Human Resources Information Systems: Basics, Applications, and Future Directions

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Theresa Maia [email protected] Office: Boca Raton, FL Office Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00am to 8:00pm Phone: 561-573-9962

Hello Team! Welcome to DeVry University, Human Resources and Technology. My name is Dr. Theresa Maia and I look forward to this next eight weeks of online learning with everyone just a little information on me: I am currently an HR Director for a nonprofit organization which is very rewarding. In my previous position I was an Area Human Resources Manager with a large sales and services organization in Florida. I have more than 25 years of business experience and over 15 years of human resources experience mostly working for fortune 500 companies for over the past twenty five years. I received a Master of Science in Labor Relations and Human Resource Management with New York Institute of Technology located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL which has enabled the development of cross functional experience in training and development, employee relations, performance management, recruiting and retention, benefits, compensation, and developing strategic alliances with business partners within the company. I also received a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources with Lynn University in Boca Raton FL. In addition, I have a PhD in Human Resources Management from Capella University; my dissertation is on Herzberg two-factor theory of job satisfaction and motivation in a sales environment. In my spare time I enjoy researching human resource issues, walking, Pilates, spinning, yoga, and taking care of my mini long haired Dachshund Maddie. It is my pleasure to be here facilitating this class for you and sharing my dynamic HR experience with you. In the next eight weeks I am sure we will have a great time together learning from each other, and exploring the world of Human Resources and Technology at DeVry University Online. Professor Theresa Maia [email protected] 561-573-9962561-573-9962

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Course Description

Strategic Human Resources through Technology identifies best practices in creating strategic plans through data, now easily accessible through technology. Course focus includes the strategic use of Human Resource Information Systems information, web-based Human Resources tools, and other technological applications used within the various functional areas of Human Resources.

Prerequisite: HRM590 or previous HR experience, and MIS535

Terminal Course Objectives

DeVry University course content is constructed from curriculum guides developed for each course that are in alignment with specific Terminal Course Objectives. The Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs) define the learning objectives that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course completion. The TCOs that will be covered in detail each week can be found in the Objectives section for that particular week. Whenever possible, a reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to the TCO that it emphasizes.

A	Given the history of technology in Human Resources, describe the key technological trends and best practices that are shaping the future of HR.
B	Given that technology can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Human Resource function, explain how the use of technology can help HR to support the organization’s business strategy.
C	Discuss the specific impacts that new technology has on the following HR functions: compensation, benefits, staffing, performance management, and training & development.
D	Given the fact that use of technology is changing the role of HR professionals, discuss the significance of reengineering, e-engineering, reorganization, and outsourcing in Human Resource strategy.
E	Given the need to organize, store, and quickly access and report on HR information, describe the role of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in strategic HR Management.
F	Given the need to deliver a wide variety of HR information and tools to employees, describe the use of web-based HR technology and explain its role in changing the nature of the Human Resource function.
G	Create a business case including cost/benefit analysis for given organization’s technology initiative. Create a needs assessment and vendor RFP (Request for Proposal) and effectively evaluate the types of systems and automation choices available based on the organization’s specific needs.
H	Given that the use of technology is changing the way we do business, describe the security, legal, and privacy issues involved in the use of HR technology. Create a policy on employees’ use of technology.

Course Schedule

Week, TCOs, and Topics

Readings/Class Preparation

Activities/Assignments

Week 1 TCOs A & E

HRIS History and Trends

Chapter 1: Evolution of Human Resource Management and Human Resource Information Systems: The Role of Information Technology

Chapter 17: The Future of HRIS: Emerging Trends in HRM and IT

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 1

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 2 TCOs B & D

Business Strategies and Re-Engineering

Chapter 2: Database Concepts and Applications in HRIS

Chapter 4: HRIS Needs Analysis

Chapter 9: Change Management: Implementation, Integration, and Maintenance of the HRIS

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 2

Written Assignment #1: HRIS Solution - Strategic Review

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 3 TCO C

Technology, HR, and Compensation/Benefits

Chapter 13: Training and Development Issues and HRIS Applications

Chapter 14: Performance Management, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, and the HRIS

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 3

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 4 TCO C

Technology, HR, and Staffing and Employee Management

Chapter 11: Talent Management

Chapter 12: Recruitment and Selection in an Internet Context

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 4

Written Assignment #2: HRIS Application

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 5 TCO G

Re-Engineering HR Processes with Technology

Chapter 5: System Design and Acquisition (Pages 137 -146 Only) Chapter 7: Cost Justifying HRIS Investments

Chapter 8: Project Management for HRIS Implementation

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 5

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 6 TCOs B & F

HR, Technology, Change, and Self-Service

Chapter 6: HR Metrics and Workforce Analytics Chapter 10: HR Administration and HRIS

Chapter 15: HRIS and International HRM

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 6

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 7 TCO H

Securing Employee Information

Chapter 16: Information Security and Privacy in HRIS

Supplemental Reading found in Doc Sharing, Week 7

Course Project HRIS Data Analysis and Recommendations

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 8 All TCOs

All Topics

Final Exam

Due Dates for Assignments & Exams

Unless otherwise specified, the following applies.

