Junior Government Tutorial: Good Judgment, History, & Foreign Policy Decision Making
CSS 330
Spring 2017
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| Certificates: International Relations |
In the realm of foreign policy, good choices can avoid or win wars while poor choices can lead to disaster. Although analysts consistently evaluate the quality of United States presidential foreign policy decision making, the fundamentals of good and poor judgment remain controversial. Foreign policy decision makers often employ historical "knowledge" and analogies to make sense of current dilemmas. With a focus on the U.S. foreign policy decision making, the course considers the concept of good judgment and the role of history in it. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - 3rd Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
The following books are required reading:
Richard E. Neustadt and Ernest R. May, THINKING IN TIME: THE USES OF HISTORY FOR DECISION-MAKERS (New York: Free Press, 1986).
Stanley A. Renshon and Deborah Welch Larson, GOOD JUDGMENT IN FOREIGN POLICY, (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003).
John Burke and Fred Greenstein, HOW PRESIDENTS TEST REALITY: DECISION ON VIETNAM, 1954 AND 1965 (Russell Sage Foundation, 1989).
The books are on reserve at Olin Library. The rest of the readings are available directly from the course Moodle
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will write 2 response papers on a topic of any one of the daily discussion questions or on a topic of the student's choosing in relation to the weekly reading with approval of the instructor. Students may choose to write papers on any of the questions from weeks 2 through 7. Papers are due on the Moodle before the class period in which the paper is written. Papers should be approximately 1250-1500 words in length (that's roughly 4-5 pages). Students have the option to write a 3rd paper in which case the top two paper grades will be used to calculate the response
paper grade. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Open to CSS Juniors Only |
| Instructor(s): Foyle,Douglas C. Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC136; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 - 4th Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Foyle,Douglas C. Times: .....F. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC136; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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