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PA 780 Spring 2003

• Course Books
  • Required. Dunn, William. Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction (2nd Edition). Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0137385501; 2 edition (August 5, 1993).
  • Required. Bardach, Eugene. A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving.Chatham House Publishers; ISBN: 1889119296; 2 edition (September 2000).
  • Required. Ammons, David. 2002. Tools for Decision Making: A Practical Guide for Local Government.
    Congressional Quarterly; ISBN: 1568026412; (January 2002).

   

• Class Syllabi (Word / PDF)
  • Style Manual for policy analysis critiques and policy papers is the Chicago Manual of Style
  • Class Deadlines
  • Final Policy Paper

• In-Class Exercises
  • Data Analysis In-class Exercise
  • Probability In-Class Exercise
  • PERT In-Class Exercise
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis In-Class Exercise

• Exercises for Grades
• Assignment 1: Data Analysis
• Assignment 2: Probability
• Assignment 3: Forecasting
• Assignment 4: Cost-Benefit Analysis
  
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• Class Internet Resources
  • Congressional Budget Office
  • Education News Public Policy organization links
    
  • Public Policy Institute of California
  • Rand Institute
  • U.S. General Accounting Office