Human Resource Information System (hris)
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Course Outline
HRM 542: Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
EMBA Program
Department of MIS
University of Dhaka
Summer 2015
Course Teacher: Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed
PhD (South Korea), MBA (UK), MSc. (DU), B.Sc. (DU)
Associate Professor
Department of MIS
University of Dhaka
Phone: +8801783368720
e-mail:helal1009@yahoo.com
Course Description
Today, technology is the new vehicle to bring information about people to use in the business. Managers and employees can now access the information and make decision based on them. Many business have tried to manage their information efficiently. They see the information as a key resource and view the role of information technology essentially. Furthermore, one of the biggest challenges is to manage employees to utilize the technology since we are in the information age. The staff needs to increase their productivity, reduce cost, produce better products/service, provide customer satisfaction, increase business competitiveness, and growing business. In order to do so, the organization needs to utilize technology. Many organizations have tried to implement computer application for employee information system that help to increase efficiency storage, record, and report. Therefore, the course is offered to provide general concept and guidelines to understand the HRIS planning, development, implementation, and maintenance.
Course Objectives
The purpose of the course is:
- to learn basic concepts, technology, application, and management of HRIS
- to increase student understanding of IT and their application for human resource
management
- to focus on challenging issues on HRIS.
Text Books:
- Human Resource Information Systems, 3rd edition. By- Michael J. Kavanagh
- Management Information Systems, Managing The Digital Firm, , 12th Editions. By- Kenneth C. Laudon & Jane P. Laudon
- Additional materials will be given at the class room.
Method of Instruction
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Group Discussion
3. Case study
4. Computer Laboratory Room
5. Presentation
Week # | Topic | Reading Materials |
1 | Overall course objective & Fundamentals of HRIS | CHP 1 (Kavanagh) |
2 | Database Concepts and Application HRIS | CHP2 (Kavanagh) |
3 | Practical on MS Access | Materials will be supplied |
4 | System Consideration in the design of HRIS | Chapter 3, 4 and 5 (Kavanagh) |
5 | Mid-1 | |
6 | Installation of OrangeHR and Introducing the software | Practical |
7 | Configuring the Admin part of Orange HR software. | Practical |
8 | Recruitment and Selection in Internet Context 1 Practical) | Chapter 11 + Practical |
9 | Performance management and Compensation ( theory +Practical) | Chapter 13 (Kavanagh) |
10 | Mid-II | |
11 | Information Systems Security & Control | (Laudon & Laudon) |
12 | Future trends of HRM and IT | Chapter-16 |
13 | Overview of the classes | |
14 | Final Exam |
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