Assignment:
Create a three to four (3-4) page paper, titled Rationale and Analysis for Agency Selected
1. Provide background information about the agency's key historical events, mission, and goals / objectives. (Title this section Introduction)
2. Describe at least three (3) functions of this agency, highlighting the public it serves. (Title this section Agency Functions)
3. Analyze at least two (2) current events involving the agency that might have implications to personnel management.
4. Explain the rationale for selecting this agency with at least two (2) justifiable reasons. (Title this section Rationale for Selecting Agency)
5. List at least four (4) academic sources and government Websites you expect to access in your research. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website)
Some Websites you may want to access are:
o U.S. Government Website located
o Office of Personnel Management Website
o FedWorld Website located at https://www.fedworld.gov/
Your assignment should follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references should follow APA or school-specific format.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment. The cover page and the reference page are excluded in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes are:
Analyze key historical and legislative events in the development of personnel management
Analyze pertinent issues, such as motivation and productivity, collective bargaining, labor relations, equal employment opportunity (EEO), affirmative action (AA), intergovernmental relations, and / or professionalism, facing public personnel managers.
Assess external organizational and employee conditions as well as their implications to and impact on personnel management.
Develop a proposal for strategic public personnel management for a specific setting.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in public personnel management.
Write clearly and concisely about public personnel management using proper writing mechanics.