People Analytics
by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
People Analytics is Wharton Business School's course on using data — and increasingly AI — to make better human resources decisions. It covers how to analyse hiring patterns, predict employee retention, measure performance, and build fairer, more effective HR processes. As AI takes over routine HR tasks like resume screening and scheduling, the professionals who understand how to interpret, check, and act on AI-generated people data will be far more valuable. This course gives you that foundation.
What you will learn
- How to use data and AI tools to make better hiring and promotion decisions
- How to measure and improve employee performance using analytics rather than guesswork
- How to identify which employees are at risk of leaving before it is too late
- How to evaluate whether AI-assisted HR tools are fair, accurate, and unbiased
- How to build a data-driven HR strategy that leadership will trust and act on
Who is this for
- HR professionals who want to use AI and data tools to improve decisions and outcomes
- HR managers responsible for hiring, retention, and performance evaluation
- People operations leads at companies adopting AI in their HR processes
- Business managers who want to understand the data behind their team's performance
Why we recommend it
- 1From Wharton — one of the world's top business schools, recognised globally by employers
- 2No data science background needed — focused on business decisions, not algorithms
- 3Directly applicable: covers the exact decisions HR professionals make every day
- 4Free to audit — Wharton-level education at no cost
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