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Short Courses at 2003 Annual Meeting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2003

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 2003, pp. 331
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© 2003 by the American Political Science Association

Here's a quick look at some of the short courses to be offered in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 27. For full details and registration information please visit APSANet. A complete list of courses will be printed in the July issue of PS and online at www.apsanet.org.

Agent-Based Modeling for Political Scientists: Hands-On Training for Non-Programmers

Sponsored by the Comparative Politics Organized section, this course will serve as a training session in the use of the PS-1 agent-based modeling tool kit to produce agentbased or computational models suitable for simulating theoretical problems and key relationships between variables of interest to the participants. [9:00am – 5:00 pm, no feelimited space]

Teaching British Politics: Substantive Issues

This course, sponsored by the British Politics Group, will present the most current substantive information on important subjects in British politics for instructors that teach courses on the subject as well as those that teach broader courses on comparative European politics. [1:00 – 5:00 pm, no fee]

Preparing Junior Faculty of Color: The Tenure Process and Professional Development

This course is designed to disseminate key information on the tenure process to junior faculty of color to promote their professional development and retention in political science. The course is sponsored by the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Organized Section. [1:00 – 5:00 pm, no fee]

Strategies for Field Research in Comparative and International Politics

This short course, sponsored by the Committee on Concepts and Methods and the International History and Politics Section, focuses on identifying, anticipating, and resolving some of the logistical problems frequently associated with overseas field research. [TBA, $10 registration fee]

Tools for Comparative Research on Parties—The Study of Political Parties in Western Europe

This course will address practical problems related to research on political parties in Western Europe and will include presentations from each participant followed b y time for questions and answers. [1:00–5:00, no fee]

Political Myth, Rhetoric, and Symbolism

Sponsored by the Foundations of Political Theory Organized Section, this workshop features works in progress. Participants read papers in advance, then meet to talk in detail about how to make improvements. [1:00 – 7:00pm, no fee]