This page last update on Monday, December 15, 2003

Check this page for information on class assignments. Be advised, though, that you should NOT completely rely on this page for information about assignments. Some information may only be available in class. If you have miss any class sessions, you should be sure to contact me.

•	"MODEL" RESEARCH PAPER • The expectations and standards for research papers in our seminar were high, but not unreasonable. This evidenced by the quality of work a number of your peers demonstrated on their research papers. I have posted just one example of paper completed this quarter for our seminar. The paper is reproduced verbatim as a PDF file (NOTE: in the conversion to a PDF file, some formatting was inadvertently changed; this is not the fault of the original author). Included in the file are several "post it"-type notes, which I wrote. These notes point out certain general aspects of the paper of which you should be aware.
•	PRESENTATION GUIDELINES • This file includes general guidelines for the the presentation of your research paper in our last regular meeting. Make sure you read the guidelines carefully. Your presentation will be GRADED. Please note that the TIME LIMIT for presentations is 8 minutes, with 5 minutes for Q&A.
•	RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES • This file includes the general guidelines and requirements for your research paper. It also includes an appendix on using the Chicago style and on common writing errors. All students should read the guidelines very, very carefully before turing in their final paper.
•	Week Eight Assignment (ASSIGNMENT NO. 6) • This assignment is based on Rueschemeyer et al.'s Capitalist Development and Democracy. It will be distributed by e-mail to all students and posted on the class message board.
•	Student Research Topics • This is NOT an assignment, but a list of research topics that each of you is working on for the class. Since many of you are working on the same topics, I encourage you to share information--especially bibliographic information. You may also want to discuss your basic approach, ask questions about how to use a structural or cultural or institutionalist framework, etc. (this would apply to all students). Of course, I encourage you to use the class message board, which almost none of you have even attempted to use thus far.
•	Week Seven Assignment (ASSIGNMENT NO. 5) • This assignment, based on the Evan's Embedded Autonomy reading, also includes a list of questions related to chapters 1-4. Students are required to develop a similar list of questions for chapters 5, 6 and 10.
•	Week Six Assignment (ASSIGNMENT NO. 4) • This assignment, based on the Evan's Embedded Autonomy reading, has been distributed by e-mail to all students. A PDF version is available here as well.
•	Week Four Assignment (ASSIGNMENT NO. 3) • This assignment, based on the Williams' Japan:Beyond the End of History reading, has been distributed by e-mail to all students. A PDF version is available here as well.
•	Week Three Assignment (ASSIGNMENT NO. 2) • This assignment has been distributed by e-mail to all students. A PDF version is available here as well. Students who need to find the Online Class Bulletin Board can click here. INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS ON ASSIGNMENT NO. 2
•	Week Two Assignment (ASSIGNMENT NO. 1), based on the film "Bowling for Columbine" • For students who missed the first class session, you must view an approximately 40-minute excerpt from the film, beginning at the 43:00 minute mark and ending at the 1:22:00 hour/minute mark. After viewing the required segment of the film, answer the focus questions. [NOTE: Assignment is available only as a PDF file]