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Global Issues & Policy Analysis
DPLS 703 – Spring Semester 2013
Table of Contents
Course Information ......................................................................................................................... 2
Course Description: Goals & Objectives* ...................................................................................... 2
Reading Materials ........................................................................................................................... 3
Schedule of Topics, Reading Assignments, and General Assignments.......................................... 6
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Course Information
Course Name: Global Issues & Policy Analysis
Course Number: DPLS 703
Credits: 3
Day of the Week/Time: Friday, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Dates: 1/18, 1/25, 2/8, 2/22, 3/8, 3/22, 4/5, 4/12
Location: Tilford, 115
Instructor: JoAnn Danelo Barbour, Ph.D.
Email: barbourj@gonzaga.edu
Phone: 509-313-3630
Office Hours: Appointments arranged for the convenience of the student and professor.
Course Description: Goals & Objectives*
*Please Note: This information is preliminary. Final syllabus and all assignments will be posted
on BlackBoard. Additionally, the major assignments will be discussed the first class day.
Course Goals
This course is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the concepts linking
leadership to global and social systems with special attention to the role of policy analysis as a
critical connection between leadership and systems.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course the student will be able to demonstrate the following:
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An understanding of issues from a leadership perspective at the global and national
levels.
An in-depth understanding of one particular issue of choice from three world viewpoints.
Knowledge of various decision making models.
The practice and use of various decision making models and the difference in use in local
and global contexts.
An understanding of key elements in making policy.
An ability to write policy at both local and global levels.
Create a policy written from three different perspectives to affect a global issue.
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Reading Materials
The materials posted below will be required texts for this course.
Required Texts
Friedman, T. L., & Mandlebaum, M. (2011). That used to be us: How America fell behind in the
world it invented and how we can come back. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Authors analyze the four major challenges we face as a country---globalization, the
revolution in information technology, chronic deficits, and our pattern of energy
consumption---and spell out what we need to do now to preserve American power in the
world.
Gilboa, I. (2011). Making better decisions: Decision theory in Practice. West Sussex, UK:
Wiley-Blackwell.
Gilboa focuses on some of the principal ideas from decision theory and examines how
they might help us make better decisions. The author offers explanations of both the
theories we would like to adopt to make better decisions, and the theories that explain
how those around us behave.
Seitz, J. L. & Hite, K. A. (2012). Global issues: An introduction. (4th ed.). West Sussex, UK:
Wiley-Blackwell.
Authors discuss unique approaches to important environmental, economic, social, and
political concerns of modern life.
Sen, A. (2011). The idea of justice. Boston, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Sen argues that there are reasoned differences in our understanding of what a “just
society” really is. People of different persuasions—for example, utilitarians, economic
egalitarians, labor right theorists, no-nonsense libertarians—might each reasonably see a
clear and straightforward resolution to questions of justice. In light of these reasoned
differences, Sen argues for a comparative perspective on justice as we make choices
among alternatives that we inevitably face.
Stone, D. A. (2011). Policy paradox: The art of political decision making (3rd ed.). New York:
Norton.
Policy-making is a political struggle over values and ideas. By exposing the paradoxes
that underlie even seemingly straightforward policy decisions, Policy Paradox shows
students that politics cannot be cleansed from the process in favor of “rationality.”
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Additional Material
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Additional required readings will be posted on BlackBoard.
There may be a film to view and analyze.
Assignments and Grading
Attendance Policy and Class Participation: Because a large part of each class is participatory,
class attendance is expected. If a student wishes to earn a grade of A- or better for the course, he
or she must attend the course/group meetings at least 90% of the time the course/group meets.
Assignments: Assignments are due when specified. This professor may refuse to accept a late
paper. If the late paper or project is accepted, it will incur a lower grade. This professor reserves
the right to decide whether to accept the late assignment or not to accept the late assignment. A
scoring guide or rubric will be included with each project or assignment.
Grading
Please Note: Normally, the grading policy is as follows:
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Final grade is based on total points over the entire session in the following percentages:
(Total Points Possible By Semester’s End, e.g. “200”) X (Percentage Below) = (Pts. Needed to
Earn Grade)
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Directions, evaluative criteria, and a scoring guide are provided for each assignment/project.
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A grading policy, however, will not be finalized until after the first class day when the students
and professor together will design the grading scheme for the class.
Assignment Day One
Arrive in class having read the following text and reflect/write on the question posed: Friedman,
T. L., & Mandlebaum, M. (2011). That used to be us: How America fell behind in the world it
invented and how we can come back. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
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Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for the student to take a
critical perspective to the thesis and conclusions of Friedman and Mandlebaum, and write a
critical reflection of the book That used to be us: How America fell behind in the world it
invented and how we can come back.
Description: Friedman and Mandlebaum note that we face four major challenges as a country--globalization, the revolution in information technology, chronic deficits, and our pattern of
energy consumption. They make some very astute observations in their book as they suggest
what we need to do now to preserve American power in the world. But it is important to be
aware of what they are missing in their arguments. You are to write a critical, reflective analysis
of the thesis, arguments, and points of view of the two authors based on the following questions
as a guide: What are Friedman and Mandlebaum missing in their analysis and discussion? What
would a critical theorist say about their conclusions? What would a critical theorist add to the
discussion? What are some questions you would pose and/or could possibly research in each of
the four challenges or some of the challenges? Please note, you are not to write a book review.
Any semblance to a book review will not be accepted by this professor.
Bring to class for Session #1: Write a 3-4 page (1000 word) reflection of Friedman’s and
Mandlebaum’s arguments and bring one hard copy to class to turn in for grading. A grading
rubric will be provided after the first of the year. See the writing specs below.
Writing Specs: NOTE: These specifications are important. Part of one’s grade is the ability to
follow directions and specifications. Please read this section carefully. These specs will be
followed for all papers in this course.
 Follow the page length requirement. The professor will stop reading after maximum
pages, which vary per assignment.
 Margins: one inch all around.
 Font: Times New Roman, size 12.
 Page numbers: top right hand corner also in Times New Roman, 12 Font.
 No header or footer is needed. Do not add a header or a footer.
 Double space. Do not skip a line between paragraphs.
 Align text to the left.
 All paragraphs should be indented. Indent paragraphs ½” from left margin. Do not skip a
line between paragraphs.
 Add a cover page, but do not count or number the cover page. The first page of the
narrative is page one. Fix the paragraphing so there is NO added space between sections
or paragraphs. (Thus, go to the menu bar: Paragraph. Under the tab Index and Spacing,
the “Spacing Before” should be “0”, the “Spacing After” should be “0”, the “Line
Spacing” should be “Double”, and the box should be checked that says “Don’t add space
between paragraphs of the same style.”)
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Schedule of Topics, Reading Assignments, and General Assignments
[Note: Course outline, readings, and/or assignments will be ready by the first class day, posted
on BlackBoard and distributed in class. Additionally, this course outline, readings and/or
assignments may change slightly depending on student and/or professor needs.]
Class
Topic/Assignments
Readings Due*
Session
#1
1/18
Session
#2
1/25
Session
#3
2/8
Session
#4
2/22
Session
#5
3/8
Session
#6
3/22
Session
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4/5
Session
#8
4/12
Overview/Introduction to Course
Assignment Due: 3-4 page reflective critical analysis of
Friedman & Mandlebaum.
Friedman & Mandlebaum
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