Course Title: People Analytics

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: People Analytics

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM1228	City Campus	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023
BUSM4771	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021, Viet1 2022, Viet3 2022, Viet2 2023
BUSM4772	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2021, Viet1 2022, Viet3 2022, Viet3 2023

Course Coordinator: Patricia Pariona-Cabrera

Course Coordinator Phone: -

Course Coordinator Email: patricia.pariona-cabrera@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: -

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course focuses on contemporary theoretical and practical issues confronting managers, employees and Human Resource practitioners on managing performance in diverse workplace situations. The course adopts a holistic view of managing people’s performance in organisations, including: various factors involved in the performance management process; practical skills for performance improvement; and future trends of performance management for contemporary organisations.  You will be encouraged to take an integrated approach that links performance to the organisation’s strategy. You will engage in issues related to culture and diversity in workplace performance and review practices in light of emerging trends in performance management.  

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

CLO1: Identify and implement effective human resource practices to foster a working environment to encourage and support employees to meet organisational performance standards.

CLO2: Evaluate and implement appropriate performance management strategies relevant to various organisational contexts.

CLO3: Critically evaluate performance management effectiveness to ensure the implementation of organisational strategic objectives.

CLO4: Apply effective managerial skills to improve people’s performance in broad organisational contexts considering the impact of culture and diversity in workplace.

CLO5: Explore and evaluate people analytics contributions to predicting and improving performance and outcomes for employees and organisations.

Overview of Learning Activities

To achieve success in this course you are expected to be an active learner, which means, you are expected to attend in lectures and tutorials, complete the online activities, read assigned material and participate in tutorial activities and group presentations. Individual and group assignments will give you opportunities to develop critical analytical skills. The lectures will include some selected resources that will include electronic resources, and the tutorials will include group presentations, case studies, journal articles, podcasts, newspaper articles presentations and exercises. These may be undertaken in small groups or individually.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 

Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs 3,4,5

Assessment Task 2: 30%
Linked CLOs 2,3,4

Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs 1,2,3,4,5