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Instructor: Tony Filipovitch, 106e Morris Hall, 389-5033,
388-2264 (home), TONY@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.edu
Office Hours: M-R 10-1 & M 1-2 (or any other time by
appointment--see me first)
PAGE, G. & C. PATTON (1991) Quick Answers to Quantitative Problems. Boston: Academic Press, Inc. recommended reading--and just a handy book to have on your bookshelf
I assume that you have, through coursework or practical experience, the equivalent of the undergraduate methods sequence--URSI 301 Field Methodology and URSI 403 Urban Research Methods. These courses teach the elements of Theory Construction, Experimental Design, Database Design, and Statistics. They also teach the use of e-mail. Click on the highlighted terms for lists of review items. If you are not comfortable with your mastery of any of these topics, supplementary "catch up" sessions can be arranged. Look at a QRM chart.
Urban Analytical Tools is designed to provide an introduction
to applied quantitative analysis for students who are preparing
for a professional career in local government.
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
Each week will be devoted to a different topic. Discussions of each topic are available on the Web (use the hotlinks from the Course Calendar). Classtime will be used to clarify any confusion, to practice applications, and to discuss interpretations of results. Most of the topics will use spreadsheet software.
You will submit weekly memos interpretting an application of each week's topic. The memos should follow the format described in URSI Style Sheets. The body of the memo should be 1-2 pages, although there may be attachments. Memos should be sent to me on e-mail (remember to send all files as TEXT files).
There will be no final test. Your grade will be based on your
10 memoes. Each memo is worth 10 pts. The final grade will be
based on a 90%/80%/... scale.
All memos must be turned in on time. Make-up memos will
be allowed only if you contact me before noon of the day they
are due. On the other hand, a memo may be revised as often as
you wish prior to November 21. You may work together, but
you must write your memos independently.
Sept. 19: Introduction (course objectives, e-mail & web navigation,
Institutional Review Board procedures)
Sept. 26: Review of Statistics & Database design
Upper Midwest Planning Conference (St. Cloud, MN)
Oct. 3: Benefit/Cost Analysis
Oct. 10: PERT
Oct. 17: Decision Models
& Linear Programming
Oct. 24: Population Forecasting
(Cohort Survival Method)
Oct. 31: Spatial Distribution Analysis
Nov. 7: Real Estate Pro Forma
Nov. 14: Tax-Increment Financing
& Capital Improvement Programming
Nov. 21: Fiscal Impact Assessment
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 5: Labor Agreements
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