PMG430: Human Resources Management in the Public Sector

PMG430: Human Resources Management in the Public Sector
Credit Hours:
3
Contact Hours:
This is a 3-credit course, offered in accelerated format. This means that 16 weeks of material is covered in 8 weeks. The exact number of hours per week that you can expect to spend on each course will vary based upon the weekly coursework, as well as your study style and preferences. You should plan to spend 10-25 hours per week in each course reading material, interacting on the discussion boards, writing papers, completing projects, and doing research.
Course Description and Outcomes
Course Description:
This course consists of a comprehensive overview of the human resource processes in the public sector with an overall analysis of the legal environment within which human resource professionals operate. In particular, the course will explore the profound challenges and opportunities in attracting highly-skilled workers in an era of intense competition from the private sector. The course will also explore the fundamental question of why human resource departments are necessary at all, and how these departments fit within the overall architecture of governmental and nonprofit organizations. The course further examines techniques and strategies employed by human resource professionals in identifying highly-skilled workers, equipping them with skills relevant to the workplace, and motivating workers to provide maximum public value.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to articulate the role of human resource professionals in the public sector, the scope of their responsibilities within public organizations, and the key strategic opportunities and challenges confronting human resource professionals today. Students should also be able to understand the legal constraints within which human resource departments operate and techniques and strategies employed to enhance the quality of the workforce despite these challenges.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Analyze strategic approaches to human resource management, specifically methods by which human resources attracts, retains, and motivates highly-skilled employees
2. Compare and contrast different approaches to frequent human resource issues involving compensation, workplace safety, and worker benefits
3. Analyze the processes and dynamics in developing core competencies in an organizational workforce
4. Examine the ethical cultures of governmental and nonprofit workplaces and the relationship of human resource departments in fostering and cultivating ethical behavior
5. Recognize the importance of diversity in the workforce and the methods by which human resource professionals employ recruitment strategies to diversify the workplace
Participation & Attendance
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Prompt and consistent attendance in your online courses is essential for your success at CSU-Global Campus. Failure to verify your attendance within the first 7 days of this course may result in your withdrawal. If for some reason you would like to drop a course, please contact your advisor.
Online classes have deadlines, assignments, and participation requirements just like on-campus classes. Budget your time carefully and keep an open line of communication with your instructor. If you are having technical problems, problems with your assignments, or other problems that are impeding your progress, let your instructor know as soon as possible.
Course Materials
Textbook Information is located in the CSU-Global Booklist on the Student Portal.
Course Schedule
Due Dates The Academic Week at CSU-Global begins on Monday and ends the following Sunday.  Discussion Boards: The original post must be completed by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. MT and Peer Responses posted by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT. Late posts may not be awarded points.  Mastery Exercises: Students may access and retake mastery exercises through the last day of class until they achieve the scores they desire.  Critical Thinking Activities: Assignments are due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Week # Readings Assignments 1  Chapter 1 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (10 points) 2  Chapter 2 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (10 points) 3  Chapter 3 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (10 points)  Critical Thinking (70 points) 4  Chapters 4 & 5 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (20 points)  Critical Thinking (70 points) 5  Chapters 6 & 7 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (10 points)  Critical Thinking (70 points) 6  Chapters 11, 12, 13 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (10 points)  Critical Thinking (70 points) 7  Chapters 14 & 15 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (10 points)  Critical Thinking (70 points) 8  Chapter 16 in Human Resource Management  Discussion (25 points)  Mastery (20 points) SAMPLE
 Portfolio (350 points)
Assignment Details This course includes the following assignments/projects:
Module 3
Critical Thinking: Synthesis Paper (70 points)
The purpose of this one to two-page paper is to synthesize our understanding of harassment and discrimination. Detail the criteria an employee should meet in alleging discriminatory or harassing conduct, and the criteria an employer should meet to refute an allegation of discrimination or harassment. The goal is to pull together course readings and relate lessons from the course to your professional practice. You are required to cite four references from the course readings. Outside reading can be included but cannot take the place of course material. Resources can include the course module materials as well as the course text. Your well-written assignment should include a title page and reference page and be formatted according to CSU-Global APA guidelines.
Module 4
Critical Thinking: Synthesis Paper (70 points)
The purpose of this one-page paper is to use your life experiences and occupational background(s) to illustrate and apply any idea, theme, or theory noted by any of the authors for this week’s module. The goal is to pull together course readings and relate lessons from the course to your professional practice. You are required to cite four references from the course readings. Outside reading can be included but cannot take the place of course material. Resources can include the course module materials as well as the course text. Your well-written assignment should include a title page and reference page and be formatted according to CSU-Global APA guidelines.
