Managing People in the Public Sector
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| SOCI4018 | Sociology and Social Policy | 4 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- SOCI4018
- School
- Sociology and Social Policy
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module will examine the concepts, models and practices of managing people in the public sector. It covers recruitment and retention; diversity management; the pressures public sector workers face and how these are managed. The module discusses different settings in the public sector workplace, such as teamwork and group interaction, and the management of conflict.
Target Students
Available to all PGT and PGR students including subsidiary students from outside the school. Also available to Postgraduate Exchange students.
Classes
This module is taught through a combination of lectures and seminars.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 2,000 words.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
1.Provide a background on the evolution of the public sector since the 1980s, the implications for the ways in which services are delivered, and how civil servants and public sector workers are managed.2.Discuss key Human Resource Management (HRM) approaches and activities, including recruitment and retention, and diversity management.3.Provide an understanding of the major challenges to civil servants and public sector workers and how they are managed.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
1. Identify the major approaches to people management in public organisations, and their application in the public sector.
2. Describe key HRM activities such as recruitment and selection, training and development, managing diversity in the UK as well as in the international context.
Intellectual Skills
1. Critically discuss key concepts of management, performance, motivation, diversity, teamwork, conflict, and partnerships.
2. Apply theoretical concepts in the analysis of illustrative examples.
Professional/Practical Skills
1. Critically assess the steps involved in the recruitment and selection process as well as different approaches to staff development and retention.
2. Reflect critically on challenges faced by public sector workers and managers’ responses to those challenges.
Transferable (Key) Skills
1. Form and present arguments based on existing and new knowledge, through seminar interaction and independent reading.