Monday, March 2, 2009

March 2nd Updates

Sorry this is late.

Also, plan to attend Jeff Frieden's talk at 3:30 Friday as well as the meeting with grad students at 2pm that same day.

2 comments:

Rebecca said...

OLD TO DO LIST
DISSERTATION
1. READINGS
a. Graber 2006, ch’s 1 and 8 DONE
b. Mayorga in Hagopian and Mainwaring 2005
c. Wood in Mainwaring 2005 READ CONAGHAN 2002 INSTEAD
d. Bejarano and Pizarro Mainwaring 2005 READ LUCHESI 2008 INSTEAD
2. write ½ hour each day MISSED TWO DAYS
3. scan int’l and Latin American News DONE
4. Play with World Values Survey data NOT DONE

Class
1. Study Spanish an hour a day DONE
2. Study for ch. 11 exam DONE
3. Study for oral exam DONE

RA
1. Child Labor project ONGOING
2. Skim 5 readings for 535 DONE
3. Order books for 535 DONE

OTHER
1. Vacuum DONE



NEW To Do List by March 9th

DISSERTATION
1. Readings
a. Mayorga in Hagopian and Mainwaring 2005
b. Wood in Mainwaring 2005
c. Bejarano and Pizarro Mainwaring 2005
d. Hughes 2003
e. Conaghan and Torre 2008
f. Papacharissi and Fatima 2008
2. write a half hour each day
3. prepare something for workshop
4. scan int'l and Latin American news
5. play with data

CLASS
1. Study Spanish an a hour a day

RA
1. Child labor project
2. Spend 2 hours on 535

OTHER
1. Start on Preparing Future Faculty app
2. e-mail Bill Liddle
3. return recalled book
4. put in order for PS 100 textbook
5. FAFSA

Q said...

To Do By 3/09/08

Dissertation:
1.) write draft of theory section
2.) collect regional political variables for panel dataset
3.) turn current prices into constant prices
4.) continue reading list on bureaucratic politics
5.) identify "pro-investment" policies

Classwork:
1.) spatial reading (3 articles)
2.) do Homework #2
3.) make spatio-temporal weights matrix

Teaching:
1.) prep for Wed’s class by reviewing readings on rule of law
2.) prep for Monday's class on disputed property
3.) get DVD for class?
4.) order books for next quarter

Other:
1.) Frieden talk + grad student meeting
2.) start taxes


To Have Done By 3/02/08

Dissertation:
1.) write literature review for theory chapter (DONE-ISH)
2.) collect regional political variables for panel dataset
3.) turn current prices into constant prices
4.) continue reading list on bureaucratic politics (CONTINUED)
5.) identify "pro-investment" policies

Classwork:
1.) spatial reading (3 articles)
2.) do Homework #2

Teaching:
1.) prep for Wed’s class by reviewing readings on public opinion (DONE)
2.) substitute teach: do readings on dem and development (DONE)


Other:
1.) Pick up mother-in-law from airport (DONE)
2.) the zoo? (NOPE)