National College of Public Administration and Governance

University of the Philippines, Diliman

P.A. 121 (Public Personnel Administration) Ma. Carmen V. Peñalosa, Phd.

1st Semester, 2019-2020 mcvpenalosa@gmail.com
WF 4:00-5:30 pm Consultation Hrs: CPAGE
NCPAG Room 301 WF, 3-4:30 pm & by appointment

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a survey course on public personnel administration. It is an introduction to

basic concepts, processes, techniques, practices, developments, issues, and current trends in managing
human resources in government agencies, with specific reference to Philippine government institutions
or the Philippine civil service.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course aims to provide students with a general understanding of the basic
concepts, theories, processes and techniques in public personnel administration and how these have been
practiced in public agencies or the Philippine civil service over time. The course also intends to explore
present trends and developments in relevant laws, policies and practices, as well as identify issues and
challenges confronting the Philippine public personnel system.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completion of the course, students will be better able to:

1. Define public personnel administration and human resource management;

2. Distinguish between public, business, and civil society organizations and the implications of these on
personnel administration;
3. Trace the evolution of public personnel administration/human resource management concepts;
4. Identify the different views and approaches to public personnel administration;
5. Discuss the development of the Philippine civil service;
6. Explain the career system;
7. Define job analysis and describe the process;
8. Discuss human resource planning and the techniques involved;
9. Describe an effective recruitment process;
10. Identify the steps and objectives of selection and placement;
11. Distinguish the different types of appointments and other personnel actions;
12. Compare different performance appraisal methods;
13. Discuss position classification;
14. Describe the various theories of motivation and their implication to public personnel
administration/human resource management;
15. Describe the components of a compensation system;
16. Identify the benefits, incentives, and rewards of civil service;
17. Define employee training and development and the various methods involved;
18. Identify the various means of employee separation;
19. Discuss principles and concepts of public sector unionism;
20. Describe ethical behaviors and conduct of public servants;
21. Evaluate public personnel practices in a specific government agency;
22. Analyze issues, trends and challenges in Public Personnel Administration: Trabaho versus Hanapbuhay
& the propensity for bureaucratic corruption; Migration of labor; Sexual harassment in the workplace,
gender and development; working conditions, women and PWDs; The Career Executive Service; Civil
Service Reforms; Performance Based Bonus & the Salary Standardization Law
23. Identify lessons learned from reforms, challenges and good practices in public personnel
administration in the Philippines.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Dates Topics Readings

August 2-7 Introduction to the course, objectives, Syllabus. www.edmodo.com
learning outcomes, schedule of activities,
grading system and classroom policies.
Discussion of rubrics, and the digital
learning tool Edmodo, as well as blended
and flip Learning. Preliminary assessment
of student competencies in public
personnel administration.
August 9-14 Definitions of public personnel Dressang, Chapters 1 & 2; Klinger &
administration and human resource Nalbandian, Chapters 1-4; Hays &
management. Distinctions between public, Reeves, Chapters 1 & 3; Allison, et al,
business, and civil society organizations and Chapters 1-2; Nigro, et al, Chapters 1-4;
the implications of these on personnel Shafritz, Chapters 1 & 2; Rabin, et al,
administration. Chapter 1; Domingo (2005), Chapter 1;
Legaspi, Unit 1.
August 16-23 Evolution of public personnel Dressang, Chapters 1 & 2; Klinger &
administration/human resource Nalbandian, Chapters 1-4; Hays &
management concepts. Different views and Reeves, Chapters 1 & 3; Allison, et al,
approaches to public personnel Chapters 1-2; Nigro, et al, Chapters 1-4;
administration. Shafritz, Chapters 1 & 2; Rabin, et al,
Chapter 1. Domingo (2005), Chapter 1;
Bautista, Chapter 1.
August 28-30 Development of the Philippine Civil Service. Endriga; Veneracion; Sto. Tomas;
The Civil Service Commission. Its mandate, Constantino-David (2004); Constantino-
structure and functions. The career system David (2009); 1987 Constitution (Art. IXA
and its principles. & B); Revised Administrative Code of
1987 on the Civil Service Commission;
RA 6713; http://web.csc.gov.ph;
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September 4-6 Job Analysis (ED). Human resource planning Dressang, Chapter 6; Klinger &
and techniques. Nalbandian, Chapter 8; Shafritz, et al,
Chapter 4; Sylvia, Chapter 8.
September 11- The effective recruitment process (TIM). Dressang, Chapter 9; Klinger &
13 Steps and objectives of selection and Nalbandian, Chapters 6-7; Nigro et al,
placement. Chapters 10 & 12; Shafritz, et al, Chapter
6; Sylvia, Chapter 11
September 18- Types of appointments and other Dressang, Chapter 8; Klinger &
20 personnel actions (KRISTELLE). Nalbandian, Chapter 14; Nigro, et al,
Performance appraisal methods. Chapter 11; Shafritz, et al, Chapter 14;
Sylvia, Chapter 12.
September 25- Research Break; In lieu of field exposure on
27 September 25, Monday (tentative)

