{"id":12,"date":"2012-12-12T22:27:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-01-06T01:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T01:56:11","slug":"course-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/course-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-left: 40px;text-align: center\">GOV320K \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Tues-Thurs 3:30-4:45<br \/>\nRoom: Burdine 106<\/div>\n<p><strong>OFFICE HOURS<\/strong><br \/>\nMon-Wed\u00a0 Teas Union Dining Area Before class.\u00a0 Wed after class at the Cactus Cafe 4:15-6:00 pm, Other times on Tue and Thurs are available by appointment. Email:amsag@utexas.edu<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Course Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\n1. 3 hours exams approximately 65%(40% objective,60% essay)<br \/>\n2. 2 short papers 3-4 pages approximately 20%<br \/>\n3. Class attendance and participation approximately 15%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prizes<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is my custom to award prizes for\u00a0 the best scores on each exam and the highest average for the semester.\u00a0 For the highest individual exam scores the prize is a U.S. Supreme Court coffee mug.\u00a0 For the highest average , the prize is an engraved plaque with a gavel and the Supreme Court seal and a signed copy, to the winner,\u00a0 of Clarence Thomas\u2019s autobiography, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">My Grandfather\u2019s Son<\/span>. There are also prizes, e.g., for most improvement from one exam to another<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUGGESTION<\/strong>\u00a0 Students\u00a0 have found that study groups of from 4 to 8 classmates are extremely helpful\u00a0 in mastering this course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is required of students in the course:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Keep up with reading and briefing for each class.<\/p>\n<p>B. Know the cases\u00a0<strong>before coming to class.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>C. A willingness to be an active participant in the class.<\/p>\n<p>D. A willingness to go beyond any self imposed academic limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOV320K \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Tues-Thurs 3:30-4:45 Room: Burdine 106 OFFICE HOURS Mon-Wed\u00a0 Teas Union Dining Area Before class.\u00a0 Wed after class at the Cactus Cafe 4:15-6:00 pm, Other times on Tue and Thurs are available by appointment. Email:amsag@utexas.edu \u00a0Course Requirements 1. 3 hours exams approximately 65%(40% objective,60% essay) 2. 2 short papers 3-4 pages approximately 20% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/amcondev1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}