MN32210: People analytics
[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 25%, CWRG 75% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Detailed examination of data analyses tools and predictive HR strategies of a company (CWRG 75%)
- Critically reflective essay on group task (CWES 25%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Appreciate the value of data.
- Examine and integrate different approaches to data management in HR.
- Integrate analytical tools in their decision making.
- Link data to decision making within the field of HR.
- Execute HR related decisions with the help of HR data.
- Evaluate and implement different HR analytic tools.
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| Synopsis: | You will develop a strong foundational understanding of how data is structured and can be analysed to further understand the attitudes and behaviour of the people within an organisation. The role of predictive data analytics, AI, and big data within the human resource management function will be explored. You will be encouraged to solve realistic people management problems using data and analytic tools. In doing so you will enhance your critical thinking and curiosity.
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| Content: | - The basics and introduction to HR analytics
- Moving from reporting data to HR analytics
- Data analysis using descriptive statistics and other methodologies
- Examining causal models and predictive analyses, particularly in relation to performance/employee behaviour
- The business value of retention
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| Course availability: |
MN32210 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Chemistry
- USCH-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 3)
- USCH-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 3)
School of Management
- UMMN-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance (Year 3)
- UMMN-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UMMN-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management (Year 3)
- UMMN-ANB07 : BSc(Hons) Business with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 4)
- UMMN-AYB06 : BSc(Hons) International Management with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 3)
- UMMN-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UMMN-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with Year long work placement (Year 4)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UXXX-AYB05 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UXXX-AYB04 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UXXX-AYB06 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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