COURSESYLLABUSPA525

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

FALLSEMESTER2014 TuesdayEvenings,7:00p.m.to9:30p.m.
Location: DaneSmithHallRoom132&ITV OfficeHours: ByAppointmentInOfficeorOffCampusLocation
Instructor: StevenG.Meilleur,Ph.D.,SPHR Office: SocialSciencesBuilding3rdfloor,AdjunctOffice
Email: smeilleu@unm.edu(Primarycontact) Skype: Bluesmeanie UNMLearnChat: ByAppointment

1. COURSEOVERVIEW:

Thiscourseisagraduatelevelintroductiontothetheoryandpracticeofhumanresourcemanagementinbothpublicandnonprofit
agencysectors.Asasurveycourse,particularattentionwillbegiventodiscussionandcritiqueofthetheoreticalandpracticalissues
thatmustbeaddressedbothbypublicandnonprofithumanresourcesmanagers,andagencymanagement/supervisorypersonnel,
andthecoursewillemphasizetheinterdependenceofhumanresourcemanagementandoperationalfunctionsoftheorganization
andcontributingtoindividual,workteam,organizationalandsocietalgoals.Thestrategicandoperationalmanagementorientation
ofthiscourseisintendedtoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingoftheimpactofhumanresourcemanagementonorganizational
decisionmaking.Inaddition,thecoursecontentwillprovideanintroductiontothedaytodayHRissuesfacedbymanagersand
administratorsandanoverviewofcurrentbestpracticesinthefield.Humanresourcemanagementisaprofessionalfieldin
transition,movingfromacustodialandtransactionalfunctionfocusedoncompliance,toincorporatestrategicfunctionsand
processesthatcontributetoachievementofanagencysmission,goals,andobjectives.

2. COURSEOBJECTIVESANDLEARNINGOUTCOMES:

Thiscoursewillprovidetheopportunitytoincreaseyourunderstandingandawarenessofhowpublicandnonprofitorganizations
recruit,motivate,developandretaintheiremployeesandmanagetheirhumanresourcefunctionsandsystems.Studentsshouldbe
abletodemonstratethefollowing:

1. Knowledgeofhumanresourcemanagement,andleadershippractices,toolsandtechniques.

2. Anunderstandingthehistory,theoryandpracticeofhumanresourcemanagementinpublicsector/nonprofitorganizationsand
thesimilaritiesanddifferenceswiththeprivatesector.

3. Anunderstandingofthelegalenvironmentofhumanresourcemanagementintodayspublicandnonprofitorganizationsand
theemployersresponsibilitytoinsureasafeandproductiveworkplace;

4. AnunderstandingoftheHRstrategicandoperationalHRmanagementdecisionsfacedbymanagersandadministratorsintodays
organizationsandthetoolsandtechniquesutilizedbyHRprofessionalstoprepareforthefuture;

5. Anunderstandingoftheorganizationandmanagementstructureofthehumanresourcefunctioninpublicandnonprofit
organizationsandhowtomeasureitsproductivity;

6. Anunderstandingofthepublicpolicyissuesanddecisionsimpactingthepracticeofhumanresourcemanagementinthepublic
andnonprofitsectors;and

7. Anunderstandingoftheapplicationofanalyticaltoolsandtechniques,andproblemsolvingmethodstopracticalHRMproblems
andchallenges.

3. CLASSMETHODOLOGYANDLEARNINGAPPROACH:

Thecoursewillutilizeavarietyoflearningopportunitiesduringthetimesthatwemeet,includinglecture,discussion,individualand
groupexercises,casestudyanalysis,videos,studentresearchandpresentations,andguestspeakersasavailable.Thecourseis
focusedonexploringthecurrentandfuturechallengesofhumanresourcemanagement(HRM)inthepublicsectorandinnonprofit
organizations,andondevelopingthecriticalthinkingskillsrequiredofHRprofessionalsandagencymanagers,administrators,and
supervisorsintodaysfastpacedandrapidlychangingworkenvironment.

Productiveparticipationanddiscussionrequiresthatstudentscomepreparedforeachclassmeetingtoexploretheassignedreadings
andcasestudieswiththeirthoughtfulcritiqueandevaluationofthecontent,tobeaugmentedbyreflectionsontheirownwork
experiencesandadditionalreadingasrequired.Youareencouragedtoshareyourownprofessionalexperienceasemployees,
managers,andadministrators,asitwillenlivenclassdiscussionsandleadtoabetterlearningenvironment.Criteriaforjudgingclass
participationinclude(1)cognitivedimensions,(2)expressiveelements,(3)affectiveelements,and(4)contributionofcommentstothe
processofgrouplearning.

