American University has now joined the ranks of colleges and universities offering advanced degrees in HR analytics, but experts differ on their overall value.
Among the responsibilities performed by HR professionals, there’s one critical task many can’t accomplish.
Collecting, exporting and analyzing data from proprietary systems is a struggle for many in the field. To better equip HR professionals to contribute at a strategic level, some universities are offering short courses or certificate programs on analytics, including analytics courses in HR management graduate programs, and developing graduate programs in HR analytics.
This fall, American University is launching an online masters’ of science program titled “Human Resources Analytics and Management Resources,” as well as a related certificate program, says Bobbe Baggio, the school’s associate dean of graduate programs and online learning in Washington.
The two-year graduate program includes 12 deep-dive courses, while the certificate program offers four of the same courses that are transferrable to the graduate program.
“The degree is not meant to make people data analysts,” says Baggio. “Part of our challenge is to come to market with an analytics program . . . with a heart. We want people to understand what they’re looking at, to understand both the design of the analytics project and the results and implications of it.”
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SOURCE: Human Resource Executive Online
Carol Patton
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