Northeastern College Graduate School

Palanan, Isabela

Course Code: Ed 218

Descriptive Title: Policies and Problems of Personnel Administration in
Education

Credit Units: 3

Description:

Public Administration 104 treats personnel management as a dynamic art

in science of human resources development management within the context of
Public Administration.
It recognizes the demand for public sector efficiency and effectiveness. It
does not only focus on the concept principles and theories of personnel
management but incorporate the study analysis and interpretation of civil service
policies and procedures as legal basis of personnel management in government
bureaucracies.

Course Objective:
After taking the course, the students should have:
1. Gained a comprehensive understanding on the concepts, principles and
theories relevant to personnel management.;
2. Gained the skills required on human resources manager founded on the
knowledge on the whole range of Human Resource Development
Management applicable in Philippine social setting.

References:
Management Theory and Practice 2003 copyright by Lorenzana, Carlos
Personnel Management in the 21st Century 2003 copyright by Perfecto Sison
Good Governance and Civil Society: The Roles of Philippine Civil Society
Boards, UP – NCPAG 2005 copyright
Power of Strategies for Building High Performance Organization Winning
Management 2006 copyright by: rink Wolf T.
Organizational Behavior and Management in the Philippine Organization
2006 copyright by Cynthia Zarate A.
Strategies Management Text and Cases 2007 copyright by Dess Gregory
et.al.
Internet
Student’s Activity

1. Topic: Concepts, Principles and Theories of Personnel and Human

Resources Management

a. Discuss the history and origin of Human Resource Management

b. Identify and explain the objectives of Human Resources
c. Describe the roles and functions of HRDM

2. Topic: Human Resources Planning and Investment

a. Discuss the qualification standards and civil service policies

Memorandum Circular (MC) 49.
b. Describe and explain job analysis, job description and job
specification

3. Topic:Human Resource Recruitment Selection and Placement

a. Discuss the procedures and legal basis for recruitment selection

and hiring.
b. Describe and explain the placement board/committee.

4. Topic: Training and Development of Human Resources

a. Discuss the meaning of training and appraisal.

b. Explain the training program planning.
c. Describe career development planning.
d. Explain the HRD program interventions.

5. Topic: Appraising Employee Performance

a. Explain and discuss Government Civil Service Performance Audit.

b. Discuss the Code of Conduct and Ethics in government
c. Discuss Anti-graft and corruption law. Give example.
d. Explain the meaning of Monitoring and Evaluation.
e. Describe what job evaluation, methods and principles mean to
government office.
f. Explain the employee discipline and grounds for Disciplinary Action
CSC Memorandum Circular 46 Series of 1989.
 6. Topic: Wages and Salary Administration

a. Explain the meaning of Salary Standardization.

b. What are employee benefits/services. Give example
c. Discuss the Health and Safety of personnel.

7. Topic:Morale and Motivation

a. Identify and explain the factors of motivation

b. Describe the theories of motivation
c. Explain the meaning of complaints, grievances and conflict. Cite an
example.

8. Topic: Special Topic on Reforming the Bureaucracy

a. Explain the Personnel Management Reform: The Strategy of

Professionalism.
b. Explain the Vision towards an improved recruitment and selection
system in government.
c. Describe the improving frontline services
d. Explain the cutting wastage in government.
e. Explain ad discuss the compensation and position classification in
the Philippine Bureaucracy
f. Describe the Unionism in Government – a new strategy for Reform.

Note: Compile all your output in a portfolio. Submission will be a week before the
end of the semester.

Prepared by:

ALMA P. GONZALES, Ph.D.

Subject Professor