Teaching
-/- POL 102 Introduction to American Government (Summer 2008, Fall 2008)
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and issues in American government and politics by focusing on three major areas: the theoretical underpinnings of the Constitution and the debates of the founding era, the political behavior of the American mass public and the role citizens play in the governmental process, and the institutions of modern American government. At the end of this course, the students are expected to have a proper foundation for informed citizenship and more specialized study in American Politics.
-/- POL 372 Politics in the Third World (Summer 2005, Fall 2005, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Summer 2008)
This is an upper-level course that examines the problems and prospects of the developing nations, with a particular attention on the impact of colonial legacy, the political economy of development, and democratization.
-/- POL 103 Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring 2007, Fall 2008)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theoretical approaches and problems in the comparative study of politics and government and compare the diverse political ideologies, cultures, institutions, leadership and public policies and how they affect political development and political change by surveying eight different countries: Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Russia, China, Mexico, and India.
-/- POL 201 Introduction to Statistics in Social Sciences (Fall 2007)
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic statistical methods used in the study of government and politics, including descriptive and inferential statistics and hypothesis testing, to promote their critical analysis of statistical findings, and to train them in reporting data and analysis results.
I would also be interested in teaching various courses on comparative politics, American politics, and methodology:
- American Politics: Introduction to American Government, public opinion, political behavior, voting and elections, political parties, Congress.
- Comparative Politics: Introduction to comparative politics, issues in world politics, political culture, values, electoral systems, political behavior, political parties and party systems, institutions, comparative public policies
- Methodology: Introduction to statistics, research methods, regression analysis, advanced data analysis methods
