PPA 415 - Rsch Methods in Pub Admin

Institution:

California State University-Bakersfield

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Description:

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of the conduct of public administration research, whether quantitative or qualitative methodology is used. Additionally the course aims to help students develop skills for the intelligent critique of research reports/articles, and an appreciation for the challenges of conducting sound research in public affairs. Subjects to be covered include: hypothesis development, research design, measurement (including index construction), data collection (surveys, interviews, secondary analysis, and qualitative methods), descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, contingency table analysis, regression and analysis of variance.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.csub.edu

Phone Number:

(661) 654-2782

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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