• Participation 5%
• Research review 5%
• Weekly Quizzes and Exams 20%
• Personal Policy Framework 20%
• Policy Analysis Paper 20%
• Policy Proposal 25%
• Grade Application 5%

REQUIREMENTS:

Course Meetings (5%): We will meet each week for up to an hour. We will use the first meeting, Tuesday, May 19 at
6:00 to establish ground rules, confirm our schedule and policies. Meetings run two hours: hour 1: Class engagement,
discussion, and touch base; hour 2: as needed—personal coaching, questions and answers, and advising regarding
course content, action research projects, data analysis, etc. Attendance in hour two is offered as interests dictate and
is not required.

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Participation (5%): You are expected to complete the required readings prior to each class session. Think critically
about what you read and consider the connections between the readings. Your active and thoughtful participation in
discussions will be part of your grade. You are expected to maintain a public presence on the course Web site, and
post a short reflection of or query on the readings through the discussion board. These are intended to be short
informal posts that I can use to create discussion points for our meetings. Due weekly.

Weekly Reading Responses and Quizzes (20%): Each week one chapter is assigned for reading. There are three ways
you can engage in this content:

1. Weekly engagement: You are asked to come to the weekly meetings with any questions you have about the readings. The goal is to ensure that you are best able to access the content of the reading, so questions are not required, but invited to clarify points in the readings. See the Gutenberg Method of Teaching for details.
2. Chapter responses: Each chapter includes a set of questions for consideration. You are invited to complete two or more items within each chapter to demonstrate engagement with the reading content. Responses are due any time before August 4th.
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3. Chapter quizzes: Each week I will release a “quiz” that you can take to assess your understanding of the reading. You can use the results of the quiz to demonstrate your engagement with the reading content, use the results formatively for your own self-assessment, or ignore the quiz altogether and submit the Chapter responses. Responses are due any time before August 4th.

Personal Policy Framework (20%): Policy designers work in political cultures expressing both overt and convert
values (see Chapter 1 in the text). These political cultures consist of core beliefs we have regarding how society
works, and therefore how policy functions. Frequently we may not even be aware of the assumptions we bring to
policy development. Exploring your own dispositions and beliefs, as advanced through readings in this class, identify
and critique your own policy framework and beliefs, including the strengths and weaknesses embedded within your
belief system, and implications for you as a policy activist. Due July 16 or any time before August 4th.

Policy Analysis Section (20%): A fundamental precept of this class is that policy is everywhere and whether we
realize it or not, our actions are guided and constrained by policies both overtly and behind the scenes. In some way,
your research occurred within a formal or informal policy environment. In the introduction or literature review
section of your research paper (or other area, as you deem appropriate) you are asked to insert a discussion of the
policy context (formal, informal, or both, as appropriate) in which your research occurred. Further, you are asked to
discuss how that context informed your understanding of your research issue and/or the conduct of your research, as
appropriate. You do not have to keep this work in your final paper turned in for the MEd program, but you can if you
want. See Chapter 4 in text and Writing policy briefs for general guidelines in thinking about policy discussions. Due
June 26 or any time before August 4th.

Policy Conclusions and/or Recommendations (25%): A fundamental precept of this class is that policy is everywhere
and whether we realize it or not, our actions are guided and constrained by policies both overtly and behind the
scenes. In some way, your research has implications for policy. In the conclusions and recommendations section of
your final paper, you are asked to include a discussion of the policy implications stemming from your research, as
well as any recommendations you have for changes in policy. You do not have to keep this work in your final paper
turned in for the MEd program, but you can if you want. See Chapter 4 in text and Writing policy briefs for general
guidelines in thinking about policy discussions. Due July 16th or any time before August 4th.

Grade Application (5%): Each student will be asked to meet with me and “apply” for a grade. Be prepared to present
evidence in support of that application, based on your work in the online community, small group projects, individual
writings, and other relevant artifacts. Due July 16 or any time before August 4th.