NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
JANUARY 2021 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: PAD 371

TIME ALLOWED: 3hrs

COURSE TITLE: PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

CREDIT UNIT: 3 CREDITS

INSTRUCTION: 1. Indicate your Matriculation Number clearly 2. Attempt question one (1) and any other three (3) questions; four questions in all 3. Question one (1) is compulsory and carries 25 marks, while the other questions carry 15 marks each.

1. (a) Generally, trace the historical perspectives of the Nigerian Public Personnel Administration before the 1960 independence. 15 marks

(b) Enumerate and discuss the characteristic mode of the Nigerian Public Service system at the independence. 5 marks

(c) Mention four areas of the 1988 reform that comprehensively water shed the public service system in Nigeria. 5 marks

2. Outline and explain in brief the general principles of public administration system. 15 marks

3. (a) “Every appraisal system needs a set of values to impact the conduct of appraisals positively or otherwise” Identify and expatiate employee’s performance appraisal ethics in any of the public service in Nigeria. 10 marks

(b) Enumerate five (5) objectives of a good performance appraisal system as identified by Oko (1988). 5 marks

4. Critically identify and discuss the major field of recruiting agencies in the public service and the limitation factors for recruitment. 15marks

5. Carefully highlight and explain the varieties of performance appraisal methods adopted in the Nigerian public service. 15 marks