PA 605-1504 B-01: Graduate Research Method for Public Administration
Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
Read a quantitative article in a peer-reviewed journal in the area of public administration or public policy that uses data collection to test some hypothesis. Organize your paper with each of the following sections clearly numbered:
Give the bibliographic citation for the article.Succinctly state the hypothesis or hypotheses being tested.List and briefly describe the dependent and independent variables.What theoretical basis or conceptual framework does the author utilize in framing an understanding of the problem or issue? Explain your answer.Briefly describe the data collection and analysis procedures.What are the inherent, pre-existent biases in the authors approach?What is your overall evaluation of the study? What are the weak areas? What are the strong areas?Please submit your assignment. 1,200-1500 words