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 SafeSpacePolicy:GroundRulesforaPositiveClassroomEnvironmentandExperience
Forlearningtooccurwhentheclassmaterialiscontroversial,bothtensionandsafetyneedtoexist.Thereneedstobeasafe
classroomenvironment,sothatstudentsunderstandthattheycanspeaktheirminds,andsothateveryonefeelscomfortableandfree
toarticulateideasorviewpoints.Suchalearningenvironmenthelpsstudentsto:
Developtheirabilitiestounderstandtheperspectivesofothers;
Developmutualrespect;
Makeacommitmenttounderstandpositionsthattheydonotunderstandfromthecontextorpointofviewoftheirpeers;
Takerisksinspeakinghonestlyintheclassintheserviceoftheirlearning.

Expectedclassnormstoenhanceasafelearningenvironmentinclude:
Studentsshouldrespectconfidentialitypersonalinformationorstudentcommentsshouldnotgetsharedoutsidetheclassroom;
Studentsshouldlistenrespectfullytodifferentperspectivesletpeoplefinishsentencesbeforeresponding;
Studentsshouldrespondtowhathasbeensaid,notthepersonsayingitresponsesshouldnotbepersonalized;
Studentsshouldspeakforthemselvesandnotforothers(includinggroupstowhichtheybelong);
Studentshavetherighttobesilentinlargegroupdiscussions.

Allclassroomdiscoursewillexhibitrespectforallotherpersons,notonlywithintheconfinesoftheclassroombutalsoingeneral.
Therewillnodenigrationofanyoneinanycontext(includinginrelationtocasematerialsorreadings,videos,oranyotherpointof
reference),onaccountofrace,colorreligion,nationalorigin,ethnicity,gender,disabilitystatus,geneticinformation,veteranstatus,
sexualorientation,genderidentity,religion,politicalperspective,anyothertraitthatisprotectedunderlocal,stateorfederallaw.

Classdiscussionallowsfordisagreement;however,commentsmustbesustainedbyevidence,inparticularevidencefromclass
materialsandreadings.Classcommentsarenottobeunsupportedassertionsofopinion,andneveradhominem(personal)attacks.
Incivilityorrudenessofanykindisunacceptable.Thisincludescarryingonconversationsduringclass,checkingcellphonesorother
electronicdevicesformessages,texting,andotherdistractions.Thebottomlineisthismyexpectationisthatyoubehave
professionallyatalltimesinclass.

4. COURSEMANAGEMENT:

Asasurveycourse,wewilladdressnewtopicseachsession,endeavoringtounderstandtheirrelationshipsaswediscuss,analyze,and
critiquepublicadministrationtheoryandpractice.IwillutilizeUNMLearntopostthecoursesyllabus,courseassignments,lecture
notes,anddiscussions,aswellassomeemailmessaging.Primarily,studentsshouldusemyregularUNMemailaccountto
communicateandsendassignmentselectronically.DONOTsubmityourpaperstomeviaUNMLearnMail.Finally,studentswillbe
abletoaccessSupplementalReadingsonlineattheclassUNMLearnsite.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmewithyourcourse
questionsorproblems.

Inordertoeffectivelymanagethiscourse,thefollowingguidelinesshouldbefollowedbystudents;

Studentsregularlyattendclass,arepunctual,andpreparedtodiscussassignedcoursereadingsandexercises.Studentsare
responsibleforanymissedreadings,exercises,andassignmentsmadeordueduringhis/herabsence.
Studentsreadforunderstandingthetextbookchapters,supplementalreadings,andexercisesbeforeclassandactively
participateinclassdiscussions;considertheconceptualrelationshipsamongtopicsinthecoursecontentandthepractical
applicationofcoursematerialtopublicsectorHRmanagement.
StudentsshouldregularlychecktheUNMLearncoursehomepageforupdates,announcements,andnewassignments.
Studentsprepareallwrittenassignmentsperinstructionsinthesyllabusandsubmitthemperthecourseschedule.

5. COURSESCHEDULEANDASSIGNMENTS:

NOTE:Allreadingassignmentsshouldbecompletedpriortoclass.Itissolelytheresponsibilityofthestudenttoobtain
notes,handouts,andsummaryoflesson/classactivities,andtolearnmaterialfromanymissedclass.Everywritten
assignmentmusthavecompellingevidenceofbeingproofread.SeeGraduateWritingGuidelinesRubriconUNMLearn
CourseHomepage.

