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PAC Seminar Introduction SUP-150Y 2014-2015

PAC Seminar Introduction SUP-150Y 2014-2015. JOSHUA GOODMAN [I’m new to this too] SyLLABUS SUP COURSE SHEET ATTENDANCE. What is a PAE?. Customized product for specific client addressing specific challenge Clear statement of the challenge Clear statement of the goals

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PAC Seminar Introduction SUP-150Y 2014-2015

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  1. PAC Seminar IntroductionSUP-150Y2014-2015 JOSHUA GOODMAN [I’m new to this too] SyLLABUS SUP COURSE SHEET ATTENDANCE

  2. What is a PAE? • Customized product for specific client addressing specific challenge • Clear statement of the challenge • Clear statement of the goals • Analysis of alternative strategies to reach those goals • Policy recommendations • Recommendations for implementation and performance assessment • May take form of a traditional consulting report or a briefing book • A PAE is also a process • Working with and managing a client • Working with and managing an advisor • Working with and managing a partner

  3. Guidelines for Muddling Through the PAE • Decide what you want out of the PAE. • Pick a topic you can live with for a year. • Identify your client: • Who is responsible for you? • How much of their time you will get? • Define problem as clearly and quickly as possible.

  4. Guidelines for Muddling Through the PAE • Make sure you and client each understand your roles. • As early as possible, identify where the data will come from and who is responsible for providing it. • Take initiative. • Remember you have advisors and peers in the seminar to provide support and guidance. • Be prepared for changes.

  5. PAE Timeline • Topic selection: September 25 • Prospectus: October 27 • Progress report: November 20 • First draft: February 12 • Presentations: February and March • Final draft: March 31

  6. The PAC Seminar • Meets most Thursdays early on, then lots of office hours • In class, we’ll: • Read great past PAEs so you understand what one looks like • Help each other clarify the central problem being solved in our PAEs • Discuss a variety of research designs • Learn how to write a prospectus • Learn about the requirements of human subjects research • Present your PAEs to each other • In office hours, we’ll: • Address your individual needs and challenges • Read syllabus for details about assignments

  7. In the next week(s) • Check the PAE database • Read past PAEs in the library to identify potential clients • Call potential clients • Talk to faculty • Talk to classmates

  8. The Rest of Today • Tell us where you are in this process (1 minute tops!) • Name • Topic area of interest • Type of client desired • Interest in working with a partner • Connect with faculty and classmates (if useful) • Julie Wilson (poverty, child welfare, juvenile justice) • Christine Cole (criminal justice) • Christine Letts (non-profit and public management) • Tony Gomez-Ibanez (infrastructure, transportation, urban planning) • Mark Fagan (operations management) • Me (education policy) • [Sheila Burke, Joe Newhouse, Amitabh Chandra (health care); Bill Apgar (housing)]

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