Discipline details

Course details

Recommended Prior Knowledge

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Objectives

The course intends to provide an introduction to human resources management practices in Public Administration, based on the following objectives:
1. Frame HRM knowledge in the context of Public Services management;
2. Understand the PA Reform processes and the underlying theories;
3. Understand the evolution and cycles of HRM in PA and influences of supranational institutions;
4. Identify and understand the HRM operational management subsystem in Portuguese PA
5. Identify the importance of ethics in Portuguese HRM.
To achieve these objectives, a teaching methodology is developed that combines theoretical exposition, with work of an applied nature to be carried out by the students, either in the classroom or through autonomous work. The aim is to develop student’s technical skills related to the practice of HRM in Public Administration, as well as behavioral skills, such as teamwork, autonomy, proactivity and the ability to critically analyze situations and problems
Teaching Methods

The teaching/learning methodologies presuppose a transition from a model composed of theoretical and practical classes to a model supported by theoretical-practical classes, with a reduction in contact hours and an increase in autonomous work on the part of the students. These methodologies will be operationalized considering an articulation in the classroom of two moments: a moment in which an Expository / Interrogative methodology is used and another moment in which a participatory methodology is used, centered on the participation of the student as an agent who builds their own knowledge.
Internship(s)

Não
Syllabus

1. Conceptual and contextual framework of Public Administration 1.1. Public Management Theorie 1.2. Public Administration (PA) in OECD countries 1.3. Administrative Reform and the European Union
2. Evolution of Human Resources Management in Portuguese Public Administration 2.1. The evolution of HRM in Portuguese PA 2.2. Human resources management instruments
3. HRM Practices in Portuguese Public Administration 3.1. The employment regime in Portuguese PA (work contracts, careers and wages) 3.2. The recruitment and selection regime 3.3. The performance evaluation system 3.4. The professional training regime
4. Ethics and Social Responsibility in Public Administration 4.1. Ethics: context, importance, and dimensions 4.2. Ethics in Public Administration: ethical principles in PA and their assessment 4.3. Social Responsibility 4.4. Social Responsibility in Public Administration
Content Explanation

The programmatic contents seek to respond to the stated objectives, insofar as:
1. the first, second and third points of the program respond to the first 3 objectives of the course by introducing the theoretical context of human resources management in public administration, contextualizing it with supranational influences and guidelines, as well as with evolution of HRM in the Portuguese PA.
2. the fourth and fifth points of the program address the strategic and operational management of human resources in public administration, its relationship with organizational strategy as well as its relationship with the exercise of ethics in PA
Methodology Explanation

To fulfill the syllabus, we use teaching methodologies that combine an expository/interrogative approach to the syllabus, which must be theoretically supported. This methodology is combined with participatory methodologies. The aim is to respond to the general objective of contributing to the development of a critical and informed reflection on the role of human resources management in Portuguese public organizations.
Responsible Lecturer(s)

Anabela Araújo Franqueira - 1.º Semester
Bibliography

Carvalho, E. (2007). Políticas de Reforma Administrativa em Portugal. Lisboa: ISCSP-UTL.
Castel-Branco, T. (coord) (2008). Caracterização dos RH da AP portuguesa. Lisboa, DGAEP
Franqueira, A. (2003). Sociologia da Função Pública e Deontologia Profissional. Coimbra, CEFA
Madureira, C.& Asensio, M. (Orgs.) (2013). Handbook de Administração Pública. Oeiras, Edições INA
Magalhães, F.M. & Pereira, M. L. (2016). Manual do Emprego Público. Lisboa, Vida Económica
Pires, M. L. (2013). Os Regimes de Vinculação e a Extinção das Relações Jurídicas dos Trabalhadores da AP. Coimbra, Editora Almedina
Pollitt, C., Bouckaert, G. (2017). Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis - Into the Age of Austerity. Oxford, Oxford University Press
Rocha, A. S. (2010). Ética, Deontologia e Responsabilidade Social. Lisboa, Vida Económica
Rocha, J. A. O. (2010). Gestão Pública: Teorias, Modelos e Práticas. Lisboa, Escolar Editora
Rocha, J. A. O. (2010). GRH na AP. Lisboa, Escolar Editora