THISSYLLABUSANDSCHEDULEISSUBJECTTOREVISIONANDSHOULDALWAYSBECONSIDEREDTOBEINDRAFT
FORM.CONFIRMDEADLINESINCLASS.

DATE TOPICS,andASSIGNMENTS READINGS

8/19/14 CourseIntroduction&SyllabusReview AdditionalSupplementalReadingsandPreClassassignmentswill
HumanResourceManagement(HRM)&Employment bepostedonthePADM525HomepagehostedbyUNMLearn.
StudentsshouldregularlycheckthePADM525CourseHomepage
LawinthePublicandPrivateSectors
beforeeachclass.
TrendsinHumanResourceManagement
8/26/14 ThePublicServiceHeritage:Context,Continuity,and Berman Chapter1
Change ReevesCase#30
SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
TheRoleofHumanResourcesinHRM
Submita1to2pagepaperansweringthediscussion
questionsattheendoftheReevescasestudy.

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 9/2/14 LegalRightsandResponsibilities:LawsGoverningthe Berman Chapter2
Workplace SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage

9/9/14 LegalRightsandResponsibilities:LawsGoverningthe Seeabove.

WorkplaceContinued ReevesCase#16orCase#5
Submita1to2pagepaperansweringthediscussion
questionsattheendoftheReevescasestudy.
9/16/14 TheLeadershipChallenge:TheRoleofManagersand SupplementalMaterials UNMLearnCourseHomepage
SupervisorsinHRM
AppliedResearchHRMProjectProposalDue
9/23/14 LeadershipandTeamEffectiveness:ImprovingTeam SupplementalMaterials UNMLearnCourseHomepage
andGroupPerformanceandProductivity
9/30/14 Motivation:Possible,Probable,orImpossible? Berman Chapter6
EmployeeMotivationTheoryandPractice SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
LeadershipSelfAssessmentandDevelopmentPlan
PaperDue
10/14/14 StrategicWorkforcePlanning Berman Chapters3and4
EmployeeRecruitment,Selection,andPlacement ReevesCase#1
SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
Submita1to2pagepaperansweringthediscussion
questionsattheendoftheReevescasestudy.
10/21/14 PositionManagementJobDesign,Classification, Berman Chapters 5 and7
andOrganizationalDesign SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
EmployeeCompensation:TotalCompensation,Pay
andBenefits
10/28/14 EmploymentPolicies,Procedures,andGuidelines Berman Chapter8
EmployeeFriendlyPolicies ReevesCase#6
SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
Submita1to2pagepaperansweringthediscussion
questionsattheendoftheReevescasestudy.
11/4/14 StrategicHumanResourceDevelopment Berman Chapter9
Training,LearningandDevelopment SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage

11/11/14 StrategicHRD,Training&DevelopmentContinued Berman Chapter9

GroupCaseAnalysisDueInClassDiscussion SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
ofCase
11/18/14 PerformanceManagement&Appraisal Berman Chapter10
CoachingandCounselingforPerformance ReevesCase#19
SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
Submita1to2pagepaperansweringthediscussion
questionsattheendoftheReevescasestudy.
11/25/14 HaveaniceThanksgivingbreak
12/2/14 ManagingPerformanceProblems,Disciplineand SupplementalMaterials UNMLearnCourseHomepage
Discharge
12/9/14 Unions&theGovernment:LaborRelationsinthe Berman Chapters11&12,Conclusion
PublicSector,CollectiveBargaining ReevesCase#9andCase#11inclassdiscussion
SupplementalMaterialsUNMLearnCourseHomepage
NewMexicoPublicEmployeesBargainingAct
AppliedResearchHRMProjectPaperDue
FinalExamPeriodNoInClassFinalExam

6. REQUIREDTEXTANDMATERIALS

Berman,Evanet.al.(2010)HumanResourcesManagementinthePublicService:Paradoxes,
Processes,andProblems,4thEdition,ThousandOaks,CA:SagePublications.
Reeves,T.Zane(2006)CasesinPublicHumanResourceManagement,2ndEdition,
Belmont,CA:Thomson/Wadsworth
Articles,researchreports,andsupplementalhandoutmaterialsprovidedonlinethrough
UNMLearn

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7. GRADINGANDCOURSEREQUIREMENTS/DELIVERABLES:

