Instructor Contact
Mike Pogodzinski
DMH 138
Tel: (408) 924-5421
email: urbanplanningpolicy@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tues 2:30pm-3:30pm, Thurs 3pm-4pm and by appointment


Textbook and Materials

Eugene Bardach, A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, 4th Edition, Sage (2012) ISBN: 978-1-60871-842-9 [REQUIRED]

Chapters 7 (Goal Programming and Multiple Objective Optimization), 9 (Regression Analysis), and 12 (Introduction to Simulation Using Risk Solver Platform) of Cliff T. Ragsdale, Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis, 6^th Edition, South-Western (2012) ISBN: 978-0-538-74632-8

(Individual chapters are available as part of an eBook from http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9780538746311#bdBodyFocus. See the directions for acquiring the eBook chapters on the course homepage.)

 

Additional readings will be put on course reserve in the King Library.

Syllabus

Course Calendar (Thursday Class, Section 1)
January
February
March
April
May

Course Calendar (Thursday Class, Section 2)

January
February
March
April
May

Course Wiki: urbanplanningpolicy.pbworks.com

Lecture Notes and Materials
Lecture 1 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 1 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 1 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 2 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 2 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 2 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 3 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 3 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 3 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 4 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 4 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 4 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 5 UPDATED (1 slide per page)
Lecture 5 UPDATED (2 slides per page)
Lecture 5 UPDATED (3 slides per page)
Lecture 5 UPDATED Excel File
Lecture 5 Link to GeoWorld article

Lecture 6 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 6 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 6 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 7 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 7 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 7 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 8 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 8 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 8 (3 slides per page)
Lecture 8 Excel File

Lecture 9 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 9 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 9 (3 slides per page)
Lecture 9 Excel File

Lecture 10 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 10 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 10 (3 slides per page)

Lecture 11 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 11 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 11 (3 slides per page)
MOLP Excel File

AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
Basics
Data Products
Geography
Factors That Affect Estimates
Understanding Multi-year Estimates
Introduction to PUMS

Lecture 12 (1 slide per page)
Lecture 12 (2 slides per page)
Lecture 12 (3 slides per page)
Random Numbers Excel File
Discrete Simulation Excel File
Normal Distribution Excel File
Uncertainty Simulation Excel File