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Course Title: Performance Management in the Federal Sector

Course Description: Course Number MBU 635: Provides an overview of the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures governing the appraisal/evaluation of performance — both individual and organizational — in today’s Federal government. The course will address each of these two levels of interest in turn, beginning with individual performance management, and examine the ways in which appraisals and evaluations of performance can or should influence decisions about individual compensation, organizational resources, and other human capital and institutional management issues. The course will seek to bring the concepts and considerations underlying these policies and procedures to life through focused examination of selected current topics/issues in federal performance management. Through a mixture of instructional lectures and participant driven discussions, class members will gain a fuller understanding of and appreciation for the practical challenges of creating and sustaining a performance culture in today’s federal environment, and begin developing the skills required to contribute effectively to their current or future employers’ efforts in this regard.

Note: As this course is part of the M.A. in HRM curriculum, prospective students must submit an application, transcripts and resume/CV. To access the application pdf, click here. A total of no more than 3 courses may be taken from CUA as a non-matriculating degree student.

Schedule/Duration: 2.5 hour course once a week; offered each semester

Agency/Vendor Sponsor: The Catholic University of America

POC: Scott Battle, Tel: (202) 319-5808,
Main: (202) 319-5256; BattleS@CUA.edu

Cost: Fees subject to change, contact POC for most updated information. metro.cua.edu/financial/index.cfm

Method: Classroom

HR Technical Competency: Performance Management / Employee Relations / Labor Relations

General Competency: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Creative Thinking, Flexibility, Information Management, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving, Reading, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork, Technical Competence, Workforce Planning, Writing

Leadership Competency: Client Engagement/Change Management, Decision Making, Influencing/Negotiating, Organizational Awareness

Proficiency Level: Basic

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