University of North Texas at Dallas Fall Semester 2021

SYLLABUS for Online Learning PADM 5030: Human Resources Management

3 Credit Hours

Department of Public Leadership School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Instructor Name: Karen M. Jarrell, Ph.D. Office Location: LWCT 1.140 Office Phone: (214) 752-5973 Email Address: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00-5:50 via Zoom

Wednesday 1:00-3:00 via Zoom Saturday by appointment

Classroom Location: Online Class Meeting Days & Times: Online course.

Course Catalog Description:

Theory and application of managing human behavior in public organizations. Topics include motivation, supervision, conflict management, workplace diversity and the functions of public personnel systems including job design, analysis, and classification; recruitment and selection; compensation, development, training, and evaluation; promotion and discipline; and employee law.

Prerequisites: Admission to the MS in Public Leadership program. Required Text: Pynes. J.E. (2013). Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations. San

Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Please note: Additional readings will be assigned via Canvas

Other Recommended Readings: o The Bedford Handbook (most current edition), Diana Hacker o Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (most

current edition) o How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doran o The Constitution of the Unites States of America and Selected

Writings of the Founding Fathers, Barnes & Noble, 2052, ISBN: 978-1- 4351-3930-5. This book is a great addition to your reference sources and cost about $10. Or, any source for a full reading of the Constitution and The Federalist Papers.

Access to Learning Resources:

UNT Dallas Library: phone: (972) 780-1616 web: http://www.untdallas.edu/library

email: [email protected] UNT Dallas Bookstore:

phone: (972) 780-3652 web: http://www.untdallas.edu/bookstore e-mail: [email protected]

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Course Goals or Overview: The goals of this course are as follows: • The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the nature of

human resources management within the context of public service organizations. • Students will understand both theoretical and conceptual foundations of the profession,

while also exhibiting a mastery of applying them in a practical manner. • Students will distinguish between the legal, political, fiscal, and administrative aspects of

human resource management in public arenas. • Students will identify the important issues for the future of human resource management

and its impact on individuals that are the backbone public organizations. • Students will understand and discuss the levels of government affected by human

resource management. • Students will demonstrate their written and analytical skills related to human resource

management via discussions, group project(s), individual assignments, and a group research paper.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes: At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1 Identify public service concepts, supporting evidence, and apply them in a practical setting (CEA framework).

2 Understand th