Class 4 - PPA Research
Activity 1: Case Example - Parking Enforcement
You’re a team of analysts working for the City of Sacramento’s Parking Enforcement unit. City leaders are interested in updating their parking revenue strategy based on: (a) ‘best practices,’ and (b) ease of use for drivers and businesses.
What clarifying questions would you ask city leaders to make sure you are headed in the right direction? Which research methods would you anticipate using to gather relevant information? What sources of data do you believe would be important to collect or review? Provide examples.
Use your group's link below to record your ideas.
What clarifying questions would you ask city leaders to make sure you are headed in the right direction? Which research methods would you anticipate using to gather relevant information? What sources of data do you believe would be important to collect or review? Provide examples.
Use your group's link below to record your ideas.
Activity 2: Logical Fallacies
It can be difficult to identify logical fallacies, but examples still help us to understand and remember fallacy types. Work with your group to identify at least three examples of different logical fallacies in online news stories, advocacy campaigns, pundit blogs, etc.
Then, add your examples to the class document via the link below.
Then, add your examples to the class document via the link below.