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4pm tomorrow works for me. Your office?

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com>wrote:

> Go with it. How about tmrw afternoon around 4?
>
> RHB
> 202.333.1880
>
> On Oct 11, 2011, at 7:47 AM, Rob Norton <rwn2112@gmail.com> wrote:
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> We need to get this to Mark today.
> On Oct 6, 2011 1:00 PM, "Rob Norton" < <rwn2112@gmail.com>
> rwn2112@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mark asked us to provide a 5 sentence description for their course guide
>> by Oct 11 (next Tues). I've attached a draft below - let me know what you
>> think and please feel free to edit or tear it apart. As a benchmark, I have
>> attached the description that appears for Mark's course. Also, we should
>> set up time to talk about next steps. We need to sign up guests and finalize
>> the syllabus/reading list. Let me know when you're available.
>>
>>
>> Rob
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>> *The Art of Advocacy Inside and Outside Government*
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>> This course examines how advocacy, from inside and outside government,
>> influences political leaders and other stakeholders responsible for shaping
>> international policy and managing global crisis and conflict. The course
>> uses a case format to study examples of advocacy in five ‘real world’
>> situations. The objective is to build a pragmatic understanding of the
>> impact of advocacy on policy and the management of complex global problems,
>> including famine, pandemic, war, and environmental disaster. The class will
>> feature interactive class discussions with policymakers and/or advocates who
>> played principal roles in each case. The course will build practical skills
>> and capabilities, including: 1) the ability to identify, evaluate, and
>> formulate effective advocacy strategies and tactics; and 2) the ability to
>> develop common practitioner tools, including concise briefing materials used
>> in day-to-day advocacy initiatives. Key requirements include a reading list
>> for each case, preparation of a discussion guide for one case study (to be
>> completed in teams), preparation of concise advocacy briefing materials (1
>> page) for each case, and a short final paper.
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>> *
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>> *MSFS-600** Ethics in International Relations*
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>> Limited to and required for International Relations and Security
>> Concentrators in the MSFS Program, this course addresses ethical dilemmas
>> arising in international affairs careers in the public, private, and
>> nonprofit sectors. It will offer frameworks as decision-making tools,
>> including those drawn from natural, national, and international law, while
>> emphasizing discussion of specific issues and cases. It will hone
>> decision-making judgment on key problems as mass atrocities, dealing with
>> illiberal governments, forms of slavery, gender justice and opportunity,
>> poverty and hunger, corporate responsibility, and public health. It will
>> explore choice of means, such as military force, counterterrorism measures,
>> economic sanctions, use of contractors rather than public institutions,
>> compromise, and nonpartisanship, as well as dissent and resignation in
>> professional settings. The course will build skills of concise and effective
>> written and oral argumentation based on ethical reasoning.
>>
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