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MPA 620
Summer 2005
California State University Northridge
Dr. Matthew Cahn
cahn@csun.edu
(818) 677-4797
 

 

This page is a working site to support MPA 620 -- Research Methods for Public Administrators.  The links below provide a variety of samples of student work to assist the current working groups with conceptual models. Please note that final Papers are due via email by Midnight Sunday June 26. Class Syllabus Materials for Summer 2005 MPA 620: Draft Questionnaire Final Questionnaire Variable Definitions (SPSS Data Management) Final Dataset Paper Evaluation Sheet Samples from past MPA 620s:   Sample Questionnaire  Sample Literature Review Sample Hypotheses Sample Paper Final Dataset Sample Questionnaire Sample Dataset MLA Citation Style Guide Library Exercise Sample Draft Questionnaire Sample Final Questionnaire Sample Dataset in SPSS format (interviews conducted downtown Ventura 1/19/02) Excel Version of Sample Dataset Download SPSS Demo version 13.0 (free) (This is a full version DEMO valid for 1430 days from SPSS --   requires registration  -- 106 megabyte download) Guides and Instructions for SPSS:      From the Indiana University      From the University of Illinois Urbana Guides for Using Excel for Data Analysis:      From the University of Massachusetts     GSS 2000 (2.5 mb) (Additional Sample Dataset from the General Social Survey for those with -- HINT:  Under Utility Command Line use 'Variables' tool to see what variables are available.) The GSS Codebook Public Policy Analysis Resources (This site provides an overview of Policy Analysis resources, and sample policy briefs from several agencies)