· Access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. mountain time (MT).

· All assignments are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they are due, by 11:59 p.m. (MT).

· All quizzes and exams are to be completed on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they open, by 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Note! Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. (MT) on Sunday of the eighth week. Any assignments or exams must be completed by 11:59 p.m. (MT) Saturday of the eighth week.

Unless otherwise specified, the following applies.

· Access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. mountain time (MT).

· All assignments are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they are due, by 11:59 p.m. (MT).

· All quizzes and exams are to be completed on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they open, by 11:59 p.m. (MT).

Note! Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. (MT) on Sunday of the eighth week. Any assignments or exams must be completed by 11:59 p.m. (MT) Saturday of the eighth week.

Assignment Values and Letter Grades

The maximum score in this class is 1000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows:

Assignment	Points	Weighting
Discussions (40 Pts, Weeks 1-7)	280	28%
Written Assignments (100 Pts, Weeks 2 & 4)	200	20%
Course Project (Week 7)	270	27%
Final Exam	250	25%
Total Points	1000	100%

All of your course requirements are graded using points. At the end of the course, the points are converted to a letter grade using the scale in the table below.

For policy on assignment values and letter grades (and all other policies), please review the information contained in "Policies" under the Course Home section of your course.

Letter Grade	Points	Percentage
A	930 - 1000	93% to 100%
A-	900 - 929	90% to 92.9%
B+	870 - 899	87% to 89.9%
B	830 - 869	83% to 86.9%
B-	800 - 829	80% to 82.9%
C+	770 - 799	77% to 79.9%
C	730 - 769	73% to 76.9%
C-	700 - 729	70% to 72.9%
D+	670 - 699	67% to 69.9%
D	630 - 669	63% to 66.9%
D-	600 - 629	60% to 62.9%
F	599 and below	Below 60%

Late Assignment Policy

Late work is strongly discouraged. Turning in work late can impair your chances of success in the course. However, DeVry Online understands that life and emergencies do happen, and thus, we offer this late policy:

For serious emergencies, your instructor will decide whether your late work may be accepted for full or reduced credit. Serious emergencies include: serious illness, accidents, natural disasters, eCollege server outages, etc. E-mail your instructor the information about your emergency and request approval to make up the assignment, lab, quiz, or exam. If you receive approval, make up the work according to the plan set by you and your instructor.

For all other matters, i.e. work, technical, or other personal issues, your instructor will decide whether your late work may be accepted. Your instructor will impose a per diem late penalty of 5% of the assignment points per day up to seven days. For late work make-up which is not emergency-based, you should request approval BEFORE the final deadline. If homework solutions are shared with the class, your instructor reserves the right to decline to accept late work after the sharing of the solutions, or to require that an alternative assignment be completed, if one is available. Only one non-emergency late submission will be allowed per student per course.

This late work policy applies to all graded assessments (including Final Exams) in the course with the exception of the discussions, which require approval of the College faculty management administrators. See the "Policies" item in Course Home for information regarding the discussions make-up policy.

Discussion Requirements

In the Discussion areas of the course, you, as a student, can interact with your instructor and classmates to explore questions and comments related to the content of this course. Discussions will always close Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT).

A successful student in online education is one who takes an active role in the learning process. You are, therefore, encouraged to participate in the discussion areas to enhance your learning experience throughout each week.

The discussions will be graded for:

1. Frequency—Number and regularity of your discussion comments, and

2. Quality—Content of your contributions.

Frequency—Number and regularity of your contributions. Students are expected to log in to the course and post (respond) in the discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days per week in each graded discussion, beginning no later than Wednesday.

Quality—Content of your contributions. Examples of quality posts include:

· providing additional information to the discussion;

· elaborating on previous comments from others;

· presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,

· presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,

· sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and

· providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

Full credit is awarded when both high quality and required frequency are met.

For policy on discussions (and all other policies), please review the information contained in Policies under the Course Home section of your course.

