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1. About iPoliSci Workshops is your opportunity to interact with content
AboutiPoliSci Workshops is your opportunity to interact with content related to the
course.At the minimum, at least once every two weeks (bi-weekly), you need to watch a
single video recording of a workshop.For example, the Global Conflict and Cooperation
Workshop has videos from summer 2022 (8 videos), fall 2021 (16 videos), and summer
2021 (8 videos). For this assessment, you only need to watch 1 video every two
weeks.Submission of this assignment is REQUIRED.Estimated TimeAn estimated 60-90
minutes is needed to complete this activity.Archived Recordings of Past
WorkshopsAmerican Political EconomyAmerican Political Economy is a workshop series
that is focused on defining, exploring, and discussing American Political Economy from the
point of view of different individual, group, and organizational entities at the local, state,
and national level.When is the American Political Economy Workshop scheduled?There are
no real-time live workshops for this term.There are archived video recordings from
summer 2022.Visit American Political Economy (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or
iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.Civic EntrepreneurCivic
Entrepreneur is a new workshop series that is focused civic entrepreneurship, grassroots
organizing, and public policy with diversity, inclusion, and equity at its core.When is the
Civic Entrepreneur Workshop scheduled?There are archived video recordings from fall
2022.Visit Civic Entrepreneur | iPoliSciLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.Civil
Grand Jury LabCivil Grand Jury Lab was a workshop series hosted by Dr. Josh Franco that
focuses on California’s 58 county civil grand juries. During fall 2022, we will virtually
journey to counties throughout California, learn how to navigate their county civil grand
jury websites, and review a recent civil grand jury report.When is the Civil Grand Jury Lab
Workshop scheduled?There are no more real-time live works for this term.There are
archived video recordings from fall 2022.Visit Civil Grand Jury Lab – Fall 2022 –
YouTubeLinks to an external site. to watch recordings.Global Conflict and
CooperationGlobal Conflict and Cooperation is a workshop series that is focused on
defining, exploring, and discussing global conflict and cooperation from the point of view of
different international institutions, country governments, and international non-
governmental organizations.When is the Global Conflict and Cooperation Workshop
scheduled?There are no real-time live workshops for this term.There are archived video
recordings from summer 2021, fall 2021, and summer 2022.Visit Conflict and Cooperation
(ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to
watch recordings.Holding Government AccountableHolding Government Accountable is a

2. workshop series that is focused on how individuals, inside and outside of the government,
hold it accountable to the constitution, federal and state laws, and regulations.When is the
Holding Government Accountable Workshop scheduled?There are no real-time live
workshops for this term.There are archived video recordings from spring 2022.Visit
Holding Govt Accountable (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks
to an external site. to watch recordings.May It Please the CourtMay It Please the Court is a
workshop series that is focused on exploring the interaction between the U.S. Supreme
Court and federal, state, and/or local policy and political institutions, actors, and
behaviors.When is the May It Please the Court Workshop scheduled?There are no real-time
live workshops for this term.There are archived video recordings from fall 2021.Visit May It
Please the Court (ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an
external site. to watch recordings.Poliventure!Poliventure! is a workshop series that
explores how games relate to concepts in political science.When is the Poliventure
Workshop scheduled?There are no real-time live workshops for this term.There are video
recordings of the workshop available from summer 2021 and fall 2021.Visit Poliventure
(ipolisci.com)Links to an external site. or iPoliSci – YouTubeLinks to an external site. to
watch recordings.InstructionsStep 1: Watch an Archived RecordingWatch an archived
recording of one of the workshops above.Step 2: Clearly State Which Workshop You
Attended or WatchedIn your assignment submission, clearly state which workshop(s) you
participated in during the periodExample: “I watched Holding Government Accountable
during week 4.”Example: “I watched the week 6 archived recording of the Global Conflict
and Cooperation.”Step 3: Respond to a Specific QuestionSelect 1 of the following questions
to respond to:What did you find most interesting about the workshop?What did you find
most relevant to your daily life about the workshop?What question(s) do you have about
the workshop topic?What would you like to learn more about related to the workshop
topic?What did you find perplexing or challenging about the workshop topic?Note: If you
wish, you can ask yourself your own question.Step 4: Clearly State your QuestionBe sure to
clearly state this question in your assignment submission.Using a question provided in the
prior step, or a question that you ask yourself, be sure to clearly state this question in your
assignment submission.Step 5: Answer Question with 4 SentencesWrite at least 4 sentences
answering the question you selected.Sentence 1.Sentence 2.Sentence 3.Sentence
4.Frequently Asked QuestionsDo I have to watch all episodes of a Workshop?No, you only
need to watch 1 episode every two weeks. If the topic interests you, you are encouraged to
watch more than 1 episode every two weeks.