Samuel Workman

Prerequisites

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test. The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government.

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions and processes of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy

Four exams; Plus/Minus grading

Text

American Government: Power and Purpose by Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabehere. Brief 12th Edition. ISBN 978-0-393-91208-1

Prerequisites

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test. The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government.

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions and processes of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy

Four exams; Plus/Minus grading

Text

American Government: Power and Purpose by Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabehere. Brief 12th Edition. ISBN 978-0-393-91208-1

Prerequisites

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test. The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions and processes of the state of Texas

Grading Policy

Four exams; Plus/Minus grading

Texts

American Government: Power and Purpose by Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabehere. Brief 12th Edition. ISBN 978-0-393-91208-1

Prerequisites:

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test. The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government.

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions and processes of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy:

Four exams; Plus/Minus grading

Text:

American Government: Power and Purpose by Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabehere. Brief 12th Edition. ISBN 978-0-393-91208-1

Prerequisites:

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test. The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government.

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions and processes of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy:

Four exams; Plus/Minus grading

Text:

American Government: Power and Purpose by Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabehere. Brief 12th Edition. ISBN 978-0-393-91208-1

Prerequisites

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test.

Course Description

The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government. This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy

Course grades will be based on four in-class examinations with no final. 

Texts

Kollman, Ken. 2012. The American Political System. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.the state of Texas.

Prerequisites

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test.

Course Description

The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government. This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy

Course grades will be based on four in-class examinations with no final. 

Texts

Kollman, Ken. 2012. The American Political System. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.the state of Texas.

Prerequisites

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test.

Course Description

The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government. This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions of the state of Texas.

Grading Policy

Course grades will be based on four in-class examinations with no final. 

Texts

Kollman, Ken. 2012. The American Political System. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.the state of Texas.

Course Description:

The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government. This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions of the state of Texas.
 
Course Grading:
 
Course grades will be based on four in-class examinations with no final. 

Prerequisites:

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test.

Texts:

 Kollman, Ken. 2012. The American Political System. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.the state of Texas.

 Course Description:

The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government. This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions of the state of Texas.
 
Course Grading:
 
Course grades will be based on four in-class examinations with no final.

Prerequisites:

12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test.

Texts:

 Kollman, Ken. 2012. The American Political System. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.the state of Texas.

Professor is actually Dr. Sam Workman, not Jason Casellas.

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Course Description:
 
12 hours of college course-work and a passing score on the reading section on the THEA test. The course fulfills the first half of the legislative requirement for Government. This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course centers on the fundamental role played by the institutions of American government including Congress, the Presidency, Federal Judiciary, and the Bureaucracy in understanding political dynamics in the United States. The course also examines public opinion and participation as inputs to the institutions of American government, and the mediating role of organizations such as interest groups, the news media, and political parties. In addition to mastering basic facts about American government, the course will apply political science theories to the broader questions of democratic government and examine evidence assessing these theories. The course also makes connections between politics at the federal level of government and the political institutions of the state of Texas.
 
Course Grading:
 
Course grades will be based on four in-class examinations with no final.
 
Texts
 
Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabehere. American Government: Power and Purpose. 11th Edition. W.W. Norton.

Course Description:
 
Visual displays of data inform each part of the process of research from description to exploration, and through causal inference. Visual displays of data are an inherent part of communicating research findings to the broader academic audience oftentimes making, or breaking, an argument in a presentation or research paper. Despite the centrality of visuals to the conduct of good research, social scientists seldom put the same care into their figures and tables as they do to crafting their prose. This course takes seriously the role of good graphics in both the process of analyzing data and communicating the results of research to a broader academic audience. The course focuses on the role of visual displays of data both in exploratory data analysis as well as in summarizing statistical results. Emphasis is placed on the principles of effective visualization with examples from the social sciences, innovative visual displays, and implementing techniques in graphical and statistical packages.
 
Grading Policy:
 
Grades for the course will be based on three or four homework assignments and a final paper that is the empirical portion of a broader research paper.
 
Textbooks:
 
Required:
Colin Ware. 2004. Information Visualization: Perception for Design. 2nd Edition. Morgan Kaufmann.
William S. Cleveland. 1993. Visualizing Data. Hobart Press.
 
Optional:
Paul Murrell. 2006. R Graphics. Chapman \& Hall.

Syllabus