Identification of Interest Form

PSC 5950 Research Paper
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1. Research Questions or Hypotheses: Provide a question your research will answer or test.

2. Why this topic is important: Describe how this topic is relevant to the study and practice of public administration and public policy.
3. Theoretical Literature: Identify classes where you learned theories useful to analyze your topic, and list a few textbooks and journal articles from these classes that you will consult to start your theoretical literature review.

MPA Class Title and Theoretical Literature References

. 4. Substantive literature: Provide a brief list of books and journal articles from scholarly and professional sources on the specific topic you will analyze in your paper.

5.Research Design: Describe what methods you will use to gather data for your analysis. For surveys and interviews include the kinds of questions you will ask, whom you will contact, and the criteria you will use to select potential participants. For agency records or existing data, give explicit details about the sources of the data and the information you will gather from each source.