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All terms: Arrange This course is designed to enable especially qualified Neuroscience majors, usually seniors, to engage in independent laboratory research under the direction of a neuroscience faculty member. Students must take at least two terms of Psychology 91. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.30 in the major and 3.00 overall to enroll and must enroll by the fall term of the senior year. The honors thesis will be evaluated by a two-person thesis committee approved by the Neuroscience Steering Committee. Thesis committee members must be identified prior to the student signing up for Psychology 91. The thesis committee must include a regular faculty member of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. The other individual must have an active academic appointment at Dartmouth. A prospectus of proposed research is due by the end of the fall term for approval by the Neuroscience Steering Committee. The student is expected to submit a written thesis, give a public presentation and pass an oral examination administered by the thesis committee. The thesis committee will make recommendations to the Neuroscience Steering Committee regarding the awarding of Honors or High Honors. Students electing to do a Neuroscience Honor's thesis should consult the PBS Department website for further details. Prerequisite: Psychology 6 or Biology 34 and Psychology 10 or Biology 29. A 60 level course is strongly recommended. Students should check well in advance with their faculty advisor for additional prerequisites. Enrollment is via the Department website along with written permission from the advisor, and then written permission from the Chair of the Neuroscience Steering Committee. The staff.
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09X, 10X: 2A The course will use the basic tools of economics to analyze the most significant current public policy issues in the United States. Given the time constraints of the course, we will focus on the issues that are likely to be highlighted in the 2008 presidential election. The goal is to understand both the substance and politics of each issue. We will examine the effects of recent policy changes and analyze the likely effects of prospective reforms, particularly those that are likely to be embraced during the presidential campaign. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Wheelan.
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Not offered in 2008-09; may be offered in 2009-10 This course is designed for students who want to improve their writing skills to effect real change. Students will read and write in various areas of public policy, develop arguments, editorials, position papers, briefing memos, as well as op ed pieces and "letters to the editor" to be submitted to the local newspapers. Students will strengthen their understanding and practice of argument, critique testimony, and develop and present their own oral testimony to the class. Prerequisite: Public Policy 5. Crumbine.
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09F: 10 This course examines the nature and validity of arguments about vexing moral issues in public policy, focusing on different frameworks for thinking about justice and the ends of politics. Students will address the following questions, among others: Are policies that permit torture justifiable under any circumstances Should economic distribution be patterned for the sake of social justice Should people be permitted to move freely between countries Is abortion wrong in theory or in practice Prerequisite: Public Policy 5. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. Swaine.
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3.00 Credits
Not offered in 2008-09, may be offered in 2009-10 This course surveys the history of electronic journalism in the United States, focusing on development of and changes to its fundamental relation to the public sphere. It reviews practices of media policy and agenda-setting within changing media ecologies. Delivering a historical and contextual understanding of media, it concentrates on specific events affecting the impact of the media on citizenry. Students will collaborate on projects and write analytical papers. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Williams.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09F: 10A This course focuses on strategies for, and actual practice of, conducting research relevant to public policy discussions. Students will learn: about policy issues, their drivers, and finding solutions; about the Legislative Process; and how to work collaboratively. Though open to all students satisfying the prerequisite, this course is designed to be a core element of the Public Policy Minor and will also serve as a training ground for prospective applicants wishing to serve in the Rockefeller Public Policy Research Shop during the winter and spring terms. Prerequisite: A course employing mathematical reasoning or statistical methods (e.g. Economics 10 or Government 10). Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Shaiko.
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3.00 Credits
Not offered in 2008-09, may be offered in 2009-10 Over 85,000 governments in the United States exist at the local level, including counties, school districts, planning boards, city and town governments. This course will explore the policy issues that are of primary concern to citizens at the grassroots level in the United States-education, public safety, land use, property taxation, the environment, recreation, utility regulation, privatization, and more. We will examine the tools of policy analysis, formulation, and implementation at the local level. Prerequisite: Public Policy 5. Dist: SOC; WCult W. Burns.
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3.00 Credits
09W, 10W: 10 This course is designed as the gateway offering for students beginning to pursue a minor in public policy through the Rockefeller Center. The term will be divided into four main components: The Nature of Public Policy, Making Public Policy, The Policy Players, and The Policy Game. In the concluding section of the course, we will pursue specific policy domains-environmental policy, education policy, health care policy, welfare policy, immigration policy, and defense policy. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Shaiko.
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3.00 Credits
09S, 10W: 2A Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Bohmer.
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3.00 Credits
Not offered in 2008-09, may be offered in 2009-10 This course examines how and why cities attempt to address the problems that face them. It investigates who makes public policy in cities and why. The course then considers how and why these actors make policy. The final part of this class analyzes the effects of these policies. The class focuses upon urban education, housing, public safety, economic development, and other policy areas of significance to urban governments, with focused attention on post-Katrina New Orleans. Dist: SOC: WCult: W. Burns.
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