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Spring 2018 | PA 5890 Section 002: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Applied Policy Research with Human Rights NGOs (66762)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- S-N only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
- Enrollment Status:
Open (12 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jamesr+PA5890+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- Profs. James Ron and Howard Lavine (based at the Humphrey School for Public Affairs and Department of Political Science) are recruiting a group of excellent, hard working, and strongly dedicated graduate students for a spring 2018 semester collaboration with one of the world's leading advocacy groups, Human Rights Watch. Students will analyze nationally representative data on public attitudes towards human rights in the US, working closely with Ron, Lavine, and HRW staff. This three-credit seminar will culminate in a group-written report, jointly published by the University of Minnesota, OpenGlobalRights (a project run by Prof. Ron), and Human Rights Watch. It will also involve in-person presentation to Human Rights Watch senior staff in New York City, in May 2018. Up to two students will be chosen to work with HRW on this project as interns in summer 2018.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Graduate students from any discipline; students with keen interest in human rights issues, advocacy, and policy; students willing to learn how to analyze and talk about survey data in a way useful to activists; students willing to work very hard in producing an excellent report jointly published by Human Rights Watch and the University of Minnesota.
- Learning Objectives:
- Learning how to prepare data-driven recommendations for a major human rights NGO. Working in teams. Learning how to analyze survey data.
- Grading:
- A-F, based on your dedication, professionalism, and contribution to your work group.
- Exam Format:
- No exam; the final product will be a 40 minute group presentation in New York, coupled with a 60-80 page, group-written report.
- Class Format:
- Meet in full class once a week; meet with your student work group at least once a week.
- Workload:
- Some reading during the first four weeks, followed by data analysis and report writing. Figure on at least 10 hours of work per week.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66762/1183
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jamesr_PA5890_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 25 August 2017
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2018 Public Affairs Classes Taught by James Ron