Several small tests and assignments along the way will be used to build toward a final product - a paper in which students demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. policy process by writing about process and substance in an issue area of their choice. Peters, B. Guy. Chatham House, 1999. The Century Foundation Press, 1999. Coursepack, Available at WMU bookstore Please complete assigned reading before the class period in which we discuss it.
Attendance is required.
Some participation in discussion, both full class and small groups, is also required. You don't have to have something to say every time we meet, but do speak up with a considered opinion or good question now and then. These will be brief tests on material covered in class, intended to help students keep up with concept and theory development and integrate material as we go along. A solid understanding of process and substance in one policy area of your choice, demonstrated in a 10-12 page paper, is the achievement toward which the course builds. The paper is detailed in a separate handout.