2005 APSA Short Courses Wednesday, August 31, 2005

In 2005, APSA hosted 20 full- and half-day sessions which provide diverse opportunities for professional development to faculty and graduate students.   Short Courses were sponsored by APSA Organized Sections and related organizations.  Click here for information on the 2006 courses.

Room Locations appear in BOLD. For offsite location addresses, please contact the short course organizer or click on the short course complete listing.  All questions should be directed to the short course organizer. APSA reserves the right to change room locations. 

SHORT COURSE DETAILS Access the full descriptions of each short course, including schedule, locations and registration/fee requirements. Complete Course Descriptions & Registration Info (PDF/100KB) You will need Adobe Acrobat to open the PDF file. SHORT COURSE SCHEDULE Wednesday, September 1 SC 1 Methodological Innovation at the Intersection of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods - Marriott, Virginia B SC 2 Strategies for Field Research in Comparative and International Politics - Marriott, Delaware B SC 3 Pre-Law Advising and the Political Scientist - The George Washington University Law School (morning session); George Mason University School of Law (afternoon session)  SC 4 Teaching Political Psychology: The Joys and Challenges - Marriott, Taft SC 5 Fuzzy Sets and Case-Oriented Research - Marriott, Wilson C  SC 6 Deliberating toward Contrasting Possibilities: The Interactivity Foundation Discussion Process - Marriott, Johnson SC 7 Internationalizing the Classroom: Bringing French Politics into the Political Science Classroom - Marriott, Truman SC 8 Using Archival Sources in Legislative Research: Choosing the Road Less Traveled - National Archives SC 9 Educating the Public About Security Issues - Marriott, Maryland A SC 10 Making the Most of Assessment: Creating Outcomes from Departmental Assessment - Marriott, Roosevelt SC 11 Zelig: Everyone's Statistical Software - Marriott, Maryland B SC 12 Divided Cities - Marriott, Maryland C SC 13 Experiential Education: Roots and Realities - The Washington Center SC 14 Preparing Students for a Washington Internship - The Washington Center SC 15 Choosing and Defending Specifications in Political Science: Complex Interactions Among Variables and Comparative Models Testing - Marriott, Coolidge SC 16 New directions for agent-based modeling in Political Science - Marriott, McKinley SC 17 Federalism and The Bush Administration - George Mason University SC 18 Political Parties in Emerging Democracies: Tools for Democratic Political Development - The Wyndham City Center Hotel, Washington, DC  SC 19 New Data and Tools for Research and Teaching in American Politics, Public Policy and Legislative Politics - Marriott, Hoover SC 20 Three Easy Inclusive, Safe and Productive Steps to Get You Moving on Program Assessment - Classroom Assessment, A Student Survey, & Course Mapping - Marriott, Wilson A SC 21 Tenure: A Guide For The Perplexed - Marriott, Delaware A  SC 22 Fulbright Opportunities for Political Scientists - Marriott, Wilson B