MPP school selection study

[mks3]

I am doing a research project on how students choose their MPP program. I am interested in talking to people who are in an MPP program now or who have graduated in the past 7 years. Participants will get a $15 Starbucks card in exchange for a 20 minute phone interview. Anyone interested, or know how I can find my audience?

[unknownscholar]

I'm down, though I have no true methodology to how I figured out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, which led me to the MPP.

I can do this phone call over the weekend, when my minutes are free :-)

Hit me on the pm for next steps.

[Minnesotan]

Perhaps, since you are soliciting on an anonymous internet forum, you should make your survey methods transparent. What sort of questions will you be asking? How will you use the data collected? Is the gift card valid on baked goods, too, or just coffee?

These are the important questions to answer! =)

[mks3]

Good point on the methods, etc for this survey. I am doing the research for a major university to help position their MPP program - they need to know the strengths and weaknesses of their program versus other major MPP programs to position themselves appropriately. I am interviewing as many MPP students/graduates as possible from as many schools as possible to gather perceptions. The questions are all about the tools people use to search for MPP programs, the schools that made the "desirable" list, perceptions of some of the top ranked schools, and perceptions of good recruiting methods. All pretty tame, and pretty general! At the end, of course, are some general demographic questions. The gift card can be used on ANYTHING at Starbucks - coffee, cider, baked goods, mugs, music, etc - just like cash at any location. Let me know if this answers the key questions about the work!