John W Ostrowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 4401625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Ostrowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ostrowski |
| SIGNATURE | OSTROWSKI J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effective Public Works Manager
The author has developed a flowchart that shows the skills required for quality infrastructure management. Areviewof job announcements for infrastructure managers ratifies his findings—that people skills are the greatest such requirement. A course is now taught inWashington State and Oregon based on the author’s analysis; the course is taught by experienced professionals to students who want to be public works administrators and who are willing t…
Information Management in the Public Sector
Teaching Statistics by Spreadsheet
One of the greatest difficulties in teaching statistics is imparting an understanding of the procedures and their uses. This analysis develops a framework for using spreadsheet software on a microcomputer to develop sophisticated statistical procedure templates that are effective in teaching statistical concepts. The analysis consists of four parts: an overview of traditional computer-based statistical applications, the development of a framework…
Local Government Capacity Building
A discussion of the use of structured group process techniques to enhance local legislative policy development and leadership is presented. Three group process techniques-Nominal Group Technique, Delphi, and Interpretive Structural Modeling—are presented in some detail and related to local legislative capacity building. Finally, the techniques are placed in the context of a case study in which group process techniques are used to assist a local l…
Local Government Capacity Building
A discussion of the use of structured group process techniques to enhance local legislative policy development and leadership is presented. Three group process techniques-Nominal Group Technique, Delphi, and Interpretive Structural Modeling—are presented in some detail and related to local legislative capacity building. Finally, the techniques are placed in the context of a case study in which group process techniques are used to assist a local l…
Local Government Capacity Building
A discussion of the use of structured group process techniques to enhance local legislative policy development and leadership is presented. Three group process techniques-Nominal Group Technique, Delphi, and Interpretive Structural Modeling—are presented in some detail and related to local legislative capacity building. Finally, the techniques are placed in the context of a case study in which group process techniques are used to assist a local l…
Teaching Statistics by Spreadsheet
One of the greatest difficulties in teaching statistics is imparting an understanding of the procedures and their uses. This analysis develops a framework for using spreadsheet software on a microcomputer to develop sophisticated statistical procedure templates that are effective in teaching statistical concepts. The analysis consists of four parts: an overview of traditional computer-based statistical applications, the development of a framework…
Information Management in the Public Sector
The Effective Public Works Manager
The author has developed a flowchart that shows the skills required for quality infrastructure management. Areviewof job announcements for infrastructure managers ratifies his findings—that people skills are the greatest such requirement. A course is now taught inWashington State and Oregon based on the author’s analysis; the course is taught by experienced professionals to students who want to be public works administrators and who are willing t…
Business (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)