Module 5
Critical Thinking: Synthesis Paper (70 points)
The purpose of this one to two-page paper is to synthesize our understanding of recruitment and selection. Present a strategy to effective recruit any position in your current or previous organization, and then detail potential roadblocks or impediments that may impact your success in hiring the most competent applicant. The goal is to pull together course readings and relate lessons from the course to your professional practice. You are required to cite four references from the course readings. Outside reading can be included but cannot take the place of course material. Resources can include the course module materials as well as the course text. Your well-written assignment should include a title page and reference page and be formatted according to CSU-Global APA guidelines.
Module 6
Critical Thinking: Synthesis Paper (70 points)
The purpose of this one to two-page paper is to synthesize our understanding of employee benefits. Provide an overview of the average benefits provided those employees in the United States (for example, the percentage offered health insurance, etc.) and then analyze the impact of offering SAMPLE
employee benefits in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. The goal is to pull together course readings and relate lessons from the course to your professional practice. You are required to cite four references from the course readings. Outside reading can be included but cannot take the place of course material. Resources can include the course module materials as well as the course text. Your well-written assignment should include a title page and reference page and be formatted according to CSU-Global APA guidelines.
Module 7
Critical Thinking: Synthesis Paper (70 points)
The purpose of this one to two-page paper is to synthesize our understanding of workplace safety. Propose two strategies that your organization, or an organization that you are/become familiar with, that would enhance and ensure employee safety and security in the workplace. Additionally, assess why these strategies have not yet been implemented by the organization and how their resistance can be overcome in future safety concerns.
The goal is to pull together course readings and relate lessons from the course to your professional practice. You are required to cite four references from the course readings. Outside reading can be included but cannot take the place of course material. Resources can include the course module materials as well as the course text. Your well-written assignment should include a title page and reference page and be formatted according to CSU-Global APA guidelines.
Module 8
Portfolio Assignment (350 points)
More than ever before, diversity has become of paramount concern to the modern workplace, and human resource professionals continue to seek and to create mechanisms to encourage a diverse workforce. Indeed, human resource managers have made significant attempts to both diverse the workforce and create recruitment campaigns that attract a greater diversity of candidates. In a 6 to 10 page paper, reflect upon what strategies human resource professionals in the public sector could undertake to greater diversify the workforce. In particular, you may wish to focus on the following questions:
 What strategies are currently being used?
 What strategies are not working, or that need significant reforms?
 What ways, if any, could human resource professionals reach their target audience in unconventional ways?
 What steps, if any, could human resource professionals enact to not only recruit diverse workers, but to retain them in the workforce?
You may, and indeed are encouraged to, support your arguments by strategies that you have either read about in the news or have seen enacted in your workplace. Use this as an opportunity to brainstorm about ways that human resource offices can forge a more diversified workforce.
For project details, see the Portfolio Project Description, which can be accessed from the Week 8 Assignments page.
Course Policies
Course Grading
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20% Discussion Participation
10% Mastery Exercises 35% Critical Thinking Activities 35% Final Portfolio Paper
A
95.0 – 100
A-
90.0 – 94.9
B+
86.7 – 89.9
B
83.3 – 86.6
B-
80.0 – 83.2
C+
75.0 – 79.9
C
70.0 – 74.9
D
60.0 – 69.9
F
59.9 or below
In-Classroom Policies
For information on late work and Incomplete grade policies, please refer to our In-Classroom Student Policies and Guidelines or the Academic Catalog for comprehensive documentation of CSU-Global institutional policies.
Academic Integrity
Students must assume responsibility for maintaining honesty in all work submitted for credit and in any other work designated by the instructor of the course. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, reusing /re-purposing your own work (see CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements for percentage of repurposed work that can be used in an assignment), unauthorized possession of academic materials, and unauthorized collaboration. The CSU-Global Library provides information on how students can avoid plagiarism by understanding what it is and how to use the Library and Internet resources.
Citing Sources with APA Style
All students are expected to follow the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements when citing in APA (based on the APA Style Manual, 6th edition) for all assignments. For details on CSU-Global APA style, please review the APA resources within the CSU-Global Library under the “APA Guide & Resources” link. A link to this document should also be provided within most assignment descriptions on your course’s Assignments page.
Netiquette
Respect the diversity of opinions among the instructor and classmates and engage with them in a courteous, respectful, and professional manner. All posts and classroom communication must be conducted in accordance with the student code of conduct. Think before you push the Send button. Did you say just what you meant? How will the person on the other end read the words?
Maintain an environment free of harassment, stalking, threats, abuse, insults or humiliation toward the instructor and classmates. This includes, but is not limited to, demeaning written or oral comments of an ethnic, religious, age, disability, sexist (or sexual orientation), or racist nature; and the unwanted sexual advances or intimidations by email, or on discussion boards and other postings within or connected to the online classroom.
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