Course Description
This course prepares students to understand the theory and application of human resources metrics. The students will develop critical thinking and knowledge of HR metrics that would be essential to interpreting HR data in the decision making process. This course will also help students to recognize various reward systems to build and maintain a competitive workforce. The students will learn how to develop an effective compensation strategy to create strong employer branding.
Learning Activities
Lectures, discussions, small-group discussions and/or exercises, case studies, videos, role plays, guest speakers (optional), simulations (optional) and/or project(s).
Means of Assessment
| Term Project(s) |
15% - 25% |
| Term Tests and/or Quizzes |
20% - 25% |
| Final Examination |
20% - 25% |
| Cases, Assignments and/or Presentations |
20% - 25% |
| Participation |
0% - 10% |
| Total |
100% |
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, a successful student should be able to:
- examine HR metrics, research, analysis, data, and reporting to meet organizations’ human resource needs;
- assess and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to understand the trends in Human Resource Information System (HRIS);
- design and create total rewards in attracting, retaining, and motivating the workforce;
- evaluate the impact of internal and external factors on compensation management;
- design an effective performance management system and compensation strategy.
Textbook Materials
The following materials are required:
[Sesil, J. C. (latest edition). Applying advanced analytics to HR management decisions. Pearson Education. Canada.
And
Biswas, B. D. (latest edition). Compensation and benefit design. Pearson Education, Inc.]
Or
Long, R. J., Singh, P. and Belcourt, M. (latest edition). Strategic compensation in Canada. Nelson Education. Canada.
Or
Any alternative textbook that has been approved by the department.
Or
Custom Coursepack - to be developed by the department.