Outline on HRIS Title: Human Resource Information Systems Thesis: Role of training and development in any organization, effects of organizational change, why HR departments are necessary for an organization and the role of HR departments in an organization's growth are the reasons why Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) have become one of the most important tools for many businesses. I. INTRODUCTION a. Organizations must treat information as any other resource or asset. It must be organized, managed and disseminated effectively for the information to exhibit quality. b. Thesis: Role of training and development in any organization, effects of organizational change, why HR departments are necessary for an organization and the role of HR departments in an organization's growth are the reasons why Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) have become one of the most important tools for many businesses. II. BACKGROUND a. The information systems field is arguably one of the fastest changing and dynamic of all the business processions because information technologies are among the most important tools for achieving business firms’ key objectives. b. Until the mid-1950s, firms managed all their information flow with paper records. c. During the past 60 years, more and more business information and the flow of information among key business actors in the environment has been computerized. III. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) a. It is important to coordinate and control major functions, departments and the business processes in an organization. b. Management information system (MIS) is designed to assist managerial and professional workers by processing an disseminating vast amounts of information to managers’ organization-wide. c. Management information system supplies information for strategic, tactical and operational decision making to all subsystems within the organization. IV. HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HRIS) a. HRIS were primarily seen as MIS sub functions within HR areas intended to support the “planning, administration, decision-making, and control activites of human resource management. b. Information technology in the past decade drastically changed the human resources function. c. In HR planning process it is easier to follow workforce gaps, the quantity and quality of the labour force and to plan future workforce requirements with the help of HR knowledge systems. d. HRIS is defined as an “integrated system used to gather, store and analyze information regarding an organization’s human resources’ comprising of databases, computer applications, hardware and software necessary to collect, record, store, manage, deliver, present and manipulate data for human resources function.” V. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY a. The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between the satisfaction of employees from HRIS and their perceptions of HRIS. b. The questions about social demographic qualifications such.

1. Outline on HRIS
Title: Human Resource Information Systems
Thesis: Role of training and development in any organization,
effects of organizational change, why HR departments are
necessary for an organization and the role of HR departments in
an organization's growth are the reasons why Human Resource
Information Systems (HRIS) have become one of the most
important tools for many businesses.
I. INTRODUCTION
a. Organizations must treat information as any other
resource or asset. It must be organized, managed and
disseminated effectively for the information to exhibit quality.
b. Thesis: Role of training and development in any
organization, effects of organizational change, why HR
departments are necessary for an organization and the role of
HR departments in an organization's growth are the reasons why
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) have become one
of the most important tools for many businesses.
II. BACKGROUND
a. The information systems field is arguably one of the
fastest changing and dynamic of all the business processions
because information technologies are among the most important
tools for achieving business firms’ key objectives.
b. Until the mid-1950s, firms managed all their
information flow with paper records.
c. During the past 60 years, more and more business
information and the flow of information among key business
actors in the environment has been computerized.
III. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS)
a. It is important to coordinate and control major functions,
departments and the business processes in an organization.
b. Management information system (MIS) is designed to assist

2. managerial and professional workers by processing an
disseminating vast amounts of information to managers’
organization-wide.
c. Management information system supplies information for
strategic, tactical and operational decision making to all
subsystems within the organization.
IV. HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HRIS)
a. HRIS were primarily seen as MIS sub functions within HR
areas intended to support the “planning, administration,
decision-making, and control activites of human resource
management.
b. Information technology in the past decade drastically
changed the human resources function.
c. In HR planning process it is easier to follow workforce gaps,
the quantity and quality of the labour force and to plan future
workforce requirements with the help of HR knowledge
systems.
d. HRIS is defined as an “integrated system used to gather, store
and analyze information regarding an organization’s human
resources’ comprising of databases, computer applications,
hardware and software necessary to collect, record, store,
manage, deliver, present and manipulate data for human
resources function.”
V. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
a. The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship
between the satisfaction of employees from HRIS and their
perceptions of HRIS.
b. The questions about social demographic qualifications such
as gender, education, seniority, position and age were included
to the items for measuring HRIS and the questionnaire form was
developed.
c. Pearson correlation analysis was used to test the relationship
the satisfaction of employees from HRIS and their perceptions
of HRIS.

3. VI. CONCLUSION
a. HRIS is an integrated system used to gather, store and
analyze information regarding an organization’s human
resources’ comprising of databases, computer applications,
hardware and software necessary to collect, record, store,
manage, deliver, present and manipulate data for human
resources function.
b. The use of HRIS in organizations has various advantages for
managers especially in decision making processes.
c. The results of research reveal that HR employees perceive
HRIS useful and they are satisfied with the system.
IIM-I300 Integrated Information Management
Paper Guidelines
The objective of the term paper requirement is to give you an
opportunity to explore a topic in
considerable depth. The guidelines below will help you craft
your paper. Please do not hesitate to
email or call with questions.
Paper Guidelines
Length: 5-7 pages with references
Formatting: MS Word (.doc, .docx) only; 12 point Times New
Roman font; 1.5 line spacing; all text left

4. justified, no indent.
References: APA 6
th
citation format (see sample paper)
Choose your topic:
ERP Systems
Decision Support Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Expert Systems
Electronic Medical Records
Information Assurance (Security)
Geographic Information Systems
Banking Systems
Data Warehouses
Data Mining
Knowledge Management/KM systems
Accounting Systems
Human Resources systems
Supply Chain Management Systems

5. Customer Relationship Management Systems
Other topics by arrangement
Please choose from the topics above. Remember, these types of
systems have been deployed across
numerous domains (e.g. health care, banking, manufacturing,
etc.). You may research whatever domain
interests you. Alternatively, you can choose your own topic,
however it must be OK’d by me before
you proceed.
Paper details:
Your paper should be organized as follows:
1. Introduction – introduce your topic, explain why it’s
important, then briefly review what’s
coming in subsequent sections.
2. Background/History – When did such systems come into use?
Discuss seminal research or
practical applications that advanced the field, discuss the

6. history of your topic.
3. Current Practice/Research – how are such systems being used
today? Articulate the state of the
art from both practical and research perspectives.
4. Future work – Discuss the future of your topic, describe
what’s coming next in terms of
advancements.
5. Conclusion – Summarize the paper briefly reviewing the
findings presented in previous sections.
6. References
Six sections as outlined above, points will be deducted for not
following organization guideline.
I expect your final paper to demonstrate college-level writing –
correct spelling, grammar, punctuation,
etc. The final paper will be submitted using Turnitin, a
plagiarism detection tool. Plagiarism is a serious
offence in this class and at IUE and will not be tolerated. If
you have questions related to this matter,
please ask.
If you choose a topic from the list above, simply upload an MS
Word file to the assignment ‘Term Paper

7. contain the following:
1. Your name
2. Topic
3. Brief outline and one or two paragraphs documenting what
your paper will cover.
If you choose your own topic, you should do the above AFTER
you have informed me of your choice and
after I have OK’d it. Email/OnCourse/Text message are all
good ways to reach me.
Questions? Let me know, I’m glad to help.
**If you elect to have the IU East Writing Center proof your
paper (well in
advance of the deadline), I will award you an additional 10
points (one letter
grade), up to a maximum of 105/100. I am notified by the
writing center
whenever a student of mine uses their services.