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Important Info (meeting times & rooms...)
Syllabus Summer 2013 in PDF format-- updated 5/30/13
Syllbus in Rich Text Format
-- check back after the orientation to see if the syllabus has been updated
Study guides (don't forget to review the practice quizzes at the end of each chapter and on the text website)
Note: the college website has been down, so I'm behind on getting the page updated; don't go past the material for the first quiz until 6/5
also, please be sure to regularly check the study guide before taking the quiz on the topic
Review Questions for Chapter 1-6 & 10 & 11 (up to the Midterm)
Review Questions for all other chapters
Mini-Lectures
--go here for powerpoint Minilectures on selected topics.
Moodle website -- please contact the Helpdesk (922-8555) if you have trouble with Moodle (formerly WebCT)
Distance learning information-- exam locations...
Extra Credit
How to Get an A in this class
Textbook Website -- American Democracy Now
**NOTE: the current link is for the 2nd Edition; the 3rd Edition site it not working correctly.
- I recommend that you take practice quizzes for each chapter
- if you have trouble with a question, don't worry: as long as you remember the answer (the text site gives you the answers once you've taken the quiz), you'll be okay
Orientation Lecture (mini-lecture) can be found on my Mini-lectures page
- This mini-lecture will walk you through logging on to Moodle, my syllabus and introduce the class
- If you need more help with Moodle, call the helpdesk at 922-8555
- After you read the syllabus, take the extra credit Knowledge/Practice quiz; it's only a few bonus points, but will give you a sense of how my quizzes work
- these extra credit points do not count towards the 10-point maximum
Meeting Times & Rooms can be found at the Distance Learning Homepage
- Check the website a day or two before the meetings to make sure there are no changes
Other required internet clips & readings:
be sure to review the study guides for other articles & readings
note: you may need your student ID number to view some of them are also available on Moodle
There are many links on the study guide pages. Many of them are optional (to help you understand the material better), but some are required. Typically, a required article will have a question on the study guide related to that clip/article.
Articles/Readings on reserve at the SCC library
The League of Women Voters. Missouri Voters Handbook , 10th ed. (for the online MO Government Quiz)
Palast, Greg. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. pp 311-315 (for the Free Press Assignment) --As an option, you can read the entire chapter online here, but there is no pagination, so you'll have to read the entire chapter
For help with citations and bibliography, follow this link.