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POSC 1-14 Government

A study of the structure and functions of government in the United States with an emphasis on the constitutional background of the federal system.

• Prerequisite: none
• Advisory: College level reading and writing skills strongly recommended

Course Details

• Instructor: Noelle Combs
  • Email: ncombs@taftcollege.edu
  • Telephone: 661-763-7884 (leave message)
  • Office Hours: By phone appointment only
• Units: 3
• Class Meets: June 16 - August 7, 2008
• Textbooks & Estimated Costs:
  • Rent OR Purchase Text: American Government Continuity and Change (2006 election edition) by Karen O’Connor and Larry Sabato, Allyn and Bacon (ISBN 0-321-31710-6). Rental price is 20% of the cost of the textbook. Available from the TC Bookstore or other online bookstores.
• Estimated Time Per Week: Students can expect to spend, on average, at least 12-15 hours per week reading, writing papers, and taking tests.
• Special Requirements: N/A
• Assignments & Tests: Students will read, on average, 3 chapters a week and complete 3 activities as week. These activities will consist of one or two written chapter assignments and no more than online discussion and approximately one quiz or test (there are two major tests—a midterm and a final, and about 6 quizzes total) per week.
• Proctored Exams: All quizzes and tests are taken online through the ETUDES system.
• Additional Comments: The course syllabus contains all the information necessary for taking this course. Careful and thorough reading of it is essential and suffices for orientation.
• New to ETUDES-NG: Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES-NG. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES-NG.
• ETUDES-NG Course:  You will log into the Etudes-NG classroom with log-in information provided below:
  
       New Users use the following login instructions:
   

  Login ID	Password
  First 2 letters of first name + First 2 letters of last name + Last 5 digits of SSN (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Jose A. Garcia SSN: 111-22-3333 Username = joga23333	MonthDay of birth in school records (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82) Password = 0411

  
  Previous Users use the following login instructions:
   

  Login ID	Password
  First 2 letters of first name + First 2 letters of last name + Last 5 digits of SSN (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Jose A. Garcia SSN: 111-22-3333 Username = joga23333	Enter the password YOU set in a previous term If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used on your application.

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Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.