MPP Textbook Requirements

Summer 2006

Writing Workshop (Amy Buck and Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson)                     

Suggested, but not required:
            Revising Prose, by R. Lanham, 4th  Ed.
            On Writing Well, W. Zinsser, 6th  Ed.
(Please note these books are required for Policy Analysis for the Real World.)

Math Workshop (C. Nickel)
College Algebra, Schaum’s Outline

Fall 2006
1st Year Courses

195.603 Microeconomics (Dr. Roche)
            Microeconomics: Theory and Applications by Browning & Zupan, 9th Ed.
            ISBN: 0-471-67943-7

195.605 Statistics and Data Analysis (Dr. Dworak-Fisher Introductory Statistics, 5th Edition, by Prem Mann.
            ISBN: 0-471-44807
                                   
195.607 The Policy Process (Dr. Posner)
               Public Policy Theories, Models and Concepts by Daniel C. McCool
            ISBN: 0-13-737867-X         

            The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Process by Allen Schick, 2nd  Ed.
            ISBN: 0-8157-7725-6

            Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies by John Kingdon, 2nd  Ed.
            ISBN: 0-321-12185-6

            Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings by Kernell and Smith, 2nd Ed.
            ISBN: 1-56802-793-1

            Public Policymaking: Process and Principles by Larry N. Gerston
            ISBN: 0-7656-1203-8

195.609 Introduction to Policy Analysis (Dr. Newman)
Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning, by Carl Patton and David Sawicki
            ISBN: 0-13-060948X           

            Systematic Thinking for Social Action by A. Rivlin
            ISBN: 0-8157-7477-X
           
            Revising Prose, by R. Lanham, 4th  Ed.
            ISBN: 0-205-30945-3

            On Writing Well, W. Zinsser, 6th  Ed.
            ISBN 13 - 978-0-06-000664-8

            The Craft of Argument by J. Williams, G. Colomb
            ISBN: 0-321-09186-8

2nd Year Courses

195.610 Values, Ethics and Public Policy (O. Lev)
            Required Books:
            Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction by Will Kymlicka
  Political Philosophy: A Beginners’ Guide for Students and Politicians by Adam
            Swift

            Suggested Books:
            Social and Political Philosophy - A Contemporary Introduction by John Christman
            A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
            Theorizing Citizenship by Ronald Beiner

195.611 Program Evaluation (Dr. Barnow)
            Required Books:
            Evaluation: A Systematic Approach by Rossi, Freeman and Lipsey, 7th  Ed
            Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice by Boardman et al, 2nd Ed
           
            Suggested Book:
            Evaluation (2nd Ed) by Carol Weiss

195.684 Practicum in Statistics and Data Analysis for Public Policy
            Required Books:
            Regression Analysis:  A Constructive Critique by Richard A. Berk