CourseRequirementsSeeAssignmentGuidelinesBelow %ofGrade GradingScale

1. CaseStudyShortPapers(FromReevesbook)6Cases@5%each 25% A+ 98%to100%
2. AppliedResearchHRMProjectProposal 5% A 94%to97.9%
3. LeadershipSelfAssessmentandDevelopmentPlan 15% A 90%to93.9%
4. UrbanopolisCaseAnalysisPaper 20% B+ 87%to89.9%
5. AppliedResearchHRMProjectPaper&Discussion 30% B 84%to86.9%
6. ParticipationinClass(includesattendance) 5% B 80%to83.9%
C 75%to79.9%
F Below75%
INCOMPLETEPOLICY
Studentsareexpectedtobehaveinaprofessionalmannerandtoturninallmaterialsatthedesignatedtime.Inaccordancewith
universityregulations,agradeofIncompletewillonlybegivenwhenthequalityofworkissatisfactorybutaminoryetessential
requirementofthecoursehasnotbeencompletedforreasonsacceptabletotheinstructor.RequestsforagradeofImustbe
submittedinwritingtotheinstructornolaterthanthedateofthelastclasssessionoftheterm.Suchrequestsmustincludea
proposedtimelineforsubmittingtheworkrequiredforcompletingthecourse,andyouwillberequiredtoadheretothattimeline
onceitisagreedtobytheinstructor.FailuretodosomayresultinagradeofFforthecourse.

WRITINGQUALITY
Thisisawritingintensivecourse.AlthoughIamfarmoreconcernedaboutsubstancethanform,pleasekeepinmindthatthisis,after
all,aprofessional,graduatelevelcourse.Allofyourwrittenassignmentsshouldbepreparedwiththeattentionduetoaprofessional
presentation,andexpectedfromaMastersdegreecandidate.Yes,thismeansgrammarandpunctuation,too.Writtenassignments
requireproofreadingandeditingpriortosubmission,withattentiontocorrectgrammar,spelling,punctuation,paragraphs,and
sentencestructure.(SeethePurdueUniversityOWLsite{linkonUNMLearncoursehomepage}forfurtherassistance).

NOTEthatwritingcompetencyisextremelyimportantingraduateschool,aswellasinyourprofessionalcareer.Thegradepenaltyis
significantforlackofsimpleproofingofgrammarandspellingonallassignments,andforalackofattentiontoprofessionalwriting
andpresentationofyourpaper.Asagraduatestudentandacurrentand/oraspiringleaderinpublicadministration,youhavea
responsibilitytotheprofessionandthoseyouwillberepresentingtowriteprofessionally.

Itiswisetohaveafriendserveasaneditortoproofreadyourwrittenassignments.Ifyoustrugglewithwriting,Istronglyencourage
youtousetheservicesofTheUniversityofNewMexicoCenterforAcademicProgramSupport(CAPS).CAPSprovidesavarietyof
writingresourcesforgraduatestudents(seehttp://caps.unm.edu/writing).TheOGSGraduateResourceCenter(GRC)alsoprovides
dedicatedservicesavailableforanygraduateorprofessionalstudentengagedinmostwritingandresearchprojects.TheURLforthat
websiteishttp://caps.unm.edu/writing/grad.TakethistaskseriouslyandconsulttheUniversityofNewMexicoOGSGraduate
ResourceCenter(GRC)forassistancetheinvestmentoftimewillpayoffforyouinthefuture.

FORMOFWRITTENPAPERSANDAPASTYLE
AllpapersarerequiredtofollowcurrentAPAStyleFormat.PleasesubmitallwrittenpapersviamyUNMemailaccounttome,inMS
Wordformat.DONOTsubmityourpaperstomeviaUNMLearnMail.Iwillprovidefeedbacktoyouonyourwrittenworkusingthe
MSWordCommentsfunction.PleaseletmeknowinadvanceifyouuseawordprocessorotherthanMSWordinthatcase,you
willprobablyneedtosubmityourpapersinRTFformat.

IhaveincludedanannotatedsampleAPAStylepaperforreferenceontheUNMLearncoursehomepage.Myfavoritewebsitefor
APAStyleisthePurdueUniversityOWLsite;IhaveincludedtheurlforthisexcellentwebsiteontheUNMLearnCourseHomepage.
ThePurdueOWLsitealsohasexcellentresourcestoimproveyourwriting,aswellasandreferencematerialonconductingbasic
primaryandsecondaryresearch.Forfurtherguidelines,refertoPublicationManualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,
CurrentEdition.TheAPAManualprovidesanswerstoalllevelofdetailregardingcitationsofreferences,grammar,andotherrelated
issues.TheAPAisawidelyheldstandardformanuscriptsinthesocialsciences,includingPublicAdministration,andisafrequent
standardforgraduatelevelwriting.

THISISIMPORTANT!Allwrittenassignmentssubmittedelectronicallyneedtofollowthisnamingconventionforyour
documentfilethatyousubmitelectronically:LASTNAME,FIRSTINITIAL,ASSIGNMENTTITLE,PA525.Forexample:
Smith_J_CurrentHRIssues_PA525.DONOTMAKETHETITLETOOLONG!!!

