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Wednesday and Thursday 10:00-11:00 in 225 Eggers and by appointment (dmsokoli@maxwell.syr.edu)
1. The ability to identify relationships between policy options and interests with respect to problems in international affairs. This will be evaluated by an evaluation of the interviewing exercise.
2. An understanding of the nature and limitations of observation. This will be measured by an evaluation of an observational exercise.
3. The ability to construct scenarios that can be used to understand better current problems and develop alternative understandings of future developments. This will be measured by an evaluation of the Final Paper.
4. The ability to work individually and in groups to apply qualitative techniques, such as simulation and gaming, to analyze current policy problems and anticipate future alternatives. This will be measured by an evaluation of class participation.
5. Competence in individual and group presentation and discussion. This will be measured by an evaluation of the focus group exercise.
6. Basic skills in interactive and collaborative learning. This will be measured by participation in all of the skills exercises.
Requirements
This is an advanced graduate workshop that is part of the professional training of MA-IR students. You will be expected to engage in the material in class thoughtfully and fully. Each session will be divided as follows: 1. discussion of the course materials, and 2. participation in practical in-class activities.
All written assignments must be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with one inch margins on all sides.
When you need to cite a source, do so by using a parenthetical reference format.
Your grade will be based on the following assignments:
1. Class participation:
You are expected to participate in class discussions by drawing on assigned course materials, your own cultural or professional background, personal experiences and by sharing other sources of information with the class as relevant to the topic.
2. Skills Exercises:
There will be
three written skills exercises based on work outside of class. Please bring your report to the class when it is due.
3. Mission Report
Your final paper will be a mission report about the simulation on climate change that you and your colleagues designed in class. It should include the following elements: 1) your field notes; 2) description of the purpose of the simulation; 3) a critique of the process of constructing the simulation: what you learned about the technique and about yourself as a researcher (e.g., what went well, what would you do differently, kinds of problems this technique addresses, etc.); and 4) a reflexivediscussion of how this activity has affected your view of your career interests.
Please note that I expect your work to meet high standards of clarity of expression.
Course Grades: You are required to complete three different kinds of assignments, which collectively form the basis for the course grade as follows:
Class Participation
33%
Skills Exercises 33
Mission Report
33
Total 100%
Academic Integrity
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
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Resources
Lecture Notes
The lecture notes for most sessions will be
available in the Documents
section of
Blackboard.
Book Store
The
texts below should be available for purchase at the University
Bookstore and Follett's Orange Student Bookstore in Marshall Square
Mall. Additional readings will be distributed in seminar, posted on the
Blackboard, or placed on digital
or physical reserve at Bird Library.
Bernard, H. Russell, ed. Handbook of Methods in Cultural
Anthropology. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press, 1998 (paperback
published 2000). ISBN 0-7425-0432-8. This can be ordered on
Amazon.com for $49.95.
Krueger, Richard A. Focus Groups. A Practical Guide
for Applied
Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1988. ISBN 0-7619-2071-4
Schensul, Stephen, Jean Schensul,
and Margaret LeCompte.
Essential Ethnographic Methods. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press,
1999. ISBN 0-7619-9144-1
© 2008 G. Matthew Bonham