<p> Syllabus Schedule_ Spring 2011 session dates tasks Elite interview Focus Alumni Field Administration Readings group survey observations</p><p>1 March 31 Academic Begin CITI Review Letter of Posavac 1-3 ,5 Holiday (MPA) Understanding LOU on Blackboard (LOU) </p><p>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!”</p><p>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)</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>Pollack, 2 and 3</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>7a May 16 Post Post all worksheets. Alum (Monday) survey report session dates Elite interview Focus Alumni Field Administration Readings</p><p>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 </p><p>8a May 23 Preliminary Post Post Post Post POST all drafts. (Monday) drafts of report preliminary draft draft preliminary sections to draft draft Blackboard</p><p>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.</p><p>10 June 2 Final Paper Power point presentation and scripts Read preliminary Presentation paper sent to COE; rehearsal identify slides/pics</p><p>Final June 9 Report and Final paper and power point to COE PRESENTATION presentation Supplemental Readings for Independent Study: MPA 550</p><p>Week Topic Recommended Readings</p><p>1 March 31 Academic holiday --</p><p>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. </p><p>3 April 14 Elites Neuman, W. L, 2007. Basics of Social Research, Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Chapter 7</p><p>4 April 21 Focus Groups Neuman, Chapter 11</p><p>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</p><p>6 May 5 Qualitative and Worthen, B. , J. Sanders and J. Fitzpatrick, J., 1997 Program Evaluation 2nd edition. New York Quantitative : Longman. Chapter 18</p><p>7 May 12 Quantitative Neuman, Chapter 10 Analysis </p><p>8 May 19 Field Work Neuman, Chapter 11**</p><p>Analyzing Neuman, Chapter 13** Qualitative Data</p><p>9 May 26 Report Writing Neuman, Chapter 14</p><p>10 June 2 Presentation Prep ---</p><p>** Recommended for PLS 499</p>