HR Analytics

Unlocking Human Capital

Table of Contents

About the Program

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Key Features
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About Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 5

About Continuing Education Center 5

Eligibility Criteria and Application Process 6

Talk to an Admission Counselor 6

Program Outcomes
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Who is this Program Ideal for? 9

Learning Path
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Courses
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Step 1 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics 11

Step 2 - Business Statistics: Applications & Insights 12

Step 3 - Data Analysis, Visualization, and Storytelling 13

Step 4 - Predictive Analytics: Making Predictions Using Data 14

Step 5 - Prescriptive Analytics: Scientific Thinking in Business 15

Step 6 - Data Science, AI and ML for Business Decisions 17

Step 7 - HR Analytics for People Strategy 19

Step 8 - Capstone Project 20

Electives
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Certificates
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Program Faculty
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Program Highlights
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About the Program

Analytics plays an important role them to real-world applications of

in easing the data-driven decision- analytics in the HR capacity. This
making process of an organization. will equip you with the skills to think
The world’s top companies rely analytically and discover ways to
on analytics for faster and more improve various functions in people
accurate business performance management. It will also help you
analysis. In this context, analyzing gain a competitive advantage by
data and putting it to work for you capturing data-enabled business
and your business is an essential skill opportunities and provide you with
for managers in today’s corporate much needed data literacy.
world. As a decision-maker, it is This program offers best-in-industry
critical to understand analytics content created by top-notch
and to know how it can be used professors from IIT Roorkee. The
to derive meaningful insights and right mix of self-paced learning
make tactical decisions for your videos, live sessions, knowledge
organization. Join the new age of checks, business scenarios, and
leaders and understand how best hands-on projects — leveraging
you can use analytics to grow your the expertise of IIT Roorkee faculty
business. — will help you understand the
The HR Analytics: Unlocking concept of analytics, connect it
Human Capital program will help with the functioning of the HR
you understand the essentials of department, and apply these
business analytics such as statistics, concepts to find meaningful
predictive analytics, prescriptive insights. Enroll in this program to
analytics, machine learning build a data-driven decision-making
techniques, data visualization, and culture at your workplace.
data storytelling, and then apply

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Key Features

Program completion certificate

from the prestigious Indian
Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Live-online masterclasses from

distinguished IIT Roorkee faculty

State-of-the-art curriculum
designed and delivered by IIT
Roorkee professors

Real-world applications of
analytics across multiple fields
and sectors

Practical exposure through

hands-on projects and a
Capstone

Industry-relevant, case-based
learning specially designed for
mid- to senior-level managers
and C-suite executives

Experience with HR-specific

applications and use cases of
analytics

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About IIT Roorkee

IIT Roorkee is among the foremost institutes of national importance in India

for higher technological education, engineering, and research. Since its
establishment, and now having completed more than 170 years of existence,
the institute has played a vital role in providing technical manpower, know-
how, and the pursuit of research to the country. The Institute ranks among the
best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors
of technological development. It has also been considered a trend-setter in
the area of education and research in the field of science, technology, and
engineering.

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee offers bachelor’s degree courses in 10

disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and postgraduate degree courses in
55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Science, Architecture, and Planning. The
Institute has facilities for doctoral work in all departments and research centers.

About Continuing Education Center,

IIT Roorkee

Continuing Education Center, IIT Roorkee was established in 1955 for the
promotion of knowledge upgradation by organizing refresher/specialist
courses for executives, working professionals, and aspiring individuals. In
addition to the knowledge upgradation, CEC IIT Roorkee courses also offer
a launchpad to learners in the domains that are most sought after by the
industry. CEC conducts sponsored and open participation programs in various
disciplines of engineering, science, technology, and management for learners
both nationally and globally. Through these courses, CEC also provides the
opportunity to visit and study at IIT Roorkee for a short duration. Apart
from the technical expertise available in the departments and centers of the
Institute, wherever necessary, experts from industries and R&D organizations
are also invited to deliver talks and lectures. (https://iitr.ac.in/cec/)

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Eligibility Criteria

For admission to this program, candidates should have:

A bachelor’s degree (any background)

No prior coding experience or technology knowledge required

An eagerness to apply course concepts to real business problems

Working professionals with 6+ years of work experience (preferred) who

are aspiring to leverage analytics to make business decisions

Application Process
Candidates can apply to this program in 3 simple steps:

1 >> 2 >> 3
Submit an Application Admission
Application Review
Complete the application A panel of admissions An offer of admission
and include a brief counsellors will review will be made to
statement of purpose. your application and qualified candidates.
The latter informs our statement of purpose to You can accept this
admissions counselors determine whether you offer by paying the
why you’re interested and qualify for acceptance. program fee.
qualified for the program.