October 2 Midterm Examination

October 4-9 Position classification & compensation (AJ). Dressang, Chapters 7 & 12; Klinger &
Theories of motivation and their Nalbandian, Chapters 9-10; Nigro, et al,
implication to public personnel Chapter 9; Shafritz, et al, Chapter 5;
administration/human resource Sylvia, Chapter 9.
management (MOA).
October 11-16 Components of a compensation system. Dressang, Chapters 5, 7 & 12; Klinger &
Benefits, incentives, and rewards of civil Nalbandian, Chapters 12; Nigro, et al,
service. Employee motivation. Chapter 9; Shafritz, et al, Chapter 5;
Sylvia, Chapter 9.
October 18-24 Definition of employee training and Dressang, Chapter 10; Klinger &
development and its methods (KEAN). Nalbandian, Chapter 13; Nigro, et al,
Means of employee separation. Chapter 14; Shafritz, et al, Chapter 13;
Sylvia, Chapter 13.
October 25-30 Principles and concepts of public sector Dressang, Chapters 13-14; Nigro, et al,
unionism (THURDY). Ethical behaviors and Chapters 5-6; Klinger & Nalbandian,
conduct of public servants (KIM). Chapter 16; Shafritz, et al, Chapters 9-
Separation. 10; Sylvia, Chapters 14-16.

November 6-8 Research break

November 13- Issues, Trends and Challenges in Public Penalosa (2014). Others to be assigned.
15 Personnel Administration: Trabaho versus
Hanapbuhay & the propensity for
bureaucratic corruption; Migration of
labor; Sexual harassment in the workplace,
gender and development; working
conditions, women and PWDs; The Career
Executive Service; Civil Service Reforms;
 Performance Based Bonus & the Salary
Standardization Law (KLAID)
November 20- Evaluation of public personnel practices in Endriga (1993); Domingo (2001-2004);
22 a specific government agency. Lessons Domingo (2004-2007)
learned from reforms, challenges and good
practices in public personnel administration
in the Philippines.
November 27- Students’ field reports/research papers
29
December 4 End of Classes. Integration and Conclusion.
& Deadline for Submission of Group
Projects
December 6 Final Examination

TEACHING STRATEGIES:

The subject matter will be explored collaboratively by both the teacher and students using interactive
face-to-face and digital learning strategies. As facilitator the teacher will see to lecture-discussions;
observational and experiential learning through field exposure via an ocular of the Civil Service
Commission, an onsite seminar and interaction with civil servants; and interactive digital strategies,
particularly blended and flip learning through the use of the educational application Edmodo. Thus
students are expected to have mobile internet access, to download and access at least thrice a week the
application Edmodo. Quizzes, assignments and polling will be conducted using both face-to-face and
online learning. Students are expected to actively participate in all of the above, paying particular
attention to group activities such as the field trip, report-discussions, workshops, paper submissions and
online classes (in cases of prolonged suspension of classes due to inclement weather).

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Students’ final grades will be computed based on the following requirements

Requirements Percent
Active participation in Digital Learning through Edmodo and Flip Mode (i.e., student 15%
profile, online quizzes, assignments and polling)
Active participation in Face-to-Face Learning (i.e., lecture-discussions and 15%
exercises/workshops)
Attendance and active participation in field activities (i.e., ocular of a 15%
government agency, onsite seminar, interaction with civil servants)
Reaction Paper 10%
1st Long Test (Midterm examination) 15%
Group Report (Oral) 15%
Research-based Project (Written) 15%
Total 100%
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
First day of Classes Aug. 1, Thursday
Last day of Withdrawal of Enlistment Aug. 2, Friday
Last day for Change of Matriculation (CoM) Aug. 2, Friday – Aug. 9, Friday
Deadline for Submission of Groupings (Class Report & Research Paper) Aug. 18, Friday
Quezon City Day Aug. 19, Monday
Ninoy Aquino Day Aug. 21, Wednesday
National Heroes Day Aug. 26, Monday
Mid-Semester Oct. 1, Tuesday
Deadline for Dropping of Subjects Oct. 30, Wednesday
All Saints Day Nov. 1, Friday
Additional Special (Nonworking) Holiday Nov. 2, Saturday
Deadline for Dropping of Subjects Oct. 30, Wednesday
Deadline for Filing of Leave of Absence (LOA) Nov. 18, Friday
Bonifacio Day Nov. 30, Saturday
End of Classes – University Schedule Dec. 3, Tuesday
End of Class, Integration & Deadline for Submission of Requirements Dec. 4, Wednesday
Integration Period Dec. 4, Wednesday
Final Examinations Dec. 5, Thurs. – Dec. 12, Thurs.
Lantern Parade Dec. 13, Friday
Christmas Break (for students) Dec. 14, Saturday
Deadline for Grade Submission Dec. 21, Saturday
Christmas Day Dec. 25, Wednesday
Rizal Day Dec. 30, Monday

