Public Personnel Administration

1. Explain the evolution and significance of public personnel management.
2. Apply theories of personnel management to the public sector.
3. Distinguish between workforce acquisition and maintenance processes.
4. Analyze factors influencing employee motivation and ethical behavior.
5. Evaluate methods for conflict resolution and collective bargaining.
6. Apply decision-making frameworks in personnel management contexts.

13 weeks, about 32 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1MODULE ONE

   • Unit 1: Origin, evolution, definition and place of personnel management in organizations · 2 hours

     Read the introduction to understand the course objectives.. Define personnel management and identify its origin.. Trace the evolution of personnel management over time..

2. Week 2MODULE ONE

   • Unit 2: Location of personnel management in organizations · 2 hours

     Examine where personnel management functions are located in the organization.. Draw an organizational chart indicating the location of personnel management.. Define line and staff concepts..

3. Week 3MODULE ONE

   • Unit 3: Planning of organization's human resources · 2 hours

     Define human resource planning.. Explain the concept of manpower inventory.. Discuss the forecast of future manpower requirements..

4. Week 4MODULE ONE

   • Unit 4: Recruitment and recruitment policies and methods · 2 hours

     Define recruitment and distinguish it in theory and practice.. Identify recruitment markets and their limitations.. Explain the tools used in the recruitment process..

5. Week 5MODULE ONE

   • Unit 5: Staff selection process · 2 hours

     Identify the selection process in personnel management.. Define staff selection and explain its difference from recruitment.. Identify various forms of examination and their appropriate use..

6. Week 6MODULE TWO

   • Unit 1: Internal selections · 2 hours

     Define internal selection.. Identify the various types of internal selection processes.. Explain how each type of internal selection process is carried out..

7. Week 7MODULE TWO

   • Unit 2: Career systems · 2 hours

     Say what a career is.. List various types of careers.. Explain what each type of career is and list factors used to distinguish between them..

8. Week 8MODULE TWO

   • Unit 3: Compensation · 2 hours

     Define what compensation is.. Explain the effects of economic, social, and ethical factors on salaries and wages.. Identify reasons why some employers pay higher wages than others..

9. Week 9MODULE TWO

   • Unit 4: Fringe benefits · 2 hours

     Define fringe benefits.. Identify a number of fringe benefits.. Recognize the philosophy and principles of fringe benefit programmes..

10. Week 10MODULE TWO

    • Unit 5: Employee performance appraisal · 2 hours

      Define the concept of employee appraisal.. List the reasons for which appraisals are done.. Recognize an appraisal form and construct rating scales..

11. Week 11MODULE THREE

    • Unit 1: Training · 2 hours

      Identify what training is and define it.. Identify training needs and devise training plans.. Conduct training needs surveys..

    • Unit 2: Management Development · 2 hours

      Define management development.. Identify management knowledge and skills.. List and explain various methods used in management development..

12. Week 12MODULE THREE

    • Unit 3: Motivation Theories · 2 hours

      State Frederick Taylor's Scientific Management Theory.. List out the various components of scientific management.. Explain each component of scientific management theory..

    • Unit 4: Employee/Industrial Relations · 2 hours

      Define a trade or a labour union.. Trace the origin and evolution of trade/labour unions in Nigeria.. List the functions of trade unions..

13. Week 13MODULE FOUR

    • Unit 5: Collective bargaining · 2 hours

      Define collective bargaining.. Identify the processes of collective bargaining.. Identify and apply the strategy of bargaining..

    • Unit 1: Ethics in public service · 2 hours

      Define ethics and identify its significance in organizations.. List attitudes which can be termed as good conduct..