丁香园AV

What you'll learn

This course is designed to teach information literacy and basic political science concepts through games and simulations. Information literacy goals include proper citation practice, distinguishing news from opinion, how to read tabular data, how to search library holdings, how to use research data bases like Nexis Uni and the Social Science Citation Index, and how to use research tools, like Zotero.

When it is offered

Location: Burnaby Campus

Tuesdays

• May 7
• May 14
• May 21
• May 28
• June 4

Time:

• 2:30 pm - 5:20 pm

Aaron M. Hoffman

Aaron M. Hoffman is Professor Political Science at 丁香园AV. He is an expert on international security issues, focusing on the scientific study of emotions and mass media in terrorism, counter-terrorism, and foreign policy. His most recent work on the terrorism news beat is forthcoming in a book published by University of Michigan Press, entitled The Terrorism News Beat: Professionalism, Profit, and the Press. He is also the author of Building Trust: Overcoming Suspicion in International Conflict. He has been invited to present his work in the United States and Europe, served as part of a scholarly advisory group to the U.S. Air Force, and participated in a workshop on Middle East politics run by the Israeli government. 

His most recent work on laboratory experiments is forthcoming in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making.  His commentary on Middle East politics has appeared in print, on-line and television media outlets in the United States from the Indianapolis Star to the Huffington Post. He also regularly disseminates findings from his research in widely read political science blogs, such as Political Violence @ a Glance.