ProperreferencesourcesMUSTbecitedforyouroutsidereferencematerials.Properacademicreferencesources
includeprimaryandsecondaryresearch,journalarticles(refereed,juried,orpeerreviewed),professionalandtrade
journals,abstracts,researchreportsanddissertations.WikipediaisNOTalegitimateacademicreference.

NOTE:PaperlengthguidelinesdoNOTincludeyourtitlepage,abstractpage,bibliographyofreferences,or
appendices.Theguidelinesrefertothelengthofthebodyofthepaper.

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 1.CaseStudyShortPapers(FromReevesbook)6Cases@5%each
Youaretosubmitatotalofsix(6)2pagepapersforeachoftheassignedcasestudiesintheReevescasebook,answeringthe
discussionquestionsattheendofeachcasestudy.TheReevescasebookwillalsobeusedforclassroomdiscussiontoillustrateand
applytheoreticalconceptsandmodelsofhumanresourcemanagement.Pleasereadandprepareyourpapersonthecaseslistedin
theReadingssectionofthissyllabus.Completeassignedcasestudiesbythedatesinthesyllabus.Youshouldalsobepreparedto
discussthesecasesinclass.Latepaperswillnotbeaccepted;studentswhoareabsentwithpriorexcusedabsencesfromclasswillbe
expectedtosendpapersbyemail.

UseAPAStyle(Titlepage,headers,References,properformatofthenarrative.Anabstractisnotnecessaryforthesecasestudy
papers.Eachcaseanalysisneedbenomorethantwo(2)pages.Aminimumoftwo(2)outsidereferencesourcesmustbeusedand
properlycitedinAPAstyle.

2.AppliedResearchHRMProjectProposal
ThepurposeofthisAppliedResearchHRMProjectProposalisforyoutostartworkingonyourAppliedResearchProjectPaper(see#5
below).Youaretoprepareandsubmitaproposalforyourappliedresearch,whichistobeapractical,appliedlookatahuman
resourcemanagementissueintheworkplace(yourown,oranotherorganization).Thegoaloftheproposalistosetthescopeofthe
projectandtoensurethatworkontheprojectbeginsasearlyaspossible.Theproposalalsogivestheinstructoranopportunityto
providefeedbackontheprojectsmerits.Forthisproposal,youwillwritedownyourpreliminaryideasfortheorganizationyouwill
useasacaseanalysisforyourfinalproject.Yourproposalpapershouldincludethefollowing:

adefinitionoftheproblems/issuesofconcern,oropportunityforimprovementsourcesandconsequences,personsand
organizationalunitsaffected,andwhethertheproblemisoneofinefficiency,ineffectiveness,and/orinequity;
astatementofpurposeframedasaresearchquestionandsubquestions,theimportanceofthetopic,andinitiallistingof
primaryandsecondarysourcesforyourresearch;
thebackgroundoftheproblem(s),drawnfrompersonalknowledgeandperhapsaninterviewwithaknowledgeableperson
(documenttheinterviewinthetextofthepaperfollowingpropercurrentAPAStyleseesamplepaperprovidedonthe
UNMLearnCoursehomepagefolder,forpropercitationofinterviews).

UseAPAStyle.Theproposalneedbenomorethanfour(4)pages.Aminimumoftwo(2)outsidereferencesourcesmustbeusedand
properlycitedinAPAstyle.

3.LeadershipSelfAssessmentandDevelopmentPlan
ForthisassignmentyouaretocompleteaLeadershipselfassessmentanddevelopmentplanforyourself,basedontheLeadership
DevelopmentPlanGuidelinesandtheBestLeaderExercisebothofwhicharefoundintheLeadershipClassfolderontheLearn
CourseHomepage,andwhicharebasedonKouzesandPosner'sacclaimedFivePracticesofExemplaryLeadership.Youshoulduse
thedatafromtheseplusothermaterialsfromthecoursetopreparealeadershipselfassessmentanddevelopmentplan.Includea
discussionofwhatyouhavelearnedaboutleadership,andhowthatknowledgehasimpactedyourunderstandingofeffectivehuman
resourcemanagement.Forthepaper,useoutsidereferencesandotherleadershipmodelsasappropriate,andyoushouldincludethe
completedselfassessmentasanattachmenttoyourpaper.Itisexpectedthatyouwillbegintoimplementyourdevelopmentplan
duringthecourseandcontinuewithitafterthecourseends.

