Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6POLS 308Public Personnel Management3+0+03514.01.2022

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and Public Administration (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To gain fundamental knowledge in public personnel/human resources management that can be applied to a career in public administration.
Course Content Methods and problems of job analysis, compensation, staffing, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), evaluation, training and union relations.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Undefined . . .
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Naff, Katherine C. et al. (2014). Personnel management in government: Politics and Process, Seventh Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Course Notes Naff, Katherine C. et al. (2014). Personnel management in government: Politics and Process, Seventh Edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 20
Assignment 5 % 20
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
7
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Assignments 5 3 15
Presentation 1 3 3
Mid-terms 1 20 20
Final examination 1 30 30
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,6 138

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Describe the function of public personnel management in a public organization
2 Utilize strategic human resources thinking during organizational decision making

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 Historical Framework of Public Personnel Management
3 Differences Between Public and Private Sector
4 Strategic Thinking
5 Defining and Organizing Work
6 Leadership
7 Midterm
8 Effect of Working Environment on Productivity
9 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
10 Gender and the Glass Ceiling at Work
11 Presentations
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Review of Public Personnel Adminisration
16 Final

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 2
C1 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2
C2 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant