PA 5056 is also offered in Spring 2025
PA 5056 is also offered in Spring 2024
PA 5056 is also offered in Spring 2023
PA 5056 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2024 | PA 5056 Section 001: Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis (57191)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Partially Online
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Stdnt is in MPA/PAL Cohort Mod
- Times and Locations:
Extended Regular Session
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-149
- Enrollment Status:
Open (26 of 42 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Problem-based learning to analytical reasoning through social science research methods. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary probability, statistical inference. Hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation, analysis of variance, correlation. Simple regression analysis. prereq: Master in Public Affairs student (cohort program) or public affairs leadership certificate student (cohort program). 5055-5056 must be taken in same academic yr
- Class Notes:
- Students should register for 5052, 5054, and 5056. 5052, 5054, and 5056 will meet on Jan 19-20, Feb 16-17, Mar 15-16, Apr 12-13 and May 3-4 (Fri: 10:00 - 5:00, Sat: 8:00 - 4:30). http://classinfo.umn.edu/?cheng838+PA5056+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- Students will design a quantitative research study using existing publicly available survey data. They will obtain and analyze quantitative data using statistics and interpret the findings. Through this process they will learn to understand and communicate the essential elements of a quantitative research study, criticize statistical analyses, and evaluate the quality of evidence.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Only those who are admitted into the MPA or Public Affairs Leadership (PAL) certificate programs are eligible to register for this class.
- Learning Objectives:
Expand personal leadership capacity by strengthening a sense of personal purpose, voice, agency, and experience in leading a group and communicating publicly about professional work.
Strengthen capacity for adaptive problem solving through reflective analysis of complex organizations, community conditions, programs, and policy networks.
- Class Format:
- The Cohort meets two days each month (Friday and Saturday) from January - May.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57191/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 28 April 2022
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2024 Public Affairs Classes