Talk to an Admissions Counselor

We have a team of dedicated admissions counsellors to help guide you in
the application process and related matters. They are available to:

Address questions related to the application

Provide information on financial aid (if required)

Help you better understand the program and answer your questions

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Who is this Program
Ideal for?

This program is designed for mid- to senior-level managers who recognize

the rapidly growing trend of analytics and want to use data and analytics
techniques to guide strategy at the top levels of the HR field.

This program is ideal for:

Mid-level to senior HR professionals working in various industries who
want to use analytics to make data-driven decisions

People/HR Managers who engage with data teams and output reports
and want to have more meaningful conversations with their analytics
team to get the best value out of business data

Consultants seeking to garner insights from data and looking to gain a

practical understanding of HR analytics to initiate new projects or launch
new business ideas

C-suite executives from any industry with access to a massive data

stream — such as IT services, banking and financial services, retail,
consumer products, and healthcare — seeking to attain data fluency, use
analytics for strategic advantage, and develop an analytics roadmap to
manage people.

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Program Outcomes

Understand the core concepts of Master the concepts of linear and

Business Analytics and applications logistic regression, data mining, time
of it in the HR field series analysis, and other forecasting
techniques as part of predictive
analytics

Learn the essential concepts of

Data Science and understand the
basics of R programming for various Learn to define goals for your
analytics use cases business and how you can optimize
solutions to achieve those goals
through prescriptive analytics
techniques

Gain an understanding of various

statistical techniques such as
probability models, sampling,
hypothesis testing, analysis of Master Machine Learning concepts
variance, and much more and techniques, including
supervised and unsupervised
learning, classification and clustering
techniques, and mathematical and
heuristic aspects to expedite the
Learn to clean and prepare data, decision-making process
build and evaluate data models,
and visualize data to generate
meaningful insights

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Understand workforce analytics, Create a roadmap for your
employee engagement analytics, organization to implement analytics
employee training analytics, and make data-driven business
and much more to make better decisions
people-centric decisions for your
organization

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Learning Path

Week 1 & Week 2 1 Fundamentals of Business Analytics

Week 3 & Week 4 2 Business Statistics: Applications & Insights

Week 5 & Week 6 3 Data Analysis, Visualization and Storytelling

Week 7 to Week 9 4 Predictive Analytics: Making Predictions

Using Data

Week 10 to Week 13 5 Prescriptive Analytics: Scientific Thinking

in Business

Week 14 to Week 17 6 Data Science, AI and ML for Business

Decisions

Week 18 & Week 19 7 HR Analytics for People Strategy

Week 20 8 Capstone Project

Electives
HR Analytics: Unlocking Human Capital - Academic Masterclass

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STEP
Week 1 & Week 2

1 Fundamentals of
2 Business Analytics

The focus of this course is to introduce learners to

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the fundamentals of Business Analytics and Data
Science through real-world examples. You will learn the
fundamentals of R programming, which is an essential
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part of data analytics. Understanding different types
of Data Science projects and lifecycles will give you a
competitive edge in an organization.
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Key Learning Objectives

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Understand the meaning of Business Analytics and
its importance in the industry
7 Learn to use Business Analytics concepts in your
work

Grasp the fundamentals of R programming and learn

8 to use it in analytics projects

Understand the basics of Data Science and its

applications

Topics Covered
Introduction to Business Analytics

Business Analytics for Competitive Advantage

Fundamentals of R

Data Science Project Lifecycle

Types of Data Science Projects

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STEP
Week 3 & Week 4

1 Business Statistics:
2 Applications & Insights

Statistics is the science of assigning a probability

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through the collection, classification, and analysis of
data. This course will enable you to define statistics —
a foundational part of Data Science — and essential
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terms related to it. You will be able to make data-driven
decisions by applying various statistical techniques to
the given business scenario.
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Key Learning Objectives

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Understand the fundamentals of statistics

Work with different probability models

7 Understand the concept of descriptive analytics and
industry use cases

8 Learn how to do sampling and hypothesis testing to

draw conclusions

Create business insights using statistical analysis

methods

Topics Covered
Probability Models

Descriptive Analytics

Sampling, Hypothesis Testing & Statistical Inference

Analysis of Variance

Business Applications and Insights

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STEP
Week 5 & Week 6

1 Data Analysis, Visualization

2 and Storytelling

Exploratory Data Analysis is the process of finding

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common patterns and characteristics in the given data
set using analysis and visualization methods. This plays
an integral part in making business decisions at a data-
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driven organization. This course will guide you through
the fundamentals of various data analysis techniques,
and how to generate insights and visualize data for
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better decision making.

