Human Resource Management

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

CJ 660

Breyer State University
Instructor: Peter G.T. Black, BA, MA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Human Resource Management, a Masters Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Master of Science in Criminal Justice. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which is a capstone course for the remainder of your studies in the master's program.

My name is Peter Black and I will be your instructor/facilitator for this course.  This is an exciting course and is one of the capstones for all the criminal justice courses that will follow.  We will be surveying a wide variety of interesting topics concerning the criminal justice system.  I know that all of us will learn from one another and that this course will stimulate some great discussions.  I look forward to working with you as this course unfolds.  I am a resource for you, so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  The best way to contact me is through my email address.  My telephone numbers are available to you in the event of an emergency.  

I know you will enjoy this course. Please learn as much as you can as you progress through it, as it does lay down a solid foundation for the rest of the curriculum. It is my pleasure to have you in the course.  

TIME FRAME: This is a four-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded four semester hours of credit.  

TEXTBOOKS: There are two (2) required textbooks for this course.  

Book 1: Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government . Stephen E. Condrey, Editor. San Francisco, CA; Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers. 1998. ISBN # 978-0787972585.  

Book 2: Public Personnel Administration Problems and Prospects (Fourth Edition) Steven W. Hays and Richard C. Kearney. Upper Saddle River, NJ; Pearson Education, Inc.; 2003. ISBN # 0-13-041378-X. 

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EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course, a mid-term exam and a final exam. The mid-term exam covers the material in the book, Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government by Condrey, et al. The final exam covers the materials in the book, Public Personnel Administration Problems and Prospects by Hays and Kearney.

The mid-term examination must be taken by the end of the 5th week in the course.
The final examination must be taken by the end of the 10th week in the course.

Both exams are programmed and are located in the classroom for this course. The examinations are "open book" objective type. You will have one (1) day to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive your email address. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and to access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 24 hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and click in your responses and then click submit. Shortly, you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer is. I also receive a copy of your exam and your score.  

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail  

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There are no written assignments for this course. There is a considerable amount of reading involved in this course, and I would prefer you spend your time with the books learning the material.  

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I live and work in Crystal City, VA (a subdivision of Arlington, VA).  I am located in between the Pentagon and National Airport. I think that I have something of a unique perspective of the demands placed on students at Breyer State University.  I completed my BA in Criminal Justice Administration and my MA in Management and Supervision, Concentration in Public Administration on a part-time basis.

I have been teaching both management and criminal justice on the ground for more than twenty-three years and on-line for five years.  I also give about 10-12 speeches a year for a wide variety of annual law enforcement seminars. I am something of a teaching junkie. I am a Fellow with the Graduate School of Government at Johns Hopkins University and I co-founded that university's Master of Arts in Government, Concentration in Law and Justice. I normally teach one graduate course for Johns Hopkins a semester. Additionally, I teach online for several other universities.
    
I am a Supervisory Special Agent and have been involved in federal law enforcement for more than thirty-three years. I have served as an Inquiry Director or Special Agent-in-Charge for eight major investigative task forces over the last twelve years.  For example, for two years, I was a Team Leader for the investigation into the events at the 1991 Tailhook Association in Las Vegas, NV.  I spent a year as the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Department of Defense portion of "Filegate", which was part of the Independent Counsel's investigation into the "Whitewater" matter.  I was the lead Special Agent of an Inquiry conducted at the direction of the President's Foreign Intelligence Oversight Advisory Board into allegations that US Intelligence was involved in the torture and killing of Americans in Guatemala. I was the Inquiry Director for an investigation into the destruction of the ammunition dump at Khamisiyah, Iraq.  It was the destruction of this dump that allegedly caused Gulf War Syndrome.  I was the Inquiry Director into allegations of misconduct by the senior leadership of a federal law enforcement agency. I was the Inquiry Director of an Inquiry involving allegations of misconduct involving personnel assigned to the US counter-narcotics effort in Latin America. Most recently, I served as a Team leader of a forty person team, composed of federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel, as well as FAA and NTSB personnel, conducting search and rescue operations in the wake of the bombing of the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

In my previous life, I was a Supervisory Special Agent with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command and in that twenty year career, I did a variety of things. I worked undercover narcotics and weapons for about four years. I worked as the Special Agent-in-Charge of the US Forces-Korea Hostage Negotiation and SWAT teams during the 1988 Summer Olympics. I worked as a Protective Services Officer for a protection detail for a time. My final position was as the Acting Director of Field Operations for a region that spanned 23 states and the District of Columbia. 

What is my educational philosophy? I believe that it is critical that anyone studying criminal justice be flexible. I am not a mathematician, but I assume that 2 + 2 = 4 throughout the Universe. This is not the case with the Criminal Justice System.  There are almost 18,000 police agencies in the United States.  Each is governed by a different set of laws, administrative rules, and agency policies. We will learn from one another. That said, let's roll!

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Understand human resource management.
2). Understand legal aspects of human resource management.
3). Understand motivation and compensation of public employees.
4). Understand recruitment, selection, and classification.
5). Understand outsourcing public sector functions.
6). Understand equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and sexual harassment.
7). Understand americans With Disabilities Act.
8). Understand ethical challenges.
9). Deal with public employee unions.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the link "Assignments"

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