UseAPAStyle.Thepapershouldbenomoresix(six)pages.Aminimumofthree(3)outsidereferencesourcesmustbeusedand
properlycitedinAPAstyle.

4.Group/TeamCaseAnalysisPaper
ThepurposeoftheCaseAnalysisPaperistoapplythetheoryandconceptsfromtheseminartoapractical,appliedcaseassignedby
theinstructor.Thiscaseanalysisshouldbedoneinteamsofbetween2to4students.Toanalyzeacase,youcriticallyexaminethe
organizationalandemployeeissuesconfrontedinthecase.Mostoftenyouwillneedtoreadthecaseseveraltimesoncetograsp
theoverallpictureofthesituationandthentodiscoverandunderstandthespecificproblems,dynamics,andworkenvironmentfrom
thecase.Thecaseanalysisrequirementsareasfollows:

Developabriefoverviewofthecasethatsummarizesthesituation,HRissues,anddynamicsbetweenemployeeand
employerandthehistoryoftheirrelationship.
AnalyzethecasebasedonHR&managementtheoryandpracticeaspresentedinthetextbook,lectures,supplemental
readings,andotheroutsidereferencesourceswithafocusonhowthecasehelpsusbetterunderstandhumanresource
managementfunctionsandprocessesinpublicandnonprofitorganizations.
Applytheconcepts,toolsandmethodstothecasethatarecoveredbyBermanandauthorsfromthesupplementalreadings
basedonclasslecturesanddiscussions,andpersonalexperience.
Recommendacourseofactiontoaddresstheproblemsand/orissuespresentedinthecase.

UseAPAStyle.Innomorethaneighteen(18)pages,supportyouranalysiswithmaterialfromthetextandotheroutsidereference
sources.Aminimumofsix(6)outsidereferencesourcesmustbeusedandproperlycitedinAPAstyle.

5.AppliedResearchHRMProjectPaper&Discussion
ThepurposeoftheAppliedResearchHRMProjectPaperistocompleteacomparativecaseanalysisofyourchosenorganization
againstthetopicsoutlinedinthetextandothersupplementalmaterialsfromthecourse.Youaretoseekinformationonhuman
relations,leadershipstyles,howtheorganizationhandlesvarioushumanresourcemanagementfunctions,organizationalchange,

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 conflict,andotherchallenges.Oncetheanalysisiscomplete,youwillmakerecommendationsonhowtoimproveperformance,
productivity,efficiency,motivation,andaddressesissuesrelatedtoemployeeengagementandotherhumanresourcemanagement
issues.

ReviewingtheTableofContentsofthetextandthecoursetopicsoutlineshouldprovideaneasyframeworkfromwhichtoassessyour
organizationandconductyourresearchandanalysis.Youshouldseekopportunitiestointerviewtheorganizations
seniormanagementorHumanResourceDirector.Interviewsmaybeconductedviatelephone,facetofaceorbyemail.

Yourresearchandanalysisofthehumanresourcemanagementproblem(s)youareinvestigatingshouldreflectboththetheoretical
andpracticaldimensionsoftheissues,withtheobjectiveofincreasingyourunderstandingoftheimpactoftheissueonthepracticeof
humanresourcemanagementinpublicandnonprofitorganizations.Thepapermaydrawoncontentfromthroughoutthecourse,
usingjournalarticles,books,andprimaryresearchdatatodemonstrateyourunderstandingoftheissue.Theminimumresearch
paperrequirementsareasfollows:

Reviewtherelevantliteraturefoundinprofessionalandtradejournals,abstracts,researchreportsanddissertationsand
discussthedifferencesandsimilaritiesinthevariouspointsofviewaboutyourtopic;atleastthreerefereedresearchjournal
sourcesarerequiredinadditiontootherlibraryorinternetsources.
Basedonyourresearch,discussthepracticalapplicationofyourresearchtopictobetterunderstandthetheoryandpractice
ofpublicadministration.
Discusstheconclusionsfromyourresearchthatrespondtoyourresearchquestionandyourrecommendationsfor
improvingthepracticeofpublicadministrationand/orpublicpolicymaking.

UseAPAStyle.Innomorethantwelve(12)pages,supportyouranalysiswithmaterialfromthetextandotheroutsidereference
sources.Aminimumofsix(6)outsidereferencesourcesmustbeusedandproperlycitedinAPAstyle.

