1. HRM 319 Entire course
Human Resource Information Systems
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Week 1
Individual
The Transitioning Role of HRM
Writea 700 - to 1,050-word paper to describe how HRIS has progressed from the
personnel administration field to a business-driven human capital management
organizational unit. Make sure you include the following points:
· What are the factors that changed the primary role of HRM from that of
functional operation to that of strategic partner?
· How does technology affect the HRM field?
· How does HRIS influence organizational culture and change?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Post to the Assignment Tab
Week 2
Discussion Questions
Respond to weekly discussion questions. . See due dates posted on each
question. Late posting to DQ’s will be counted as participation and “zero” points
will be earned.
Individual
Proposing an HRIS Initiative
Write an Executive Summary of no more than 700 words to convince the
company senior management to invest in a new HRIS. Imagine you are the head
of the HR department in a company. Your department plans to propose an HRIS
initiative to management. As the department head, you will prepare this summary.
Make sure you include the following points:

2. · What is an HRIS? What functions must it accomplish and what basic types of
HRIS software are available?
· What organizational factors might be affected by the quality of the HRIS being
developed?
· What are the benefits and costs associated with implementing this new HRIS?
Be specific.
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines.
Post to the Assignment Tab.
Learning Team
Design an HRIS for Riordan Manufacturing
Resource: Riordan Manufacturing website
Access the Riordan Manufacturing website from the link located in the
Materials section of the student website. Scroll to Course Web Links, find
the “Virtual Organizations” tab, then “Go To Businesse’s” and there you
will find RirodanManuafcturing.
Review the information provided on the website.
Write a 1,400 to 1,750-word report to analyze the tactical and strategic
functions of Riordan Manufacturing, a plastics manufacturer, and to design
an HRIS for the company. Currently, the company is using an HRIS that was
installed in 1992 and only provides limited functions. The company has
decided to build a new HRIS to improve the HRM performance. They have
contracted your team, an external HRIS consultant team, to design the
system. Your report should include the following points:
· Briefly describe steps you will follow to design an HRIS for Riordan.
· Analyze the internal environment of Riordan Manufacturing to identify its
tactical and strategic business functions.
· Describe in general the data inputs and outputs of the existing system
and identify goals and objectives of the new system.
o What are the current information needs?
o What must the new system do?
o What changes are suggested for the new system?

3. · Describe the framework of the new HRIS.
o What modules will the new system have?
o What data go into each module?
o What reports will the new system have?
o How will the new HRIS be managed?
o What information will be included in each report?
· Choose one of the modules you have selected for your HRIS (i.e.
applicant tracking, benefits, performance management, compensation,
training and development, etc.) and identify possible vendors of the module
and possible costs of the vendors.
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines. Post to the Assignment
Tab.
Week 3
Discussion Questions
Respond to weekly discussion questions. See due dates posted on each
question. Late posting to DQ’s will be counted as participation and “zero” points
will be earned.
Learning Team
Case Study: Implementing an HRIS
Resource:Human Resource Information Systems
Read the Implementing an HRIS Case Study in Ch. 7 of Human Resource
Information Systems.
Answer each of the following questions with a maximum of 250 words per
question. Include graphic representations if necessary.
· What process must one follow to implement an HRIS? Outline a step-by-step
process.
· What are the major challenges—such as technical, organizational, or
managerial challenges—facing ABC Finance in the implementation of the HRIS?
· Given these challenges, what are the major obstacles and strategies the
company should take to overcome them?

4. · Given an eventual successful implementation, how will HR’s role affect ABC
Finance? What competencies will the HRIS professional need?
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines. Post to the Team Assignment
Tab
Week 4
DiscussionQuestions
Respond to weekly discussion questions. . See due dates posted on each
question. Late posting to DQ’s will be counted as participation and “zero” points
will be earned.
Learning Team Evaluating the Integration of HRIS
Resources: Appendixes B and C
Review the reports provided in Appendixes B and C, and analyze the data.
Write an evaluation report of 1,400 to 2,100 words. Imagine that Riordan
Manufacturing has implemented a new HRIS. The new HRIS includes multiple
modules and one of them is an applicant tracking module. Your team is given a
new task, which is to evaluate the implementation of the new module.
Includethefollowingpoints:
· Review the applicant tracking report generated by the applicant tracking module
in Appendix B. Analyze the information in the report. Does the report meet the
needs of Riordan Manufacturing? If not, what must be changed?
· Review the HRIS Web Survey data in Appendix C. The report contains data on
the employee survey conducted after the HRIS implementation. Analyze the data.
Have the employees’ attitudes changed? How effective was the implementation?
· What data sources will you look at in addition to those provided in Appendix B?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of these data sources?
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines. Post to the Team Assignment
Tab
LearningTeam PeerEvaluation
Post: Learning Team Evaluation to your Individual Forum. The evaluation
is one point of your individual Team assignment grade for the week, and should
reflect an honest evaluation of each member of your team in the assignment
discussion and preparation.
Week 5

5. Individual
Future Trends of HRIS Presentation
Format an 8 to 10 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to discuss future
HRIS trends. Make sure you include the following points in the presentation:
· How will the environmental forces (technological, global, economic, social, etc.)
affect and lead changes in the HRIS field in the next 10 to 20 years?
· How will changes in staffing, training, performance management, and legal
compliance affect HRIS?
· Analyze implications of HRIS confidentiality and data security risks in terms of
procedural, technical, and physical controls.
Submit your eye-catching PowerPoint® presentation with speaker’s notes for
each slide. Show what you would say if you were delivering a 10-minute
presentation, generally limiting the amount of text to seven lines per slide.
Practice the time if necessary to ensure you have provided enough information.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines for PowerPoint®. Post to the
Assignment Tab.
Individual
Final Examination
Prepare for the final examination
Learning Team
Learning Team Weekly Reflection
Discuss this week’s objectives with your team during the week. Your discussion
should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled with,
and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field.
Prepare a 350 to 700 word paper summarizing the findings of your discussion.
One team member should post this to the Team Assignment Page. Include a
header page identifying your team. Refer to Instructor Policies for guidelines on
Reflection Papers.