Policy development or analysis

In Societies of the World 24, Global Health Challenges: Complexity of Evidence-based Policy, students "adopt" a country to follow and research for the semester. During each section, there is usually some activity in which students explore the country they...

In Chuck Freilich's Freshman Seminar, "Comparative National Security of Middle Eastern Countries," each student writes four action memos for world leaders in the Middle East on security topics. Here are the instructions from the syllabus. See below for...

In History of Science course "Brainwashing and Modern Techniques of Mind Control," students participate in a role play to debate the legality of torture and other types of coercive interrogation. One of the graduate student teaching fellows sends out the...

In this activity, students examine posters to identify different viewpoints on the Affordable Care Act. The instructor shows the class a variety of posters used by individuals protesting the Affordable Care Act. The students examine each of these posters...

By using a case study, students identify different interests that can compete when formulating health policy. Before the class, students read a case study regarding Medicare Catastrophic Coverage. Emily Largent assigns each of the students a role based on...

Every week before class, students are encouraged to email the instructor a question and idea related to the current topic. Jeff Friedman uses this activity in the International Relations introductory course in order to engage students, especially those...

Fictional island nation Atlantinha needs a new constitution. Students read background information on Atlantinha and articles on institutional design before class. During section, the instructor divides them into two or three discussion groups, and the...

In this role play, students take on the role of the major players in the drafting and ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The instructions for students are below: UDHR ROLE PLAY Here is some information on how to prepare for class...