PMAP 9221 - Doctoral Seminar in Nonprofit Research

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Enrollment in a Georgia State University doctoral program or advanced master’s degree student intending to apply to a doctoral program.
Description
This course introduces early stage doctoral students to the research literature in nonprofit sector-related studies in order to assist them in framing doctoral dissertations in this field. The approach is multidisciplinary-involving nonprofit research undertaken within various disciplinary frameworks including public policy, economics, political science, sociology, history, and managemeny studies. Students will read and analyze selected review articles, formulate their own research projects, develop their own reviews of the literature, and prepare and present an original research paper intended for delivery at a scholarly conference.