Tomorrow students will turn in their proposals for their Election Post-Mortem projects. Getting started this early in the semester can be a challenge, and students may need to adjust their projects as the semester moves along.
Students will have a chance in class to peer review each others project proposals so they have feedback right from the start. Additionally, reading and evaluating the work of other students helps with research and writing ideas.
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During the Fall 2018 semester students in the American Government course created voter guides for the 2018 election. Voter guides were issue specific and aimed at connecting individuals with the institutional structures for participation. The design and format of the voter guide was open to the student. Students created websites, Instagram accounts, brochures, handouts, slide decks, and wrote traditional policy papers.
Students covered a range of topics including: Legalizing Prostitution, Rent Control, Net Neutrality, Wildfires, Solitary Confinement, Plastic Waste in Oceans, Childhood Poverty, Legalization of Marijuana, Opioid Addiction and Overdose, Bee Populations, Healthcare, Reproductive Access, Wildlife Conservation, Stand Your Ground Laws, Property Tax, DACA, Physician Assisted Suicide, Body Cameras on Police, Trap and Neuter Program for Cats, School Bus Safety, Education, San Diego Convention Center Remodel, Gun Control. Students were encouraged to research a topic where they had existing expertise or interest in the topic. The projects went through three rounds of peer review in class, where students had the opportunity to provide constructive feedback to each other. Students also generated visuals to accompany their projects: infographics, tables, figures, and timelines. In the section of the project focused on audience engagement students created a variety of resources for their target population, including sample letters to members of Congress, sample petitions, maps to polling locations, lists of elected officials, how to guides for registering to vote and run for elected office. With student approval, I will post some portions of student projects in the near future! This spring my American Government and California State and Local Politics Courses will be examining the 2018 election and the impact on national, state, and local politics and policy. Students will have an opportunity to select their issues and they will generate the content of the blog posts, instagram posts, and twitter feed.
This semester-long project will be a non-partisan look at political issues that are important to college students. The purpose is to get students interested, involved, and more knowledgable about national, state, and local politics. It is my goal that at the end of the semester students will have an understanding of the processes, institutions, individuals, and issues in American Politics and California State and Local Politics. Also, they will have a chance to develop analytical skills, be more at ease with looking up information, and vetting that information. -Prof. KFV |
AuthorUndergraduate student generated content. Blog posting and updating done by Kristina Flores Victor, Assistant Professor of Political Science at CSUS Archives
March 2020
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