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MPA 620
Summer 2004
C
alifornia 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 27.

Class Syllabus

Samples from past MPA 620s:  

Sample Questionnaire 
Sample Literature Review
Sample Hypotheses
Sample Paper

Final Dataset
Sample Questionnaire from Last Year (Summer 2003)
Dataset from Last Year (Summer 2003)

MLA Citation Style Guide

Library Exercise

Sample Questionnaire

Final Questionnaire

Sample Dataset in SPSS format
(interviews conducted downtown Ventura 1/19/02)

Excel Version of Dataset

Download SPSS version 11.5
(This is a full version DEMO valid for 30 days from SPSS -- 
  56 megabyte download)

Guides and Instructions for SPSS:
     From the Indiana University
     From the University of Illinois Urbana
     From the University of North Carolina

Guides for Using Excel for Data Analysis:
     From the University of Massachusetts -- A
     From the University of Massachusetts -- B

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)

 

Vitae  Classes     Special Programs     Eco-Literacy Project      Applied Policy Areas
Research   Politics and Policy    Environmental Policy and Management    California Studies

Matthew Cahn
Department of Political Science
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA  91330-8254
(818) 677-4797
matthew.cahn@csun.edu