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1. The ability to identify, compare and contrast alternative understandings of the world (such as realism and neo-realism, pluralism, globalism, feminism, and post-modern perspectives) from a practitioner's point of view. This outcome will be measured by an evaluation of class participation. 2. An appreciation of problems of individual choice, small groups, and organizational factors in the conduct of international affairs. This outcome will be measured by an evaluation of responses to a question on the final exam. 3. The ability to work individually and in groups under a deadline in order to digest, select, and organize policy-relevant material in the area of foreign policy. This outcome will be measured by an evaluation of performance on the policy research projects. 4. Competence in individual and group presentation and discussion. This outcome will be measured by an evaluation of class participation and the policy research projects. 5. Basic skills in interactive and collaborative learning. This outcome will be measured by an evaluation of performance on the policy research projects. |
Requirements
You will be required to submit a three-page position paper, a practitioner's journal, and a take-home integrative final examination. You will also have the opportunity to work in a group setting to develop and present a foreign policy research project.
You will be required to keep a journal for the practitioner's hour. The purpose of the journal is to make a record of your thoughts and reactions to the activities of the practitioner's hour each week, as well as to reflect on their relevance for your career in international affairs. The journal must be well written and structured in paragraph format with the dates of each entry clearly designated. The entry for each practitioner's hour should cover the following topics: 1. what happened (this can be brief); 2. your reaction to what occurred (including your feelings), and 3. its relevance, if any, to your career development.
Example of a Practitioner's Journal: Click Here
Evaluation
Please note that I expect your work to meet high standards of clarity of expression. I also expect your individual work to have been done by you, and I will penalize work that has been done on behalf of someone else.
Options Paper: 25 points
Practitioner's Journal (Part 1): 15 points
Practitioner's Journal (Part 2): 15 points
Optional Final Examination: Extra Credit (+)
Foreign Research Policy Project: 25 points
Discussion Forums: Extra Credit (+)
Total: 80 points
I expect independent work and will penalize work that has been done on behalf of someone else.
In all p In all papers and assignments for the course, it is important that proper conventions of scholarship be followed. If you use someone else's words, indicate this with quotation marks and a citation. If you paraphrase another person's work, a citation is necessary. If you draw substantially on the ideas of another person, credit this person. Plagiarism is a very serious matter and grounds for failing the class. If you have any doubt about the meaning of plagiarism please see me.
The Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy holds
students accountable for the integrity of the work they submit. Students
should be familiar with the Policy and know that it is their responsibility
to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to
proper citation of sources in written work. The policy also governs the
integrity of work submitted in exams and assignments as well as the veracity
of signatures on attendance sheets and other verifications of participation
in class activities. Serious sanctions can result from academic dishonesty
of any sort.
For more information and the complete policy, see
http://academicintegrity.syr.edu
Students who may need academic accommodations due to a
disability are encouraged to discuss their needs with the instructor at the
beginning of the semester. In order to obtain authorized accommodations,
students should be registered with the Office of Disability Services (ODS),
For more information about services and policy, see
Office of Disability Services
Office
of Disability Services
30 September: Practitioners Journal Part 1
21 October: Policy Options Paper
25 November: Practitioners Journal Part 2
2 December: Foreign Policy Research Project Presentations
7 December: Optional Final Examination (Take Home) is Due at 5:00 PM
Resources
Lecture Notes and Readings
The lecture notes for each session and some
of readings (as noted in the
syllabus) are
available in the Documents section of
Blackboard.
Book
Store
Required
Clarke, Richard. Against All Enemies. New York: The Free Press, 2004. 0-7432-6024-4
Etzioni, Amitai. From Empire to Community. A New Approach to International Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 1-4039-6535-0
Mearsheimer, John. The Tragedy of Great Powers. New York: W. W. Norton, 2001. 0-393-02025-8
Nye, Joseph S. Jr. The Powers to Lead. New York: Oxford, 2008. 978-0-19-533562-0
Woodward, Bob. Plan of Attack. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004. 0-7432-5547-X
Woodward, Bob.
State of Denial. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006.
0-7432-7224-2
Library Reserve
Clarke, Richard. Against All Enemies. New York: The Free Press, 2004. HV6432.C53 2004 (two-hour reserve).
Etzioni, Amitai. From
Empire to Community. A New Approach to International Relations.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. JZ1480 .E89
2004 (two-hour reserve).
Mearsheimer, John.
The Tragedy of Great Powers. New York: W. W. Norton, 2001.
D397.M38 2001 (two-hour reserve).
Woodward, Bob. Plan of Attack. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004. DS79.76.W66 2004b (two-hour reserve).
W
oodward, Bob. State of Denial. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006. E903.3.W67 2006 (two-hour reserve).Web
The 9-11 Commission Report. Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Official Government Edition.