David J. Houston
Department of Political Science

Courses

• POLS 512: Quantitative Political Analysis--A graduate seminar that introduces the use of univariate and bivariate statistics for social research.
• POLS 513: Advanced Quantitative Political Analysis--A graduate seminar on methods and techniques in quantitative political analysis using multivariate model building.
• POLS 550: Public Administration--A graduate seminar that focuses on the theories and issues that characterize administration in the public sector.
• POLS 556: Policy Analysis--A graduate seminar that discusses the tools used for the definition of public problems and comparing solutions.
• POLS 596: Computer Applications in Public Administration--Training in software applications to support research and decision making tasks in public service.
• POLS 660: Contemporary Perspectives on Public Administration--A doctoral seminar on the use of behavioral, interpretive, and critical theories for the study of public administration.

Updated October 11, 2005