INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

College of Business Management

Department of Management &HR
HR AUTOMATION
HRM______

1. AIM OF THE COURSE

The purpose of a Human Resource Information System (HRIS), or Human Resource Information
Technology (HRIT), is to collect and distribute human resource related information to support the
making of HR and organizational decisions. HRIS can be used within organizations to increase
productivity, support HR planning, and support organization level strategy.

The objective of this course will be that HRIS creates benefits for organizations, particularly in the
business value that they can create. We will examine how the HR function should align. HRIS
investments with organizational strategy and how HR work processes, as well as other processes in
the organization, can improve productivity and create strategic advantage for the organization. To
reach this promised value, however, HR leaders must come to understand what constitutes the 21 st
century workforce and work practices. Organizations are concerned with how knowledge and
creative workers are best managed, how to master implementation issues arising with HRIS, and
how to lead change as they strive to implement their technological vision. We will examine these
issues as we review the information technologies focused on here.

In this course, Human resource information systems concepts will be linked to HR activities such as
performance management, compensation and benefits, employee communications and support,
recruiting, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, labor relations, training and talent
management, and human resource planning, as well as enterprise computing needs. Need analysis,
selection, evaluation, and implementation processes used when choosing an appropriate solution
will also be examined.

2. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE (ILOS)

This course offers students the opportunity to:

1. Leverage knowledge management technology to create leading edge HR practices,

2. Use HR technology for delivery of HR related services,
3. Design leading edge Internet and Intranet HR applications to create strategic value,
4. Facilitate use of HR technology systems by managers and employees,
5. Build tracking systems using information technology for HR measurement,
6. Understand trends in technology and their resultant applications to HR
 3. COURSE CONTENT
Week Topic Reading and preparation Learning methodology
MODULE 1: FRAMING THE ISSUE
1 Introductory Session; a brief Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Introductions
history and overview of - Ice-breaking activities
technology in HR
2 HR Automation and Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Organizational Readiness – - Case Discussions
Building a case for HR - Group Formations
technology investments
3 HR Automation Needs Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Analysis & Systems Audit - Case Discussions
MODULE 2: Basic HR Automation
4 Managing Employee Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Information - Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
5 Basic HR Technology Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Solutions – I - Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
6 Basic HR Technology Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Solutions – II - Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
7 Basic HR Technology Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Solutions – III - Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
MODULE 3: Hi-Tech HR Automation
8 HR-ERP Solutions – I Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
- Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
9 HR-ERP Solutions – II Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
- Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
10. HR Metrics & Workforce Relevant Readings (TBA from below mentioned sources) - Class Discussions
Analytics - Lab Session
- Experiential activities (in-
class)
HR AUTOMATION AUDIT PRESENTATIONS
MODULE 4: HR Automation & Sustained Value Creation
12. Project Management for HR Relevant Readings
Tech Implementation
13. Information Security and
Privacy
14 SAP HCM SIMULATION
FINAL ASSESSMENT
 4. COURSE ASSESSMENTS

In order to pass this course, you must: achieve a composite mark of at least 60% and make a
satisfactory attempt at all assessment tasks (see below).

Assessment methods Assessment schedule: week: Weight age

1 Class Assignments In regular sessions, un-announced 20%

2 Wiki Posts Weeks 2 - 6 10%

3 Case Discussions In regular pre-announced sessions 15%

6 HR Technology Audit Report & Presentation; 20%

Due Week 11
7 SAP HCM Simulation Due Week 14 15%

7 Final Assessment Week 16 20%

HR AUTOMATION AUDIT (SME SECTOR)

Students are required select 5 organizations from the SME sector. The target organizations may be
one where you currently work or one where you might like to work or simply an organization that
you are curious about.
Step 1: Visit the organizations and observe or ask questions based on survey provided to you by your
instructor
Step 2: Review and analysis. Go over the results of your survey to determine what HR automation
needs exist in the target organization and what technology is currently in use
Step 3: Written Report. Write a report giving the results of your audit

WIKI POSTS
Students will be expected to post articles on HRIS and HR Automation to a Wiki assignment on IoBM
LMS that the class will create. That is, every member of the class will write at least three short
articles defining concepts central to Human Resource technology and automation. These articles
may be drawn from internet sources, software vendors, HR publications, or other sources. However,
students must be very careful to cite sources correctly. Students must have a minimum of three
sources. A list of acceptable of WIKI topics is found in the assignments section of IoBM LMS.
Duplicate posts are not allowed, so get yours done early so you will have the best choice. Students
must also add to two other WIKI posts - - that is, they must add information on to the WIKIs that
other students have posted. Seventy percent of the WIKI grade will be for student’s own post & 30%
will be for additions to others’ posts.

SAP HCM SIMULATION

Throughout the semester, students will be given hands-on experience on various HR software,
including SAP’s HCM module. In week 15, students will be tested to put all their learning in a
simulated assessment on the SAP platform.
 5. COURSE RESOURCES

The texts may use several different aliases for the same concepts, depending on the country or even
university of origin and preference of the writer; the concepts themselves remain the same at least
at the level of this course. Selections from the following texts will be used throughout the course. I
may recommend online resources as well especially if I feel that the core text is complicated or
difficult to read, or not challenging enough.

The prescribed textbooks for the course are:

 Kavanagh, M. J., Thite, M. & Johnson R. D. (2015). 3rd Edition; Sage Publications
 Torres, T. (2004). E-Human Resources Management. Hershey, PA: ICI Global
 Gueutal, H. (2005). The Brave New World of E-HR. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Additional References:
www.hrtechnologist.com
www.workforce.com
www.sap.com/hana
https://www.ihrim.org/
HR Technology Survey, PwC (yearly published report)

Readings and other material for in-class participation will be periodically emailed or handed in
personally.

6. GRADING RUBRICS
Available on IoBM LMS separately