Handbook

The application of information technology has revolutionised the way in which organisations operate and has had a significant impact on the evolving human resource management function. Human Resource (HR) plays a strategic role in ensuring the practices of an organisation align with its goals to achieve sustained long-term success. In this course, students will critically analyse the administrative and strategic value of a Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), as relevant to local and global organisations, and identify and examine the issues relating to the use of HRIS in contemporary business settings. By evaluating the technologies and methodologies of HRIS, students will identify opportunities for data collection and analysis, and will construct and present HRIS solutions for the automation and effective cost management of HR information.