6.CourseParticipation
Ongoingstudentparticipationisencouragedandwillbeassessedasapartofthetotalcoursegrade.Participationisreflectedby
courseattendance,presentations,andcontributionstodiscussions,particularlyinanalyzingandcritiquingassignedreadingsand
cases.Thestudentscontributiontocoursediscussionswillbeassessedintermsofthequantityandqualityofthecontribution,
demonstratingcriticalthinkingandanalysisskillsasopposedtothenumberoftimesastudentspeaksupinclass.Therefore,itis
importantforstudentstobepreparedforcoursediscussionsandpresentations.

8. POLICYSTATEMENTS:UNIVERSITYANDCOURSEPOLICIES

Universitypoliciesareprovidedinthecurrentcoursecatalogandcourseschedules.Theyarealsoavailableontheuniversitywebsite.This
classisgovernedbytheuniversityspublishedpolicies.Thefollowingpoliciesareofparticularinterest:

AcademicHonesty
TheUniversityiscommittedtohighstandardsofacademichonesty.Studentswillbeheldresponsibleforviolationsofthesestandards.
Pleaserefertotheuniversitysacademichonestypoliciesforadefinitionofacademicdishonestyandpotentialdisciplinaryactions
associatedwithit.

Inpreparingwrittenassignments,studentsneedtobeawareoftheUNMStudentCodeofConductgoverningacademicdishonesty,
particularlyplagiarism(seebelow).ItisaviolationUniversitypolicytoclaimcreditforworknotdoneordonebyothers,or
misrepresentingtheworkasyourown.TherearenumeroussourcesavailablethroughtheUNMwebsitetohelpyoubetter
understandtherules.(SeethePathfinder,StudentCodeofConduct,2.4.)

Plagiarism
Itisoftenanunintentionalmistake,butplagiarismcontinuestobeaproblemgivenoureasyaccesstotheinternetandtheavailability
oftoolstocopyandpastetoyourcomputer.Itisevenmoreproblematictoparaphrasetheworkofanotherauthorandnot
acknowledgethesource.Ifyouareunsure,citethesourceandavoidanysuggestionofplagiarism.Recognizethatanywording
presentedinapaperwithoutquotationmarksorothercitationisconsideredtobeyourownwork.Studentswhoarediscovered
cheatingorcommittingplagiarismwillbeawardedafailinggradeforthecourseandmaybesubjecttodismissalfromtheSPAprogram
orotherfurtherdiscipline.Assignmentsand/orresearchprojectsmay,attheinstructor'sdiscretion,besubmittedtooneofseveral
onlineservicesthatsearchforplagiarismfromtheWorldWideWebandfromvarioustermpapercompaniesthatselltermpapersvia
theWorldWideWeb.Studentswhoarediscoveredcheatingorcommittingplagiarismmaybeawardedafailinggradeforthecourse
andmaybesubjecttodismissalorfurtherdisciplinebytheuniversity.Assignmentsand/orresearchprojectsmay,attheinstructor's
discretion,besubmittedtooneofseveralonlineservicesthatsearchforplagiarismfromtheWorldWideWebandfromvariousterm
papercompaniesthatselltermpapersviatheWorldWideWeb.AllcitationsmustconformtocurrentAPAStyleGuidelines(See

DropsandWithdrawals
Intheeventthatyouchoosetodroporwithdrawfromthecourse,itisYOURresponsibility,nottheinstructors.Pleasebeawarethat,
shouldyouchoosetodroporwithdrawfromthiscourse,thedateonwhichyounotifyUNMofyourdecisionwilldeterminethe
amountoftuitionrefundyoureceive.Pleaserefertotheuniversitypoliciesondropsandwithdrawals(publishedelsewhere)tofind
outwhatthedeadlinesarefordroppingacoursewithafullrefundandforwithdrawingfromacoursewithapartialrefund.

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 Disturbances
Sinceeverystudentisentitledtofullparticipationinclasswithoutinterruption,disruptionofclassbyinconsideratebehaviorisnot
acceptable.Studentsareexpectedtotreattheinstructorandotherstudentswithdignityandrespect,especiallyincaseswherea
diversityofopinionarises.Studentswhoengageindisruptivebehavioraresubjecttodisciplinaryaction,includingremovalfromthe
classroomand/orcourse.

ClassAttendancePolicy
Studentsareexpectedtoattendallclasssessions,andfullparticipationintheclassisexpected.Inthecaseofunavoidableabsences,
thestudentmustcontacttheinstructorinadvance.Thestudentissubjecttoappropriateacademicpenaltyforincompleteor
unacceptablemakeupworkorforexcessiveorunexcusedabsences.Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytosecureallmissedworkand
assignments.Studentswhoareunabletocompletecourserequirementsbecauseofillnessorotherjustifiablecircumstancesmaybe
allowedtotakeanincompletegradeinthosecaseswhereamajorportionofthework(generally,morethan75%)hasbeen
successfullycompleted.

