Dr. Morin
                                                     Rarick Hall 315
             Office hours: 2:30pm-4pm, MWF - you are also welcome to visit at other times.
                                              (785) 628-4467, -4425
                                                   amorin@fhsu.edu

                                       About me:
                                BA, MS in political science from Utah State University
                                PhD in political science from University of California, Santa Barbara
                                Teaching experience at UCSB, SUNY Buffalo, BYU, and FHSU
                                Here is a copy of my vita
                                If you are interested in checking out a website on employment, click here.

   This course has three objectives.  One objective is to introduce you to FHSU.  Another objective is to introduce you to political science and political science instructors.  A third objective is to have fun.  Each day you attend class you will earn 100 points.  You may also be given various assignments during the semester.  To earn an "A" in this class, you will need at least 90% of the total possible points. To earn a "B" in this class, you will need at least 83% of the total possible points.  To earn a "C" in this class, you will need at least 73% of the possible points.  To earn a "D" in this class, you will need to earn at least 63% of the total possible points. No late assignments will be accepted.  There are no required books, but two that you may find useful are
    James N. Danziger. 2001. Understanding the Political World, Fifth Edition.
    John W. Santrock and Jane S. Halonen. 2002. Your Guide to College Success With Infotrac:  Strategies for Achieving Your Goals, 2nd Ed. Wadsworth.
Each of you will receive a free copy of Careers and the Study of Political Science, Sixth Edition.  Links from that book are included in the syllabus and can be accessed by availing yourself of the on-line version of the syllabus and clicking on the links.  A tentative 'activities schedule' will accompany this syllabus.

Second class: a) what is political science?
                         see panels of the 2002 American Political Science Association meeting here
                         see also here (both sites added 8-27-02)
                     b) the responsible student

 Web sites from Careers and the Study of Political Science, Sixth Edition, American Political Science Association

   NASPAA's web site (from page 11)           AmeriCorps (page 12)
   U.S. Government Manual  (page 13)          government jobs (pages 14, 18, 24)  and  see also (page 15)
   Department of State (page 16)                   teaching overseas (page 17)
   U.S. House of Representatives (page 20)           U.S. Senate (page 20)
   jobs in the House (page 20)                       Library of Congress (page 21)   see also  this site (page 21)
   jobs with the elephant (GOP) (page 21)       jobs with the donkey (Democrats) (page 21)
  Congressional Research Service (page 21)         Government Printing Office (page 21)
  General Accounting Office (page 21)            Architect of the Capitol  (page 21)
  Government Budget Office (page 21)            LSU's site for the judiciary (page 21)
  U.S. Supreme Court (related to page 21)         Home page for Federal Judiciary (related to page 21)
  OPM's student employment program (page 23)   other federal government jobs for students (page 24)
  OPM's scholarship site (page 24)                Presidential Management Intern Program (page 25)
  Fedworld - jobs (page 26)                          Federal Jobs Net (page 26)
  Govtjobs.com (pages 26, 31)                     GPO's net portal (page 26)
  UT's intern web site (page 26)                    NASPAA's web site for internships (page 29)
  Public Technology, Inc. (page 31)               NASCIO (page 31, although it doesn't seem like it)
  WASRG  (page 31)

web sites for jobs in state and local governments (page 31):
  here (Library of Congress)  or  here  or  here (GovSpot)  or here (piperinfo)  or  here (NASPAA)

"careers" sites from page 32:
  Council of State GovernmentsNational Conference of State Legislatures          National Association of Counties
  Local Government Institute  International City/County Management Association    National Governors Association
  National League of Cities          U.S. Conference of Mayors

  Columbia Books, Inc. (page 37)                          Leadership Directories (page 37)
                         Career Headquarters Resume Data Base (page 37)

"intern" web sites from page 37
  Internship Programs.com                 Internweb.com              intern jobs (University of Florida site)

web sites pertaining to law and law school (page 40):
  Graham's book                                      "Getting into Law School" (student at Rice)      America's Law Links

  Law School Admission Council (page 41)     American Bar Association (page 43)       NALP (page 43)
  National Federation of Paralegal Associations (page 43)             National Bar Association (page 43)

web pages from page 49:
  KU   UNC-Chapel Hill   Purdue University  U of U    FHSU's "career services" page (not actually on page 49)
  AASCB    Careers in Business     Career Builder   America's Job BankWall Street Journal's site

  NGO web site (page 52)     NGO Networks for Health (page 52)     Union of International Associations (page 52)
  Peace Corps (page 54) YMCA and its  World Service (page 54)   Rotary International (page 54)

the 'jobs' web sites on page 56:
   social work site     Overseas.com  jobs in Europe   International Career Employment Center
  "Monster" Work Abroad      Foreign Policy Association then search for "jobs" or "employment"
   NIS Job List

'journalism' web sites from page 61:
   AEJMC   Broadcast Education Association  The National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank
   TV Jobs.com  Jobs Page (newspapers) alltheweb.com

  American Association for Public Opinion Research (page 64)                               Emily's List (page 65)
  The Wish List (page 65)                                   The Conservative Political Action Conference (page 65)
  opensecrets.org (page 66)                          American University's Campaign Management Institute (page 66)
  politics1.com (page 66)                                                                               MN-Politics.com (page 66)
  Women's Campaign School at Yale University (page 66)    Harvard University's Institute of Politics (page 67)
  Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics (page 67)
  University of Florida's Graduate Program in Political Campaigning (page 67)
  George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management (page 67)
  American Association of Political Consultants (page 67)

web sites from page 68:
   Democratic National Committee                       G.O.P. Republican National Committee
   Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee     National Republican Congressional Committee
                                             PollingReport.com

  Teach For America (page 71)       APSA's site see also  here  and   here   (pages 71, 72) and  here (page 72)
  State Department's Overseas Teaching site (pages 72, 73)                      WorldTeach (page 72)

web sites from page 73:
  American Federation of Teachers   National Council for the Social Studies    NCEE      ERIC's site
  SSEC  ABA's site  Center for Civic EducationCloseup Foundation   Constitutional Rights Foundation
           aera.netASCD    NASBE State Profiles    National Association of Independent Schools

  APSA's 'find department' site (page 76)  and its  site to find its conference (pages 78 and 79)
  NASPAA (page 77)  APSIA (page 77)

web sites from page 84:
   VolunteerMatch    Corporation for National Service Women in Community Service
           Yahoo's Community and Volunteerism links      League of Women Voters