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Doctoral Student Writing For Scholarly Career-Building: Teaching Experiences And Student Outcomes, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Doctoral Student Writing For Scholarly Career-Building: Teaching Experiences And Student Outcomes, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
The Public Policy PhD course PPOL-G 704 Research Methods II was originally designed as a guided tour of analytic methods for second-year students that included a paper that highlighted an application of methods presented in the class to a subject of their choosing. When I inherited this course in Fall 2012, I changed the focus of the final paper requirement to one that reflected original research, using any convenient analytic method and research design, that aspired to the quality of a peer-reviewed conference or journal submission. I also redesigned the class experience to include ongoing student reviews of each others’ …
Course Syllabus, Upcd 620 Quantitative Analytic Methods For Urban Planning & Community Development, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Course Syllabus, Upcd 620 Quantitative Analytic Methods For Urban Planning & Community Development, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
This course provides students with an introduction to quantitative analytic methods appropriate to propose, support and evaluate localized and regional initiatives in planning and community development. Technical skills associated with these methods will be taught with a focus on the needs of community-based organizations which typically have limited time, human, financial and technical resources to perform detailed analyses in support of their programs and initiatives. This is a core, required course in the Urban Planning and Community Development master’s program. No previous university-level exposure to probability and statistics are necessary. Students will learn basic skills in analysis and interpretation of …