Course Map – POL360 (version Sp.2007)

Click on the subject of each lecture for the notes for that day

Date	Topics for the Week, Notes, Readings, Key Events	Date	Key Events	Date	Key Events
	Monday		Wednesday		Friday
1/8	*No Class - school hasn't started* Introduction, Begin history	1/10	Introduction – Syllabus, paperwork, etc.	1/12	Notes for today are included with next weeks notes NEW CLASSROOM AS OF TODAY: ILC 119
1/15	*No Class - MLK Day* History of IPE Spero & Hart Ch 1-5 Frieden & Lake Ch 1,2,3,4,5,67,8,9,10	1/17		1/19
1/22	Economic Concepts Spero & Hart Ch 6-9 Frieden & Lake Ch 14,16, 19, 20, 21 Larsson 6	1/24		1/26
1/29	Political Decision-Making and the Economy finish Spero & Hart Frieden & Lake Ch 11,12,13	1/31		2/2
2/5	Political Decision-Making and the Economy Frieden & Lake Ch 25, 26	2/7		2/9
2/12	Globalization and Economic Development Larsson Intro – 5, 7, 8 Frieden & Lake Ch 27,28,31 WB Ch 1-3	2/14		2/16	Exam due date revised to Feb 23
2/19	*No Class - President's Day* Globalization and Economic Governance WB Ch 3-5 Frieden & Lake Ch 15, 18, 22, 30 Larsson 9 -22	2/21	For the notes this week we are finishing up the notes from last week and starting on the ones for next week.	2/23	Exam 1 Due *Paper Topic Due*
2/26	Globalization and Economic Development	2/28		3/2
3/5	Dependency Theory and World Systems Gilpin Ch 3 - 6, 9, 10, 11 Peterson Ch 1 - 3 Click here to go to the World Bank page where you can download the World Bank Book	3/7	Special Lecture - What Prof Dixon is doing in Vegas on Saturday - its less exciting than you might think.	3/9	*No Class - Prof. Dixon at WPSA Conference*
*3/12 - 3/16 - No Class - Spring Break*
3/19	Finish Dependency and World Systems and start Critical IPE Peterson Ch 4, 5 As of 11:30am I am canceling class and office hours Monday 3/19. Sorry to do this late, but I have a pretty nasty case of the flu and had hoped to be able to stick it out. Unfortunately that will not be the case. Extended office hours for 3/20 (see link at right) are still on pending my health status tomorrow.	3/21	Extended Office Hours List	3/23
3/26	Critical IPE Naylor 1,2,3	3/28		3/30	Exam 2 Due
4/2	Shadow Economies: Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll Naylor 4,5,6	4/4		4/6
4/9	Money and financial flows Frieden & Lake Ch 29	4/11		4/13
4/16	IPE of the environment	4/18		4/20	Paper Due
4/23	IPE of the environment	4/25		4/27
4/30	Concluding Thoughts - nothing you will be tested on, but it might just be profound.	5/2	Student Evaluations Papers returned
5/7	Final Exam Due - 4pm

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