6 Key Learning Objectives

Understand how to solve analytical problems in real-
7 world scenarios

Effectively define the objectives and execute

analytics projects
8 Understand different tools used in data visualization

Learn visualization to create data-driven dashboards

Topics Covered
Exploratory Data Analysis

Data Preparation

Building Data Models

Model Evaluation

Cross-Validation

Data Cleaning and Data Handling

Generating Insights through Data Visualization

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STEP
Week 7 to Week 9

1 Predictive Analytics: Making

2 Predictions Using Data

3 Predictive analytics is used to find patterns in data

which helps organizations to identify potential business
opportunities and risks. You will be able to predict
4 various business outcomes by analyzing historical data.
Various regression models taught in this program and
case study-based learning will help you master the
5 application of predictive analytics.

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Key Learning Objectives
Understand the application of predictive analytics in
7 a business scenario

Understand the mechanics of regression analysis

8 Learn to use data mining techniques in predictive

analytics

Make data-driven decisions

Topics Covered
Linear and Non-linear Regression

Logistic Regression

Data Mining for Predictive Analytics

Time Series and Forecasting

Text Analytics

Linear and Logistics Regression Case Study

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STEP
Week 10 to Week 13

1 Prescriptive Analytics:
2 Scientific Thinking in
Business
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Prescriptive analytics empower us to move forward
with business decisions by answering the question:
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“What should be done?” In this course, learn to define
a goal for your business and how best you can optimize
the solutions to achieve that goal. You will be able to
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compare real-time and predicted data and make the
best business decisions.

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Key Learning Objectives
7 Understand the use case of prescriptive analytics in
your business

Gain mastery over various tools and techniques used

8 in prescriptive analytics

Generate insights from data that is unbiased and free

from human errors

Understand the workings of various programming

and optimization techniques

Topics Covered
Introduction to Prescriptive Analytics

Art of Modeling
Exact Algorithms, Simplex Method

Transportation Models and Excel Solver Session

Assignment Models and Case Study

Integer Programming
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 Binary Programming

R / Excel Session for BIP and IP

Network Optimization Models

Network Optimization Practice Session

Non-linear Programming

Non-linear Programming Applications

Multi-objective Optimization

Goal Programming

Heuristics

Meta-heuristics and Applications

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STEP
Week 14 to Week 17

1 Data Science, AI and ML for

2 Business Decisions

Simplilearn’s Data Science and Machine Learning course

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will make you an expert in decision-making using
Machine Learning, a form of Artificial Intelligence that
automates data analysis to enable computers to learn
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and adapt through experience and do specific tasks
without explicit programming. You will master Machine
Learning concepts and techniques, including supervised
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and unsupervised learning, and mathematical and
heuristic aspects to speed up the decision-making

6 process.

Key Learning Objectives

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Master the concepts of supervised and unsupervised
learning, classification, and clustering
8 Understand the implementation of models such as
Support Vector Machines, Decision Tree Classifier,
and Random Forest Classifier

Comprehend the theoretical concepts and how they

relate to the practical aspects of Machine Learning

Topics Covered
Supervised and Unsupervised Learning

Classification and Clustering

Machine Learning using Neural Networks

Decision Trees and Random Forests

Ensemble Learning (Bagging, Boosting)

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 Support Vector Machines

KNN Classification

K-means Clustering

Hierarchical Clustering

DB-SCAN Clustering

Market Basket Analysis

Case Study: Modeling of Spot Market

Case Study: Source Sink Matching of CO2

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STEP
Week 18 & Week 19

1 HR Analytics for People

2 Strategy

Organizations are transforming themselves into data-

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driven businesses, and HR is one area where a lot of
process improvements can be made based on data
analysis. It is important to identify the metrics that are
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essential for organizational growth, ensure the data is
getting captured, and analyze the data to make business
decisions. This course will help you gain knowledge on
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workforce analytics, employee engagement analytics,
employee training analytics, and much more.
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Key Learning Objectives
7 Learn to do a systematic data collection and analysis
of people-related decisions that help in predicting
future events.
8 Play a major role in the strategic acquisition,
designing a performance management plan for
employees, understanding employee expectations
and perception of the company culture
Master the use of predictive analytical techniques
in hiring and managing an effective workforce
management

