Friday, January 2, 2009

Jan 5th Updates Here

Please post your check-ins here by Sunday, Jan 4th.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

To do by Dec 17: Nothing done except late comments, Maruyama chapter and marriage-related things by now

Research
1. Read Amnesty reports
2. Re-read the rest of Elster book
3. Re-read the Korea-Philippines-Thailand TJ book (Korean)
4. Re-read Maruyama Masao chapter(s) on the trial and Japanese mentality (Korean)
5. Visit bookstores/libraries for possible resources

Classwork
1. Read for 826 and send comments (by Sunday hopefully)

Other
1. Cornell Indonesian Ch 9
2. Visit traditional dress shop, jewelry, wedding hall, mom-in-law, department stores; write emails and make calls to friends; make a draft of the ceremony program and discuss; don't yell at my beloved fiance

To do by Jan 11

Research
1. Re-read the rest of Elster book
2. Skim Amnesty reports and the Korea-Philippines-Thailand TJ book
3. Shape theory, refine question, and create draft(s) of proposals or think about how to do it in the next several days

Classwork
1. Read for 826 and send comments by Tuesday

TA/RA work
1. Start working on panel data

Other
1. Going back
2. Cornell Indonesian Ch 9,10
3. Plan additional Indonesian self-instruction (and buy dictionaries)
4. Send Thank You messages to my guests

Miryam said...

Done
1. Research
Write based on Marcus’ feedback (NOT DONE)
Sort out where I want to go in the next month or two (NOT DONE)
Read “The Dictator’s Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet” (IN PROCESS)
Finish IHS application (DONE; still need to submit)
Work on SSRC application (Almost done)
Start Mershon application (NOT DONE)
Find a place in Latin America other than Chile to propose fieldwork (DONE)
Read Latin America news stories (DONE)
Field work: (DONE)
- Archival research
- Look for information pertaining to Communist paper and dissertation
- Take pictures
- Interviews?
- After return: 2 page summary of fieldwork for grant purposes
2. Class Work
Finalize syllabus (really, this time) (DONE)
Begin first lecture (DONE)
3. TA Work
Hey, nothing here! Exciting.
4. Other
Copy hotel info and figure out National Archive hours
Go to beach in Chile (but be sad that I can’t go to Easter Island)
Enjoy 80+ degree weather
Eat seafood

To Do by 1/11
1. Research
Finish “The Dictator’s Shadow”
Write based on Marcus’ feedback
Submit IHS and SSRC
Apply for Mershon
Figure out what other applications are upcoming
Read Magaloni article
Read Snyder article
Read Posner and Young article
Read Bellin article
Submit reimbursement forms
Meet with Sarah
Send Irfan and Marcus letter info
2. Class work
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3. Teaching
Put all non-textbook readings on Carmen
Seating chart
Write 1/12 lecture
4. Other
Pick a ketubah
Go to gym 3 times
Find all contracts

Anonymous said...

Done:

Research: applied for CASA, Humane Studies, AUC and worked on the essays for other applications; had to take a leading role in getting my language evaluations done (can explain); sent Irfan the materials for 6 of my 12 or so applications; got transcripts in order; read "Women, Politics, and Change" by Karen Ross, "Avenues of Participation" by Diane Singerman, and "Women, Politics and Power by Paxton/Hughes; arranged for a language interview for the CASA application, arranged my independent study with Margaret Mills and applied to APSA.
Classwork: averaged studying Arabic about 3 hours a week.
Other: managed to get poison sumac in Louisiana. read "down the nile" by Rosemary Mahoney and "outliers" by M. Gladwell.

To Do 1/11:
Research: finish STATA work that Irfan and I discussed before the break, finish reading list compilation for independent study, choose and read two books from readings list (to report on next update), meeting with Herrmann on Thursday, Sociology working group on Friday, CAORC application and finish the remaining "3 paragraphs to send to Irfan"
Classwork: review media terms in preparation for class, homework schedule resumes of 2+ hours a day, meet with Arabic study group to hammer out schedule
Other: 2 appointments with the doctor, take FLAS phone interview,

Anonymous said...

