GOVT E-1310 Introduction to Congress
This course seeks to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to Congress. The first half of the course addresses the nuts and bolts of how Congress operates in terms of foundational theories, the committee system, congressional elections, and congressional procedures. In the second half of the course we apply this knowledge to an exploration of how and why Congress pays attention to certain issues rather than others. Students are encouraged to view Congress not only as an institution unto itself but also as an institution that interacts with a variety of actors to shift public policy. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 1310. (4 credits)
Spring term (23500)
Matthew B. Platt, PhD, Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University.
Course tuition:
noncredit $1,045,
undergraduate credit $1,045,
graduate credit $2,000.
Online only, beginning Jan. 29.
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The asst. professor:
Matthew B. Platt
Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University
Matthew Platt is an assistant professor in the government department at Harvard University. His current research interests center around three projects: an attempt to create a more instrumental view of non-voting political activity; understanding how the content of — and strategies for - the setting of the black agenda have changed over time; and developing a conceptual framework to provide a more comprehensive understanding of bill sponsorship as an agenda setting tool.
Education
PhD, University of Rochester
Extension School courses
GOVT E-1310 Introduction to Congress
(Spring)
http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/introduction-congress
First off, good job of investigating. This was recorded lectures? They’re paying $1000 to $2000 bucks for recorded lectures. Oh, they truly are the best and brightest there, aren’t they? No wonder you see so few con men on the streets these days.....they all teach at Harvard.
This is the course....sort of. This is the same course as the day school only it’s the “night school” course that’s given in the Extension school which is Harvard’s continuing education offering. The day school course taught for the regular Harvard undergraduate school cost at least $4,000.
Harvard offers a BA, believe it or not, in the evenings, for about 30% of the cost of the day school.