OCST 505 & OCST 696

The primary emphasis in OCST 505 and OCST 646 is on (a) research and analysis procedures that are used by local government to measure the effectiveness of programs and to measure public support and perceptions, and (b) design research studies to collect the necessary information and apply appropriate analytical procedures in analyzing the data collected. Additionally, OCST 505 and OCST 696 presents a brief section on achievements tests that appear to be more appropriate for use by a school district than by local government organizations. Quantitative procedures are emphasized in OCST 505 and OCST 696.

A critical property and advantage of many quantitative methodologies is that they are formulaic in nature. A researcher need only follow the rules reasonably well in order to produce findings that have a reasonable probability of meeting with acceptance and of being repeatable. The same cannot be said for phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical analysis, and other qualitative methods.

Quantitative methods provide a positivist and rational result wherein false premises may be eliminated. Quantitative methods are used in three general ways in the conduct of scientific inquiry. These three ways are as follows:

Quantitative methods are used to describe events. Descriptive statistics describe the performance or activity of one group or class, without attempting to make generalizations about other groups

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s are 0.70 or higher. LESSON 3 - OCST 555: LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET SKILLS The title of OCST 555 is "Local Government Budget Skills"; however, the scope of the content of OCST 555is not structured on a narrow interpretation of the budgeting concept. Rather, OCST 555 addresses concepts related to financial instruments used by local governments for capital generation and financial planning, in addition to budgeting. Budgeting of one type or another, however, is a central focus of OCST 555. In OCST 555, budgeting is addressed in two contexts - operating budgets and capital budgeting. Each is an approach to revenue and expenditure control. A narrow view of revenue and expenditure control focuses on the processing of revenues, the management of revenues, and the application of revenues once collected. A broader view of revenue and expenditure control focuses on strategies designed to develop predictable revenue streams and to optimize the application of revenues. The operating budgeting process encompasses both the actual budget through which the financial activities of an organization are planned, monitored, and controlled, and the forecasting of the requirements upon which a budget is based. Within the context of local gover
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Administration FEMA, II Beta, Additionally OCST, Budget Skills, Performance Budgets, Expenditure Budgets, Zero-Based Budget, Program Budgets, MANAGEMENT OCST, RESEARCH METHODS, local government, strategic planning, budget format, government organizations, government organization, local government organizations, local government organization, emergency planning, contingency planning, planning process, planning management, emergency planning management, hypothesis testing, strategic planning process, contingency planning approach,
Approximate Word count = 3397
Approximate Pages = 14 (250 words per page)