Specifics on the field will be forthcoming. Following the field trip, students will prepare a written analysis. The paper will not be a summary of the visit, but rather an analysis and discussion of focused municipal administration issues, discussed in class, and included in readings. Research project . The research project is an important part of this class.
Students work independently on a research project that pertains to a municipal administration topic.
For example, the project may consist of the description and analysis of a state, local or national issue that pertains to municipal administration. See the syllabus for ideas on relevant topics. This research project integrates class work with the experience of researching and investigating an actual public policy, problem, or program area in municipal administration. Students are encouraged to begin their work as soon as possible. In addition to including a limited number of scholarly journal articles and policy research reported in books, it may be necessary to incorporate such tools of public administration research and analysis as personal interviews, field observations, examination of public documents, and case studies.