Theory and Method of Public Administration
PA 705
Fall 2004
Class Schedule and Readings
Note: ORB refers to the class text (O'Sullivan, Rassel and Berner)
ER means the reading is on electronic reserve in the library.
Note: please get in the habit of bringing a hand calculator (with square root key) and diskette (or CD or Zip disk) to class every week.
| Date | Topic | Reading and Due Dates |
| Aug. 25 | Class overview | |
| Sept. 1 | no class meeting | Think about research topic |
| Sept. 8 | Research design I: quantitative approaches | ORB 1, 3, 4 Homework 1 due overheads |
| Sept. 15 | Research design 2: qualitative methods | ORB 2, Come prepared to discuss your research topic Tips on Qualitative Research Qualitative Research Appendix Homework 2 due |
| Sept. 22 | Survey research | ORB 5,6,7 Guest Speaker: Anne Jenkins, City/County of San Francisco Please
bring a copy of the
City Survey
2004 to class |
| Sept. 29 | Finding sources for lit review and data Meet at Lib 426A |
ORB 9 Meet with survey team |
| Oct. 6 | Case study research | Yin chapter 2 (ER)
Please bring to class your copy of the City Survey 2004 (survey
instrument Anne passed out on the 22nd). |
| Oct. 13 | Univariate analysis and index construction | ORB 11, then 10. Please bring a copy of Homework 5 and a diskette with you. Homework 4 due Draft survey instrument due |
| Oct. 20 | Tests of statistical significance | ORB 12 Please bring a copy of Homework 6 with you (and a diskette) |
| Oct. 27 | Contingency tables, measures of assoc. and analysis of variance | ORB 13 Homework 6 due |
| Nov. 3 | Bivariate correlation and regression | ORB 14 Homework 7 due |
| Nov. 10 | Multiple regression | ORB 14 |
| Nov. 17 | Presenting research results | ORB 15 Homework 8 due |
| Nov. 24 | Survey data analysis | Open lab with instructor assistance available. HSS 380 6:00 to 8:00 PM |
| Dec. 1 | Presentations | All prospectus' due |
| Dec. 8 | Presentations |
Team survey projects due |