Topics Covered
Strategic HR Metrics HR Analytics Framework

HR Scorecards Predictive Analytics

HR Maturity Framework Quantification and

Measurement Tools

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STEP
Week 20

1 Capstone Project
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The capstone project will give you an opportunity
to implement the skills you learned throughout this
program. Through dedicated mentoring sessions,
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you’ll learn how to solve an industry-aligned problem
— from data processing and model building to
reporting business results and insights. This project is
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the final step in the learning path and will enable you
to showcase your expertise in HR Analytics to future
employers or make informed decisions for your current
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business. This capstone project is proof of how you
trained in the methodologies of data preprocessing,
exploratory data analysis, and data storytelling by
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creating dashboards to drive business decisions. You
can work on projects that cover the HR field to make
your practice more relevant.
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Electives

Masterclasses from IIT Roorkee

Attend live online masterclasses conducted by renowned instructors from
IIT Roorkee. Understand what Business Analytics can and cannot do, how
to interpret data to make better decisions, and gain exposure to different
Business Analytics techniques.

Tools Covered

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Certificates

Upon successful completion of the HR Analytics: Unlocking Human Capital

program, you will receive a certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee,
Continuous Education Center. This certificate will testify to your skills as a
Business Analytics expert in the HR field.

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Program Faculty

Prof. Usha Lenka (Course Coordinator)

Head of Department
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

Prof. Usha Lenka is a professor at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorke.
She has completed her Ph.D from IIT Kharagpur. Prof Usha has an academic experience
of 14 years and has done prolific research in the areas of investments in knowledge and
innovation, factors influencing consumer socialization of children and exploring dynamics
of potential women entrepreneurs. She has a high interest in the areas of Learning and
Development, Talent Management and Development, Employee Engagement, Change
Management, Organizational Change and Development, Diversity and Inclusion.

Prof. Ramesh Anbanandam

Associate Professor
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

Professor Ramesh Anbanandam is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of

Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, India and joint faculty of the Center of Transportation
Systems, IIT Roorkee. He did PhD from IIT Delhi and M.Tech from NIT Tiruchirappalli.
His research area includes humanitarian supply chain management, multimodal freight
transportation, sustainable mobility, healthcare waste management, and data-driven
decision-making modeling. He has published his research papers in reputed journals and
conferences. He also organized international conferences, TEQIP training sessions, and
NPTEL online courses. He is a regular reviewer of many peer-reviewed journals and actively
participates in various seminars, talks, and conferences in India and abroad.

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 Prof. Amit Upadhyay
Assistant Professor
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

Dr. Amit Upadhyay is an Assistant Professor in DoMS IIT Roorkee, working in the areas of
operations research, supply chain, and transportation. Earlier, he has worked as assistant
professor in VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur and visiting faculty at IIM Calcutta. He has worked
with companies like Indian Oil, Container Corporation, P&G, GatewayRail for consultancy
projects and training programmes. He has published in reputed international journals like
INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, Transportation Research, and International Journal
of Production Research.

He holds M.Tech. and PhD in Industrial Engineering from IIT Delhi. He did his postdoctoral
research at NUS Singapore and PolyU Hong Kong. He is a recipient of the “Outstanding
Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award 2021” by IISE, USA.

Prof. Tarun Sharma

Assistant Professor (Operations)
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee

Dr. Tarun Sharma received his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute
of Technology, Hamirpur, and Master’s and Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore. His ongoing research focuses on the development and maintenance
of a suite of analytical models such as optimization and agent-based models and their
application to the energy transition. He received the Best Thesis award for his Ph.D.
work in benchmarking and modelling for the sustainability transition of the Indian
electricity system. He is a recipient of the Impact Postdoctoral Fellowship from The
Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he worked for 18 months. He was a Postdoc fellow
at Energy Policy and Modeling Group, University College Cork for two years. He worked
as an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at Institute of Rural Management,
Anand, Gujarat, for six months. He is a former DAAD-WISE fellow. His work is published
in several leading journals and conferences including Applied Energy and Energy Policy
and International Energy Week. His teaching engagements include Operations and Supply
Chain Management, Quality Management, and Decision Models.

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Program Highlights

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