Plagiarism and Keller Graduate Citations

Plagiarism & Citations

Plagiarism is a violation of the Academic Integrity code of this institution and will not be tolerated. The plagiarism policy applies to every aspect of your coursework including discussions, exams, quizzes, essays, assignments, etc. It is important that students fully cite any outside ideas, text and visual aids they reference in that work.

If you copy from, rely on, or paraphrase from your text or from any other source, you must include in-text citations. For any source other than your text, you must also include the proper reference material including the full URL and date accessed if the source is the web. Failure to do so is a violation of DeVry Academic Standards. Instructors are required to follow the DeVry Academic Integrity policy. Refer to your student handbook for details.

As a part of our commitment to academic integrity, your work in this course may be submitted to turnitin.com, an online plagiarism checking service. Turnitin.com operates a secure database and protects your privacy by assigning report numbers to all student work stored in its database. The purpose of using this service is to help protect the integrity of a DeVry degree, which in turn helps to protect your work and your investment in a DeVry education. See Turnitin.com for more details.

How to Avoid Plagiarism

Style Guide

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University recommends all graduate students purchase and make use of the official style guide entitled, Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook, 7th edition, by Anthony C. Winkler and Jo Ray McCuen. This handbook includes information on the following styles: APA, MLA, CEE, CMS, and Columbia Online. Students can use any of these five styles unless otherwise instructed to use one of them exclusively.

Students who have purchased the University's previous official style guide entitled, The Business Student Writers Manual and Guide to the Internet, by Thomas P. Bergman, Stephen M. Garrison, and Gregory M. Scott, will NOT be required to purchase another style guide. The new style guide is available through the online bookstore .

Below are two tutorials covering two of the five acceptable styles:

APA Guidelines

APA Guidelines for Citing Sources This tutorial provides a resource for citing references in papers using the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

The following is covered within the tutorial: the purposes of APA documentation, guidelines and examples on how to cite original sources in the text of your paper using parenthetical citations, and how to format the reference list and an entire paper.

MLA Guidelines

MLA Guidelines for Citing Sources MLA style provides writers a system of cross-referencing their sources and protecting them from accusations of plagiarism. This tutorial goes over the purposes of MLA documentation, as well as methods and examples for using parenthetical citations, and how to format a Works Cited page.

Frequently Asked Questions

When are grades calculated, and how can I view my grades?

· You must complete any quizzes and post your written assignments (if necessary) to the weekly Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. (MT) each week, except Week 8 which closes at11:59 p.m. (MT) Thursday.

· Once your work is reviewed, you should see comments and total points for each assignment in the Gradebook. Instructors should have Discussion work graded by the following Tuesday and all other assignments by the following Friday.

· You may check your progress at any time by going to the Gradebook, selecting the week and then your name.

· Click on the points earned for each assignment in the Gradebook to see any instructor comments.

What should I do if a discrepancy is found with my grade?

1. Double-check the error and try to determine what caused it. 2. Send your instructor an email explaining your findings. 3. Trust that any error in grading will be corrected quickly.

What if I cannot get my work submitted on time?

· If you have an emergency that will cause your work to be late, please contact your instructor in advance of the due date so that arrangements can be made. Your instructor may reserve the right to deduct points for work turned in late based on the reason and the timeliness of notice.

· If a technical problem prevents you from meeting the scheduled due date, please contact the Help Desk at 1-800-594-2402 and immediately email your instructor about the situation.

What should I do if I have a disability that requires accommodation?

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for eligible students with documented disabilities as defined by state and federal laws relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Our intent is to ensure that every student who makes a request for accommodations under ADA is advised of the accommodation process as promptly as possible. If you are a student with a verifiable documented disability, and you can provide medical documentation regarding this disability, then contact our ADA Officer at [email protected] or [email protected] for more information on how to receive ADA accommodations in your online classes or fax your request to 630-929-9745.

How can I get extra credit?

It is policy that extra credit will not be allowed in online courses for any reason.

Student Disability Services

What should I do if I have a disability that requires accommodation? DeVry University and Keller Graduate School of Management are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for eligible students with documented disabilities as defined by state and federal laws relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Our intent is to ensure that every student who makes a request for accommodations under ADA is advised of the accommodation process as promptly as possible. If you are a student with a verifiable documented disability, and you can provide medical documentation regarding this disability, then contact our Office of Student Disability Services at [email protected] or [email protected] for more information on how to receive ADA accommodations in your classes. You may also fax your request to 630-929-9745.