Accommodations
AnyonerequiringspecialaccommodationorassistivetechnologyisaskedtoadviseDr.Meilleurwithinthefirsttwoweeksofclass,so
thatreasonableaccommodationmaybeprovidedthroughtheUniversity.TheSchoolofPublicAdministrationiscommittedto
providingallnecessaryandfeasibleaccommodationtostudentswithdisabilitiessothattheymayfullyparticipateinandcontributeto
theirclasses.Confidentialitywillbemaintainedasindicatedbythestudentscircumstances.

9. OTHERINFORMATION:

InstructorGuidance:Iwillbehappytoreviewyourwrittenworkinprogressatanytime.Youdbeamazedathowfewpeopletake
advantageofthisopportunity.GenerallyIwillhavemycommentsbacktoyouwithinadayortwo,barringunforeseencircumstances.

Youareboundtorunintoproblemswithyourprojectsalongtheway.Iamhappytoconsultwithyouaboutyourprojectsifyouhave
questions,concerns,roadblocks,orifyoujustneedasoundingboard.Pleasecontactmetosetuptheseconsultationsbyappointment,or
duringofficehours.Again,youdbesurprisedathowfewpeopletakemeuponthisoffer.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeatanytimeifyou
havequestionsorconcernsaboutthecourse.

SyllabusModification:Theinstructorreservestherighttochangetheclassschedule,courserequirements,orgradingcriteriabasedon
changingcircumstancesandevents,Universitypolicies,materialdeemedhelpfulforyourindividualprojects,and/orclassinput.

10. INSTRUCTORBACKGROUND:

StevenG.Meilleur,Ph.D.,SPHRhasmorethan38yearsofprofessionalexperienceinhumanresourcesmanagementinthepublic,private
nonprofitandprivateforprofitsectors.Currently,Dr.MeilleurisSeniorVicePresident,andRiskServicesConsultantforHumanResources
andEmploymentwithPoms&Associates,anationalriskservicesandinsurancebrokeragefirmthatprovidesriskmanagementtraining,
consultingandinformationservices,andinsuranceservicesforitsclientsandotherbusinessesandorganizations.

HepreviouslyworkedasVicePresidentofHumanResourcesandRiskManagementwithAdelanteDevelopmentCenterinAlbuquerque,a
$26.5millionnonprofitorganizationwithover900employees,wherehewasresponsibleforallhumanresources,humanresource
development&organizationaldevelopment,andriskmanagementfunctionsfortheagency.Dr.MeilleurhasalsoservedasDirectorof
HumanResourcesfortheCityofRioRancho,NM,HumanResourcesTeamLeaderandManagerofOrganizationalLearningwithPlains
ElectricG&TCooperative,DirectoroftheStateBarofNewMexicosCenterforLegalEducation.

HeisfacultymemberattheUNMSchoolofPublicAdministration,holdingthepositionofVisitingLecturerIIIandteachingintheareasof
humanresourcemanagement,employmentandlaborrelations,disputeresolution,organizationalchange,andhumanresource
development.HehasalsobeenonthefacultyatWebsterUniversityinthegraduatestudiesprogramssince1994.Hehasspokenat
numerousconferencesandworkshopsacrossthecountry,andisapublishedauthorintheareasofhumanresources,leadershipand
managementdevelopment,organizationalchangeandinnovation,nonprofitorganizationmanagement,andboarddevelopment.

Dr.MeilleurreceivedaBAinEnglishLiteratureandEducationfromBucknellUniversity,anExecutiveMBAfromtheUniversityofNew
Mexico,andhisPh.D.inLeadershipandOrganizationalLearningfromUNM.HereceivedhiscertificationasaSeniorProfessionalinHuman
Resources(SPHR)bytheSocietyforHumanResourceManagementin1995.

11. FINALREMARKSFROMDR.MEILLEUR

Themoreyouputintothisclass,themoreyouwilltakefromit.Reviewingscholarlywork,ponderingconcepts,andmakingsenseoftheory
inpracticecanbepainfulandtimeconsuming.Iunderstandthis!Therewillbetimeswhenyourbrainhurts.Thatsagoodthing.Takeitas
asignthatsomegoodlearningisgoingon.Infact,goodlearningisoftenconfusinganduncomfortablebeforeitbecomesfun.Ifyoukeepup
withreadings,activelyengageinclassdialoguesandactivities,andconstantlyseekingfeedbackandadvicefromyourcolleaguesandcourse
instructor,youshouldhavearewardingexperienceinthiscourse.

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