Post on 01-Jan-2016
HN347: Public Personnel Administration
IntroductionsNAME
PERSONAL INTERESTS
HUMAN SERVICES EXPERIENCE
HUMAN SERVICES FOCUS
DREAM JOB
Discussion QuestionsDiscussion questions are a great way for
you to ask questions, share information and ideas and get constructive feedback.
A discussion question grade will be posted to the grade sheet for each Unit.
See Syllabus for more information about the grading of DB.
Course Description
Examine public personnel issues faced by human services administrators.
Use case studies and activities to differentiate between the issues affecting the public and private sectors.
Create solutions to these issues.
Course OutcomesFor the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
HN347-1: Analyze current issues in public personnel
HN347- 2: Generate solutions to public personnel issues in accordance with ethical and professional standards
GEL-3.3: Examine the interdependence of human systems and the natural world
GEL-1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English
Course Outline Unit 4: Jobs and Job Design ReadingDiscussionSeminarProject Unit 5: Recruitment and Employee SelectionReadingDiscussionSeminarProject
Unit 1: Organizational Basics and EthicsReadingDiscussionSeminarFinal Project Information Unit 2: Historical perspectives and planning in the contemporary environment ReadingDiscussionSeminar Unit 3: Core FunctionsReadingDiscussionSeminarProject
Course Outline (cont…)Unit 6: Orientation and Training to enhance motivation and employee performanceReadingDiscussionSeminarProject Unit 7: Performance AppraisalReadingDiscussionSeminar
Unit 8: Contemporary Issues in Public Personnel Management 1: Workplace problems & Labor RelationsReadingDiscussionSeminar
Unit 9: Contemporary Issues in Public Personnel Management 2: Affirmative action, diversity and gender issues ReadingDiscussionSeminarFinal Project Unit 10: Reflections on Knowledge LearnedReadingDiscussion
Projects Unit 3: Memo to Supervisor Unit 4: Job DescriptionUnit 5: Recruitment Unit 6: PowerPoint Presentation
Unit 9: Final Project
Seminar TimesNormally scheduled on Wednesdays at
10PM ET.
Will not be graded, therefore optional.
Thoughts about meeting for Seminar?
Key Terms – Week 1
Human Resource Management – A general term referring to the “design and implementation of systems in an organization to ensure the efficient and effective use of human talent to accomplish organizational goals” (Buford & Linder, 2002, p. 464)
Human Resources – Operations staff, professionals, and managers in an organization
Public Personnel Management – Management of human resources in the public sector. Activities may apply directly to employees of public agencies and/or to others in the private sector that provides public services through contract.
Questions to consider???What are some of the services provided by
the organizations that could be the most helpful?
Have you ever applied for a position in a public agency? Please share you experience. In particular, were ethical principles followed?
Public Employee Websites Business and Economic Development http://www.iowa.gov/Business_and_Economic_Development
Public Employment Relations Board http://iowaperb.iowa.gov/
Iowa Workforce Development http://www.iowaworkforce.org/
Contact InformationMelanie Beath
Kaplan Email: mbeath@kaplan.edu
AIM: melaniebeath74Cell Phone #: 515-480-9034