GENERAL REFERENCES:

Thompson, Frank J. (ed.)

2003 Classics of Public Personnel Policy. Australia: Thomson/Wadsworth.

Sylvia, Ronald D.
2002 Public Personnel Administration. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Dresang, Dennis L.
2002 Public Personnel Management and Public Policy. 4th Edition. New York: Longman

Riley, Dennis D.
2002 Public Personnel Administration. New York: Longman

Nigro, Felix A. & Lloyd G. Nigro

2000 The New Public Personnel Administration. 5th Edition. Australia: Thomson/Wadsworth
Gomez-Mejia, Luis R., David Balkin & Robert Cardy (eds.)
1998 Managing Human Resources. 2nd Edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers.

Rabin, Jack, et al. (eds.)

1993 Handbook on Public Personnel Administration and Labor Relations. New York: Marcel Dekker

Nigro, Felix A. & Lloyd G. Nigro

1986 Public Personnel Administration. Illinois: Peacock Publishers, Klinger, Donald E. John Nalbandian.

Shafritz, Jay M., Albert C. Hyde, and David Rosenbloom

1992 Personnel Management in Government. Politics and Process. 4th Edition, New York: Marcel
Dekker, Inc.

Klinger, Donald E. and John Nalbandian

1985 Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies. Second Edition, Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Stahl, Glen O.
1985 Public Personnel Administration. 8th Edition. New York: Harper and Row Publishers.

PHILIPPINE REFERENCES:

Constantino-David, Katrina
2009 Rebuilding the Integrity of the Bureaucracy. In Ma. Olivia Z. Domingo (ed), The Leadership and
Governance of Constitutional Commissions: Self-Assessments and Alternative Views and
Assessments (2004-2007). Quezon City: Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy.
Chapter 1, pp. 1-18.

Constantino-David, Katrina
2004 The Civil Service Commission: Rebuilding the Integrity of the Bureaucracy. In Ma. Olivia Z.
Domingo (ed). The Civil Service Commission on Audit: Self-Assessments and Alternative Views
and Assessments (2001-2004). Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. Chapters 1 & 2.

Endriga, Jose
1993 Stability and Change: The Civil Service in the Philippines. In Victoria A. Bautista, et al (eds),
Introduction to Public Administration in the Philippines: A Reader, pp. 426-446. Quezon City:
College of Public Administration.

Legaspi, Perla
2002 PM 227 Human Resource Development. Philippines: University of the Philippines Open
University.

Peñalosa, Ma. Carmen

2014 “GINAGAWANG hANAPBUHAY ANG TRABAHO” (“Turning one’s work into a livelihood”): A Filipino
Approach to Understanding Philippine Corruption. PSPA International Conference on Public
Administration. Governance Reforms and Innovation Conference Proceedings. Waterfront
Hotel, Davao from October 9-11, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
1987 The 1987 Constitution (Articles IX A and B)

Republic of the Philippines

1987 The Revised Administrative Code of 1987 on the Civil Service Commission (or Book V, Title 1,
Subtitle A of Executive Order No. 292)

Republic Act No. 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees) and the
Rules Implementing the Code.

Republic Act No. 8291 (The government Service Insurance System Act of 1997). Online

Sto. Tomas, Patricia A.

1998 The Civil Service Commission: Self Assessment. In Jose V. Abueva and Emerlinda R. Roman (eds).
The Post-EDSA Constitutional Commissions: Self Assessments and External Views and
Assessments. Quezon City: University of the Philippines, pp. 5-22.

Veneracion, Jaime B.
1995 Merit of Patronage: A History of the Philippine Civil Service. Quezon City: Great Book Trading.

Others to be assigned in class.

ONLINE SOURCES

Edmodo. Retrieved from www.edmodo.com.

Republic of the Philippines, Civil Service Commission. Retrieved from http://web.csc.gov.ph.

Chan Robles Virtual Library. Retrieved from www.chanrobles.com/philsupremelaw.htm

Others to be assigned in class.