GOVT 232
Spring 2006
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This course focuses on three core questions. First, can people control political leaders through public opinion and elections? Second, to what degree can opinion surveys serve leaders as reliable guides to public preferences on public policy alternatives? Third, to what degree can leaders influence, manipulate, or inform ordinary citizens through political campaigning and mass communications? Specific topics include the social psychology of attitudes, ideologies, and prejudice; rationality and voting; policy making for electoral purposes; media advertising and campaign techniques; and political generations and the dynamics of attitude change. Special attention will be given to computer-based analyses of contemporary U.S. elections using SPSS, with a special focus on the 2004 presidential election. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Quantitative Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GOVT151 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(GOVT)(GOVT-American) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
To be announced.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two research projects, mid-term, and final exam. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during on-line registration. Enrollment request preference rankings will be one factor the professor will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions.
We will meet on Fridays from 11:00 - 12:20 several times in the first six weeks for instruction in SPSS. Do not sign up for this class if you cannot attend these sessions. |
| Instructor(s): Boyd,Richard W. Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC107; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 9 | JR major: 9 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 1 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 1 |
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