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We need to get this to Mark today.
On Oct 6, 2011 1:00 PM, "Rob Norton" <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.
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> 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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> *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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