Article ID: | iaor2006859 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 249 |
End Page Number: | 275 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
Journal: | Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management |
Authors: | Jervis Kathryn, Sherer Pamela |
Keywords: | government |
The paper describes an integrated, interdisciplinary nonprofit management three-course concentration developed for an undergraduate public service major at a small, private college. We describe the course development process and implementation issues pertinent to nonprofit management education that include where to house programs, faculty issues, interdisciplinary teaching, students' needs and experiental learning. Our course objectives aimed to develop business competencies from accounting, finance, management and marketing in the context of nonprofit organizations for students with no prior business knowledge. The paper concludes with a description of our three courses.