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This document provides an overview of human resource management functions and human resource information systems (HRIS). It identifies various HR functions such as time management, personnel cost planning, employee administration, and payroll. It also illustrates a typical HRIS model and identifies different HRIS subsystems, such as the workforce planning subsystem, recruiting subsystem, and compensation subsystem. Finally, it lists two common types of HRIS output as periodic reports and database queries.

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This document provides an overview of human resource management functions and human resource information systems (HRIS). It identifies various HR functions such as time management, personnel cost planning, employee administration, and payroll. It also illustrates a typical HRIS model and identifies different HRIS subsystems, such as the workforce planning subsystem, recruiting subsystem, and compensation subsystem. Finally, it lists two common types of HRIS output as periodic reports and database queries.

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Diploma in Business Enterprise IT

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IT1566 (BPIS)
Tutorial 8 – Human Resource Management

1. Human Resource Management (HRM) has many different business functions.


Identify the business functions for each of the following cases:

A) Manages the employees’ work schedules, absences and overtime

Time Management

B) Simulated planning scenarios where projections of changes in workforce, cost


elements and staff utilisation can be analysed

Personnel Cost Planning

C) Central administration of employee's personal data and all other data related to
personnel activities

Employee Administration

D) Enables access to required information and helps to support decision-making


processes

Reporting

E) Calculates the payment for work performed by each employee.

Payroll

F) Publish job vacancies, screen applicants & hiring

Recruitment

G) Describes organizational structure and reporting structure

Organisational Management

H) Planning and management of all kinds of business events e.g. seminars and
conventions

Training & Event Management

I) Develop reward strategies such as performance-related pay, bonus and long


term incentive programs

Compensation Management
2. Use a diagram to illustrate a typical model of a Human Resource Information
System (HRIS).

(REFER TO NOTES PG 15)

3. Identify the HRIS subsystem for each of the following cases:

A) Involves all activities that enable management to identify future personnel needs

Work Force Planning Subsystem

B) Gathers data by means of special research projects such as Succession


Studies

Human Resource Research Subsystem

C) Involves all the activities in bringing new employees into organisation.

Recruiting Subsystem

D) Gathers data relating to HR from the firm’s environment such as government


and labour unions

Human Resource Intelligence Subsystem

E) Involves all the activities needed to maintain a productive workforce such as


performance appraisal and training

Work Force Management Subsystem

F) Keeps track of personnel & accounting data

Accounting Information System

G) Determine salary increment, bonus and promotion

Compensation Subsystem

H) Determine non-wage compensations such as insurance, sick leave etc

Benefits Subsystem

I) Reporting of the firm’s personnel policies & practices to the government J)


An input subsystem of environmental sources

Environmental Reporting Subsystem

J) An input subsystem of environmental sources

Human Resource Intelligence Subsystem


4. The output of HRIS is used by managers for decision making. List the
TWO most common output reporting types.

Periodic reports and Database queries.

IT1566 Tutorial 8 Page 1

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