W.H. Moore's Undergraduate Courses

What's Here?

Syllabi for the courses I teach and student evaluations of those courses (where available), plus other stuff related to undergraduate eduation (see list below). You can also find some student ratings of my courses at the Rate My Professors website. All FSU faculty course evaluations can be found here.

The undergraduate courses I teach (including syllabi) :
Tips on WRITING PAPERS.
What to do if you want me to write a letter of recommendation for you.
Feedback.

Courses

I teach the following courses. The hyperlinks are to HTML or Adobe PDF files of syllabi and handouts for the courses I teach as well as students' evaluations of the courses. Depending upon how your browser is set-up, you can either view these files or ftp them (click the postscript link above for more info). If you cannot read PDF files,

Lower Division Undergraduate Courses

INR 2002: Intro to International Relations
- INR 2002-03 Syllabus (pdf), Spring 2003.

Upper Division Undergraduate Courses

INR 3084: Terror & Politics
- INR 3084 Syllabus (pdf), Spring 2009.
POS 3713: Research Methods
- POS 3713 Syllabus (pdf), Fall 2009.
- Student Course Evaulations, Spring 2009.
- Student Course Evaulations, Fall 2008.
- Student Course Evaulations, Spring 2008.
- Student Course Evaulations, Fall 2007.
CPO 4057: Political Violence
- CPO 4057 Syllabus (pdf), Spring 2007.
- Student Course Evaulations, Spring 2007.
- Student Course Evaulations and Student Comments, Spring 2005.
INR 4075: International Human Rights
- INR 4075 Syllabus--Fall 2009 (pdf).
- Student Course Evaulations, Fall 2008.
- Student Course Evaulations, Spring 2007.
- Student Course Evaulations, Spring 2004.
Politics & Film: Political Thought in Fiction
- POT 3102 Syllabus (pdf), Fall 2005.
- Student Course Evaulations (pdf), Fall 2005.
Truth & Reconciliation or Justice & Vengeance?
- INR 2002-01 Syllabus (pdf), Spring 2003.
Sex and War
- INR 3933-02 Syllabus--Summer 2003 (pdf).

Writing Papers

There are two handouts here that I have used in my undergraduate courses. One is specifically written for what I call thought papers, the other is for any type of paper. There are also other useful writing links.

Writing a Paper (pdf).
Writing a Paper (ps).
Writing a Paper (html).
"Battling the Six Evil Genuises of Essay Writing," Charles King, PS, March 1998, pp. 59-63.
Common Latin Terms (e.g., i.e., etc.).
Professor Paul Hensel's Writing Tips page.
Thought Papers (ps).
Professor Mitch Sanders' Plagiarism page.
Internet Public Library's Research and Writing page.

Letters of Recommendation

I am happy to write letters of recommendation for my students. If you'd like me to write one on your behalf, please get me the information listed below, and I will take care of it.

Please note: I write frank evaluations, so you may want to ask me whether I feel I can write a strong letter on your behalf. I am willing to let you know in advance whether I can do so.

Letters for Law School
If you are requesting a letter in support of applications to law school, I would prefer to file a letter with the Law School Admission Council and have them send it out to schools from there.

Please send me the following:

1. A personal statement explaining why you want to attend Law School.
2. A resume.
3. A copy of your transcripts.
4. A copy of a paper you wrote for me (including my comments).
5. The form from the LSAC.

Letters for M.A. and Ph.D. Programs in Political Science
If you are interested in obtaining an advanced degree in Political Science, I prefer to mail individual letters for each application (in some cases, I will know people at the university).

Please send me the following:
1. A personal statement explaining why you want to attend Graduate School.
2. A resume.
3. A copy of your transcripts.
4. A copy of a paper you wrote for me (including my comments).
5. A list of the Universities to which you plan to apply.

FEEDBACK?

If you have any comments, suggestions, complaints, etc. about one (or more) of my courses (e.g., what readings did you really like or think ought to be removed?), I'd love to hear them. We really don't get much feedback through the student evaluations.

Also, if you have any feedback about this page, I'd like to hear that too. My email address is below.

Thanks!

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Last Updated on 24 Aug 2009 by Will H. Moore

I can be reached by email at:
will dot moore at fsu dot edu

or by phone at 850.644.6924.