Teaching
I am teaching one course this Spring semester at North Carolina State University. Please sign up for courses on the University website. If you have any specific questions about course topics, feel free to message my office, and I will respond as soon as possible.
Semester: Spring
Offered: 2024
The Public Policy covers the basic concepts about how policy is made, or not made. In this course, you will:
Develop a strong understanding of policy actors and how policy issues emerge, gain traction, find a place on informal and formal agendas, and are adopted and implemented, or rejected.
Learn the process by which policy alternatives are developed.
Be able to analyze policy issues as they evolve, with practical implications.
We also cover the controversies in contemporary American public policy in the news, along with examining primarily longstanding areas of policy debates.
This course consists of three modules:
1. Module I: Exploring Public Policy. Introduces the basics of public policy and the key actors and institutions involved in the policymaking process.
2. Module II: Analyzing Public Policy. Focuses on theories, framework and tools for analyzing policy development, implementation, and change.
3. Module III: Main Public Policy Areas. Provides an overview of six major policy domains (i.e., economy and budget, healthcare, welfare and social security, and environmental policy). For each area we will discuss: (1) government intervention, (2) problem definition, (3) key stakeholders, (4) major policy developments, and (5) obstacles to policy change. In exploring each area, we will consider the extent to which each manifest theories of the policy process in practice and illustrate the process of policy analysis.
PS201: Introduction to American Government and Politics
Semester: Fall
Offered: 2023
This course introduces students to the workings of American Government. In this course, you will:
Learn about American political institutions, such as the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court.
Discover how the average American participates in government by covering topics such as voting, public opinion, and the media.
Explore why Americans seem to have increasing dissatisfaction with their government and attempt to explore the role that you as U.S. citizens and residents can take in improving democracy in America.
Especially, Teaching Assistants in this course will help you go over all contemporary, breaking news through New York Times, Washington Post and any other media outlets related to our discussion topics of the weeks.