TO DO by 1/11

Research
1. Complete NSF Draft
2. SPSA Slides
3. SPSA

Econ
1. Show Up

Teaching
1. Write Syllabus
2. Show Up and Distribute Syllabus
3. Scare Tactics
4. Say something intelligent

Other
1. Food in New Orleans
2. Drinks in New Orleans

Rebecca said...

To Do by 1/11:
Dissertation:
1. Reading
a. Kurtz and Brooks 2008
b. Kurtz and Brooks 2007
c. Kearns 1992
d. Moncreiffe 1998
2. E-mail Marcus
3. Write a half hour each day: brainstorming or grants application
4. Review Mershon and SRCC requirements
5. Skim Mexican and Argentine news
Class
1. Study Spanish for an hour each day

RA
1. Set up meetings with Irfan and Gunther
2. Start RAing as needed
Other
1. Get well
2. Write and mail holiday thank you cards
3. Go to bank

Rebecca said...

To Do by 1/11:
Dissertation:
1. Reading
a. Kurtz and Brooks 2008
b. Kurtz and Brooks 2007
c. Kearns 1992
d. Moncreiffe 1998
2. E-mail Marcus
3. Write a half hour each day: brainstorming or grants application
4. Review Mershon and SRCC requirements
5. Skim Mexican and Argentine news
Class
1. Study Spanish for an hour each day

RA
1. Set up meetings with Irfan and Gunther
2. Start RAing as needed
Other
1. Get well
2. Write and mail holiday thank you cards
3. Go to bank

Soundarya said...

TO DO:

Dissertation:
1) Revise memo
2) Start Mershon application
3) Write 10-page proposal for the civil society dissertation workshop
4) Meet with Sarah Brooks
5) Email appropriate people for data sources

Teaching:
1) Upload articles on Carmen

DONE:

Dissertation:

1) Revise memo based on feedback (NOT DONE)
2) Email appropriate people for further information and possible data sources (NOT DONE)
3) Make a list of upcoming grant deadlines and start application process ( BEGUN)
4) Compile list of books and articles to read and order from library (DONE)

Teaching:

1) Revise syllabus, upload on Carmen and get copies (DONE)

Yoonah said...

To Do by 1/11

Dissertation
1. ISA paper
2. NSF proposal
3. NSF project summary

Other
1. W-2 access
2. PRISM brownbag

Anonymous said...

TO DO by 1/11

Research
1. Write 1hr/day
2. Read Embedded Autonomy
3. Deal with library books
4. Figure out grant application stuff and if it works, start writing
5. search for cases/"real world" knowledge sources

Classwork - to be determined

Teaching
1. write first two lectures
2. scan day 2 readings
3. get carmen up and running

Other
1. Establish a routine for the quarter
2. send out thanksyous/late christmas cards
3. get Mich a bday present and send it

Shivaji said...

To-do-list from 01/05/09 to 01/12/09

Dissertation Research

Write (9:30-11:30A) everyday except Tuesday and thursday
1. continue polishing up concept of identity and hypotheses on rising powers

Read (12:30-3:00P) everyday
1. Wohlforth 2007
2. Cang 2007 (chaps 1-3, 7-8)
3. John Owen 2003, 2005
4. Doyle 1986
5. Ikenberry 2005 (chaps 1-3)

Write everyday (7:00-9:00P) except Monday and wednesday

Teaching

Teaching prep Monday and Wednesday 7:00-10:00P

Week-end

1. Write at least two pages Saturday (5:00-7:00P)
2. Search for datasets about rising states and political regimes of those states Saturday (7:30-9:00P)
3. Write at least 2-pp Sunday (11:30 to 1:30P)
4. Search for datasets 7:00-9:00P