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West Europa is poised to hold elections. Help kick off the election campaign!

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West Europa is poised to hold elections. Help kick off the election campaign!. This simulation will bring the subject matter to life in a fresh way enhance critical thinking and analytical skills encourage students to see the world from a new perspective - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: West Europa is poised to hold elections.   Help kick off the election campaign!

West Europa is poised to hold elections.

Help kick off the election campaign!

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This simulation will• bring the subject matter to life in a fresh way• enhance critical thinking and analytical skills• encourage students to see the world from a new

perspective• promote cooperative learning and problem-

solving• equip students with practical skills

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Students learn fundamental lessons of comparative politics. They work in groups to:

•Create party messages•Develop “branding” strategies for their parties•Film a campaign ad•Participate in a public debate•Form a coalition government

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A turnkey simulation

• fully online• fully scalable• class-tested

• superbly researched

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A flexible design allows instructors to customize the simulation to fit their courses.

You choose– the number of students participating– the duration– the modules

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Choose from any of our prebuilt parties, each with their own unique history and characteristics, or create your own.

Determine the length and intensity of your simulation by selecting any number of our six modules.

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Each module has a description

And specific tasks, organized by party roles (leader, press secretary, policy expert)

Learning objectives

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The resources you need, the functionality your students will enjoy

Instructors have at their fingertips all of the resources they need to set up, monitor, and evaluate student performance.

Message board functionality allows participants to interact outside class time.

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Every custom simulation features its own forum that students can use to communicate with each other and complete tasks. Instructors can also use them to introduce news updates

Each module contains a wealth of background information, worksheets, and instructor resources

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Instructor resources include:

• Grading schema• Templates for weekly student reporting• Examples for adding topical updates and

crisis response components• Assessment tools for all assigned tasks• Video of the simulation in practice• Survey models for assessing group work• And more!

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Package with any of the above books for just an additional $15.95!

Introducing Comparative Politics (Drogus/Orvis) + Simulation: 978-1-60426-573-6

Principles of Comparative Politics (Clark/Golder/Golder) + Simulation: 978-1-60426-574-3

Politics in Europe (Hancock et al) + Simulation: 978-1-60426-575-0

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Student registration keys are shrink wrapped with the selected book package:

Or can be bought at www.cqpress.com