Syllabus Schedule_ Spring 2011 session dates tasks Elite interview Focus Alumni Field Administration Readings group survey observations

1 March 31 Academic Begin CITI Review Letter of Posavac 1-3 ,5 Holiday (MPA) Understanding LOU on Blackboard (LOU)

2 April 7 ►LOU ►Draft elite Discussion with All of above and on ►CITI interview Dr. Dong Blackboard ►Elite draft Aberbach article On blackboard say “Hi!”

2a April 11 Submit CITI CITI certified Dr. E. advise of draft (Monday) certifications students arrange changes to interview IAC meeting. by COE Submits interview draft to COE (Dr. E)

3 April 14 Quiz 1 on Practice and CITI certified Posavac, 3, 4 and 6 Dr. Korey weeks 1 -2 conduct elite students conduct meeting IAC meeting. Luton 1, 2 and 5 Non- certified may participate with a certified member.

4 April 21 Focus Group Status update Revise Preliminary On Blackboard Omni as discussion Toolkit needed Posavac 8. session dates tasks Elite interview Focus Alumni Field Administration Readings group survey observations

5 April 28 Quiz 2 (week 3 Elite interview Day Contact COE Administration Posavac 3, 4, 6, 8 and 4) notes on sessions faculty and of fund . Blackboard. of focus arrange visit collection by Luton 1, 2 5 and Field groups CPP Annual OMNI Observations Discussion of Fund ______“observer” -D. Ybarra and NOT ON QUIZ Intro to Quant process. P. Stewart (PLS ) Power mutt # 3 and 9 or

Pollack, 2 and 3

6 May 5 Survey Post Survey PLS Post field (PLS) Power mutt process focus with R. materials to 7,11 and 12 or group Humes Blackboard Managing and notes to Pollack 6-8. analyzing data Blackbd Worksheet I and II

7 May 12 Analysis of Describe, Powermutt or alumni survey infer, and Pollack readings from and report model weeks 5 and 6 above. Worksheet II and III

7a May 16 Post Post all worksheets. Alum (Monday) survey report session dates Elite interview Focus Alumni Field Administration Readings

8 May 19 Quiz 3 (weeks Read submissions 5 and 6) of focus group notes, elite Preliminary Draft analysis Draft Draft Draft analysis interview notes, draft of: analysis analysis field observations Research and alumni survey questions, analysis//findings methods, from MAY 16. analysis and findings

8a May 23 Preliminary Post Post Post Post POST all drafts. (Monday) drafts of report preliminary draft draft preliminary sections to draft draft Blackboard

9 May 26 Final Draft of Executive Summary and Rept. IV and V and all READ POSTED report and appendices DRAFTS and outline for presentation Posavac 13 and 14.

10 June 2 Final Paper Power point presentation and scripts Read preliminary Presentation paper sent to COE; rehearsal identify slides/pics

Final June 9 Report and Final paper and power point to COE PRESENTATION presentation Supplemental Readings for Independent Study: MPA 550

Week Topic Recommended Readings

1 March 31 Academic holiday --

2 April 7 Clients in Program Portz, J. 1996. Problem Definitions and Policy Agendas: Shaping the Educational Evaluation Agenda in Boston. Policy Studies Journal, 24 (autumn) 371-86.

3 April 14 Elites Neuman, W. L, 2007. Basics of Social Research, Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Chapter 7

4 April 21 Focus Groups Neuman, Chapter 11

5 April Surveys Hatry, Marcotte, Van Houtan and Weiss, 1999. Customer Surveys for Agency Managers. Washington D. C.: Urban institute Press. Part 1 7-50 28 Neuman, Chapter 7

6 May 5 Qualitative and Worthen, B. , J. Sanders and J. Fitzpatrick, J., 1997 Program Evaluation 2nd edition. New York Quantitative : Longman. Chapter 18

7 May 12 Quantitative Neuman, Chapter 10 Analysis

8 May 19 Field Work Neuman, Chapter 11**

Analyzing Neuman, Chapter 13** Qualitative Data

9 May 26 Report Writing Neuman, Chapter 14

10 June 2 Presentation Prep ---

** Recommended for PLS 499