PIA 2561 - GRASSROOTS PROJECT PLANNING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Through project-based activities, donor-supported interventions in developing societies around the world take on meaning, purpose and structure. Sometimes, projects realize their purposes and intentions as part of a larger government program initiative, or to develop a particular sector of a country. In other instances, projects are more limited in their purposes and intentions, and are the result of local initiatives to attract resources to addressing a particular problem. At all times, and in all situations, however, projects have been viewed as the primary method and means through which donors and governments, and donors and communities interact. This course joins the ongoing debate about project-based development activity through a focus on the planning and design of donor-funded development interventions (projects). Applying both theory and practice, the course will explore current methods and tools of project design. By the end of the course, students will have participated in a collaborative planning and design process to identify and develop an NGO-based project in response to a USAID request for proposals (RFP).
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs students only.

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