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Course Description
Campaigns and Elections is an upper level understanding of how people get elected into office. To a certain extent, the republic does not work without campaigns and elections. Campaigns and elections do not work without people joining the fray. In this course, we will learn how all that happens.
POLS Outcomes
POLS Outcomes
Analyze political phenomena and critique arguments in a theoretically and empirically informed manner.
Communicate effectively in written and verbal modes to a variety of audiences.
Understand and apply key concepts used to study political institutions, processes, and actors in a variety of settings.
Understand, apply, and evaluate approaches and theories that address political phenomena.
Understand the different ways individuals and groups engage in politics at the local, regional, national, and global levels, and evaluate the effectiveness and effects of different strategies of civic engagement.
Understand and model civic dispositions conducive to democratic involvement. Specifically, we recommend attention to fostering the civic attitudes of political efficacy, empathy, civic duty, civic
Calendar of Events
August 24 First Day of Classes
August 31 - October 9 Unit 1 - How were elections created and how have they evolved?
September 7 No class - Labor Day
October 7 Midterm Exam
October 9 No class - Fall Break
October 12 - December 4 Unit 2 - How do Americans sort themselves into the teams that fight to win?
November 3 Withdrawal Deadline
November 27 No class - Thanksgiving
December 4 Final Exam
December 4 Last Day of Classes
Weekly schedule
Monday Content
Wednesday Campaign Staff Work
Friday Hybrid
Monday Class schedule
Hook Mentimeter - 5-7 minutes
Explain Lecture - 15-20 minutes
Explore Learning Activity - 15-20 minutes
Close Wrap up - 5-7 minutes
Wednesday Class schedule
Hook Mentimeter - 5-7 minutes
Explain Campaign Planning - 15-20 minutes
Explore Staff Meeting - 15-20 minutes
Close Wrap up - 5-7 minutes
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