Public Personnel Administration

General

Prefix

POL

Course Number

482

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Examines personnel management in the public sector including recruitment, employee rights, collective bargaining, affirmative action and employee conduct.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Identify the theory, practice and dynamics of public personnel management in America.

Outcome

Apply theories and tools of planning for human resource needs, job analysis and classification and evaluation, and compensation.

Outcome

Identify and apply policies regarding equity, recruitment, selection and promotion in relation to human resource procurement.

Outcome

Analyze the development of human resources: productivity, employee motivation, training and development, and workplace safety.

Outcome

Identify issues and problems regarding sanction in the public workplace: employee rights, disciplinary action and grievances, and labor-management relations.