal, S., Human Resource Analytics: Theory and Application Techniques, edition, CENGAGE Publications India, 2020.
  • Materials and Chapters will be referred when required

Lectures

Event Date Lecture Suggested Readings Assignments and Deadline
Lecture 1 -- Topics: (no slides)
  • Formal introduction
  • Course details
  • Syllabus
Lecture 2 -- Topics: (slides)
  • HR analytics intro why analytics in HR; evidence-based HR; maturity model
Lecture 3 -- Topics: (slides)
  • HR data landscape HRIS/ATS/LMS/payroll; data privacy; definitions and standards
Lecture 4 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Metrics that matter headcount/FTE, turnover, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire; dashboards
Lecture 5 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Metrics that matter headcount/FTE, turnover, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire; dashboards
Lecture 6 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Metrics that matter headcount/FTE, turnover, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire; dashboards
Lecture 7 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Metrics that matter headcount/FTE, turnover, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire; dashboards
Lecture 8 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Data cleaning & quality missing values, coding, bias in measurement; HR data dictionary
Lecture 9 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Data cleaning & quality missing values, coding, bias in measurement; HR data dictionary
Lecture 10 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Data cleaning & quality missing values, coding, bias in measurement; HR data dictionary
Lecture 11 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Descriptive analytics slices by BU/location/grade; segmentation; visualization basics
Lecture 12 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Descriptive analytics slices by BU/location/grade; segmentation; visualization basics
Lecture 13 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Descriptive analytics slices by BU/location/grade; segmentation; visualization basics
Lecture 14 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Attrition analytics I voluntary vs involuntary; cohorts; survival/tenure curves intuition
Lecture 15 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Attrition analytics I voluntary vs involuntary; cohorts; survival/tenure curves intuition
Lecture 16 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Attrition analytics II drivers; interviews vs data; building an attrition risk model (concept).
Lecture 17 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Attrition analytics II drivers; interviews vs data; building an attrition risk model (concept).
Lecture 18 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Recruitment analytics funnel, source effectiveness, quality-of-hire; adverse impact basics.
Lecture 19 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Recruitment analytics funnel, source effectiveness, quality-of-hire; adverse impact basics.
Lecture 20 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Performance analytics ratings bias, calibration, OKRs/KPIs; linking performance to outcomes.
-- -- (Feb 25) Last Date for Proposal Submission.
-- -- Mid Semester Exam Week Best of Luck.
Lecture 21 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Performance analytics ratings bias, calibration, OKRs/KPIs; linking performance to outcomes.
Lecture 22 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Compensation analytics pay equity, compa-ratio, banding; total rewards effectiveness.
Lecture 23 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Compensation analytics pay equity, compa-ratio, banding; total rewards effectiveness.
Lecture 24 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Learning & development training effectiveness, Kirkpatrick levels, skills analytics.
Lecture 25 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Learning & development training effectiveness, Kirkpatrick levels, skills analytics.
Lecture 26 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Engagement analytics surveys, eNPS, sentiment; action planning and causality caveats
Lecture 27 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Engagement analytics surveys, eNPS, sentiment; action planning and causality caveats
Lecture 28 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Workforce planning demand/supply forecasting; skills gap; scenario planning
Lecture 29 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Workforce planning demand/supply forecasting; skills gap; scenario planning
Lecture 30 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion analytics representation, mobility, pay equity; fairness metrics.
Lecture 31 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion analytics representation, mobility, pay equity; fairness metrics.
Lecture 32 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Causal thinking in HR correlation vs causation; experiments and quasi-experiments
-- -- (Mar 30) - Last Date of Mid Presentation.
Lecture 33 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Predictive modeling basics classification/regression; overfitting; validation; interpretability.
Lecture 34 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Predictive modeling basics classification/regression; overfitting; validation; interpretability.
Lecture 35 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Predictive modeling basics classification/regression; overfitting; validation; interpretability.
Lecture 36 -- Topics: (slides)
  • People risk & compliance privacy, governance, audit trails; ethical constraints
Lecture 37 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Storytelling with HR data executive narratives, visuals, recommendations and tradeoffs
Lecture 38 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Storytelling with HR data executive narratives, visuals, recommendations and tradeoffs
Lecture 39 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Storytelling with HR data executive narratives, visuals, recommendations and tradeoffs
Lecture 40 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Building an HR analytics function operating model, tools, stakeholder management
Lecture 41 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Capstone & Presentations an HR business problem solved end-to-end
Lecture 42 -- Topics: (slides)
  • Wrap-up
-- -- (Apl 30) Last Date of Codes Submission.
-- -- (Apl 30) Dead Line for Final Presentation Video Submission.
-- -- (Apl 30) Dead Line for Report Submission.
-- -- End Semester Exam Week Best of Luck.
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