105年 - 105 國立臺北大學_博士班一班入學考試試題_公共行政暨政策學系：專業英文#146488

1. To many persons living in large metropolitan areas, commuting to work can be
frustrating. They view traffic congestion as a serious problem. To others,
congestion is a natural consequence of human behavior and not something to
worry about. Please explore the concept of traffic congestion as a problem that
may or may not need attention. In other words, define it from a number of
different perspectives.(25%)

2. Providing spare parts and tools to the government is a big business, and
apparently a profitable one. In recent years, however, there have been
accusations that the prices of spare parts have been inflated by some suppliers,
with the government paying hundreds of dollars each for single hammers,
screwdrivers, wrenches, and similar items. Although a number of committees and
commissions have examined this issue, reports of such abuses continue to
surface. Stopping this spare-parts abuse is apparently a complicated undertaking.
You will not be asked to solve this problem, but if you were to be assigned this
tasks, what criteria should be used for judging alternatives? Identify, describe,
and justify the technical, economic, political, and administrative criteria you
believe should be used in such an analysis.(25%)

(1) What can you conclude from this evaluation? How did you arrive at this
conclusion? What comparisons did you make? What other factors did you
consider?

(2) What major validity problems (if any) exist in this evaluation design?

(3) What policy recommendation would you make to the mayor and police chief
of A town?

(1) Title of the study

(2) Statement of the problem

(3) Review of related literature

(4) Design of the study

(5) Significance of the study

(6) Limitation