POLS 1000-09 (32056)

Syllabus

Download the most recent version of the Syllabus at:  

SyllabusCSULAPOLS1000BeamerSP24-4.docx

(Current as of March 21, 2024)

Even though much basic info is below, the Syllabus has the final say on class rules and contents.  Please read it.  It is a contract between teacher and student.

Basic Info

Instructor:  Debito Beamer, Ph.D.

Email:  dbeamer@calstatela.edu

This class is Synchronous (meaning you see me lecture in real time twice a week on campus) with small online quizzes due every week, and larger writing assignments you submit to Canvas periodically.  Attendance is taken and Class Participation noted.  Outside of class, you will read textbook chapters and lecture powerpoints assigned that week, then take weekly quizzes on the units.  On top of that, there are Online Discussions, a Midterm, an Opinion Paper, and a Final Exam.  All assignments, written discussions and exams are online.  Class is paperless.  No-cost textbooks.

Class meets MW 3:05-4:20PM in classroom KH B111.

Office Hours (in person):  MW 11AM-12PM, in the Engineering & Technology Building (E&T) A520, phone (323) 343-2683.  Or by Zoom appointment made by email.

Required Textbooks (free)

Download the required textbook American Government 3e (updated version June 2023) for FREE in the "Textbook" page in the left-hand column of this page, or download a PDF from here.  Or, if you prefer a hard copy, you can get it as a print book from Amazon for $38.80.

Download the required textbook Governing California by Anagnoson et al. for FREE as a PDF at Governing_California_in_the_Twenty_First_Century_Seventh_Edition.pdf 

Accessing Your Grades

Info site on this at https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-16532-4212829286. 

More on grade assessment in the Syllabus, linked above.

Class Communication and Feedback Guidelines

Contacting the Professor.:  You can email Prof. Beamer at any time, and you'll get a response usually within 24 hours on weekdays, or by Monday on weekends.  I am better reached by email than via Canvas messaging.

"Netiquette":  Rules for how to communicate with one another are best described in the Syllabus (see link for download above).  The basic rule is:  Be civil to one another and don't troll. More in the Syllabus.

Turnaround on Assignments:  I am teaching six classes this semester, and I am the only one grading.  On rare occasions (usually multiple class grading crunches), it might take a week.  I generally grade everything in real time (meaning you get the grade right after I decide it) and take questions about it after I finish grading everyone.  Please be patient.