The aim of this module is to develop the essential digital skills required for learners to flourish as the HR practitioners and managers of the future. This module is essential to the growing understanding and practice of technology tools in HR in the current business environment.
HR practitioners and managers have an absolute need to be able to use advanced digital business skills to do research, correlate results, generate reports and present meaningful findings within the organisational context. As such the overarching goals for this module are to:
Enable learners to develop their cognitive understanding of digital business skills, and
- Provide learners with the tools they need to demonstrate those skills in a simulated environment.
This is an essential foundation module for learners who will grow and develop their understanding and practice throughout their degree. The module is intended to help students link the practical relationship between digital business skills and excellence in HR practice
The aim and goals of the module will be achieved by ensuring that upon completion of the module learners can:
Recognise the structure and significance of common business software systems
- Use data and statistical insights in business settings
- Demonstrate numerical and statistical literacy in the HR domain
Create professional reports and presentations using advanced techniques
The indicative curriculum for the module includes:
Information Systems for HR Practitioners focussing on the integration of MS Office systems and with an emphasis on MS Word and Powerpoint in a HR context.
Data and numerical literacy development with an emphasis on developing from general spreadsheet knowledge to the ability to apply techniques and strategies in a targeted and meaningful way.
Working on the cloud, with apps and with a variety of new tools that will assist HR practitioners and managers contribute in tangible ways to any operational environment.
Practical understanding and application of the Digital Business Skills required in a HR environment
The indicative curriculum for the module includes: Information Systems for HR Practitioners focussing on the integration of MS Office systems and with an emphasis on MS Word and Powerpoint in a HR context. Data and numerical literacy development with an emphasis on developing from general spreadsheet knowledge to the ability to apply techniques and strategies in a targeted and meaningful way. Working on the cloud, with apps and with a variety of new tools that will assist HR practitioners and managers contribute in tangible ways to any operational environment.
The method of instruction is designed to ensure and support the learner so that they are in a position to achieve the learning outcomes of the module. Three key mechanisms will be:
Blended Learning/Technology: All supporting literature and materials will be made available online and certain of the lectures and workshops will be delivered using an online medium. The use of online, interactive pedagogical tools is used in assessments for submission and correction. Extensive use of the TU Dublin LMS, Brightspace, will be necessary and students will be encouraged to understand more about digital learning and digital literacy in the methods employed. This will be blended to maximise the benefit to the learner through using
Lectures and Workshops: This course will be delivered through lectures and seminar/workshops that are conducted in a face to face context also. Any lectures and workshops will be designed to maximise the practical impact of new knowledge and skills.
Labs and Groupwork: Using computer labs and understanding key concepts through peer moderated activities is another technique essential to the module. Techniques and skills that relate to data manipulation and statistics will be delivered through this medium.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |