Description
About
iPoliSci Workshops is your opportunity to interact with content related to the course.
At the minimum, at least once every two weeks (bi-weekly), you need to watch a single video recording of a workshop.
Submission of this assignment is REQUIRED.
Estimated Time
An estimated 60-90 minutes is needed to complete this activity.
Archived Recordings of Past Workshops
American Political Economy
American Political Economy is a workshop series that is focused on defining, exploring, and discussing American Political Economy from the point of view of different individual, group, and organizational entities at the local, state, and national level.
When is the American Political Economy Workshop scheduled?
There are no real-time live workshops for this term.
There are archived video recordings from summer 2022.
Visit American Political Economy (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.
Holding Government Accountable
Holding Government Accountable is a workshop series that is focused on how individuals, inside and outside of the government, hold it accountable to the constitution, federal and state laws, and regulations.
When is the Holding Government Accountable Workshop scheduled?
There are no real-time live workshops for this term.
There are archived video recordings from spring 2022.
Visit Holding Govt Accountable (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.
May It Please the Court
May It Please the Court is a workshop series that is focused on exploring the interaction between the U.S. Supreme Court and federal, state, and/or local policy and political institutions, actors, and behaviors.
When is the May It Please the Court Workshop scheduled?
There are no real-time live workshops for this term.
There are archived video recordings from fall 2021.
Visit May It Please the Court (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.
Poliventure!
Poliventure! is a workshop series that explores how games relate to concepts in political science.
When is the Poliventure Workshop scheduled?
There are no real-time live workshops for this term.
There are video recordings of the workshop available from summer 2021 and fall 2021.
Visit Poliventure (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.
Instructions
Step 1: Watch an Archived Recording
Watch an archived recording of one of the workshops above.
Step 2: Clearly State Which Workshop You Watched
In your assignment submission, clearly state which workshop(s) you participated in during the period
Example: “I watched Holding Government Accountable during week 4.”
Example: “I watched the week 6 archived recording of the Global Conflict and Cooperation.”
Step 3: Respond to a Specific Question
Select 1 of the following questions to respond to:
What did you find most interesting about the workshop?
What did you find most relevant to your daily life about the workshop?
What question(s) do you have about the workshop topic?
What would you like to learn more about related to the workshop topic?
What did you find perplexing or challenging about the workshop topic?
Note: If you wish, you can ask yourself your own question.
Step 4: Clearly State your Question
Be sure to clearly state this question in your assignment submission.
Using a question provided in the prior step, or a question that you ask yourself, be sure to clearly state this question in your assignment submission.
Step 5: Answer Question with 4 Sentences
Write at least 4 sentences answering the question you selected.
Sentence 1.
Sentence 2.
Sentence 3.
Sentence 4.
Step 6: Keep a List of Workshops You Watched
You are asked to watch at least 4 iPoliSci Workshops over the entire course.
Please keep a list of the workshops you watched.
Include your list of Workshops Watched for Week 01-02, Week 03-04, Week 05-06, and Week 07-08.
Submission Template
To help you get started, below is a submission template that includes the required parts. You can copy and paste this text to help organize your assessment submission.
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Workshop Watched
Copy and Paste Name and Link Here
Question I am Going to Answer [Select ONLY 1 question, delete the others]
What did you find most interesting about the workshop?
What did you find most relevant to your daily life about the workshop?
What question(s) do you have about the workshop topic?
What would you like to learn more about related to the workshop topic?
What did you find perplexing or challenging about the workshop topic?
Note: If you wish, you can ask yourself your own question.
Answer to the Question above
4 sentences
List of Workshops Watched
Week 01-02
Week 03-04
Week 05-06
Week 07-08
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to watch all episodes of a Workshop?
No, you only need to watch 1 episode every two weeks. If the topic interests you, you are encouraged to watch more than 1 episode every two weeks.
