Dr. Murray’s Blog

POLS 1100 - Sorry about Friday! I had let Jen and the secretary know about how sick I was but I guess they didn’t post a sign, my apologies! My fault entirely! Don’t forget this week we will do Parties and Media and play Voting Rights. We can do Coalition Building next Monday or after spring break, we’ll have time, we will decide that today. Also, an extra credit assignment is available to you. On Wednesday, March 4th at 6pm, Elisabeth Bumiller is coming to speak on campus about Women in Politics in SU 404. If you attend, you will earn 5 points extra credit on Exam 2.

POLS 3990 - This week we will finish qualitative analysis (this is a change to the syllabus) doing chapters 9 and 10. We will not have class on the 4th - due to a speaker coming that I am arranging - so you can take the time to write your methodology.

POLS 1100 - Don’t forget that we will be doing interest groups and political parties will shift until next week. Also, I have posted on the website the exam questions so you can take a look at them. Finally, I couldn’t get into school yesterday so I was unable to finish grading your essays, I will have them for you on Friday.

POLS 3990 - I had planned a full day of grading yesterday but was unable, due to the weather, to get into the office. I am going to try to get your lit reviews back to you by tonight, but if not, I’ll have them by Friday and you can pick them up. Also, the Methodology will be due a week later as well, March 6th. And, I forgot to post this a hundred years ago, Kjerstin’s email is kjerstinmyers@mail.weber.edu. Sorry Kjerstin!

POLS 1100 - I just got back from the teaching and learning conference in Baltimore, so I have not even seen your exams yet. I will hopefully have them to you by the end of this week, if not, definitely next week. This week your first Get Involved assignments are due. Choose wisely! Remember you can only do one National Journal choice.

POLS 3990 - this week your literature review is due, Friday by 3pm. If you would like me to take a look at your methodology or hypothesis, send it along in an email, and I will be happy to do that for you.

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POLS 1100 - good luck on your exam this week! If there are any issues with Chi-tester, please let me know immediately. I will be out of town at a conference Thursday and Friday so I will see you next week. Your Get Involved assignments are due next Friday, the 13th, so make sure you are working on them.

POLS 3990 - This week we will begin setting the foundation. Please be thinking about your hypotheses and coming up with a list of literature you want to be working on.