POL 214Y

Canadian Government and Politics

Professor Nelson Wiseman

Welcome to the POL 214 course webpage. You should check this website regularly for announcements regarding deadlines, class/tutorial changes and cancellations, etc.

Click here to access the CCNet Web Site

Announcements

Day Section
(Monday 10 - 12) 		Evening Section
(Tuesday 6-8)
  • (01/21) Cheryl's Monday (12-1) tutorial for Jan 22 has been cancelled due to illness.
  • (01/14) Topics for essay #2 have been handed out in class. Please contact Professor Wiseman directly if you need another copy. Essays are due February 26.
  • (10/29) Day section essays must be submitted to Turnitin by 11:59pm on October 30.
  • (09/23) Tutorial assignments are on CCNet now. Click on your Student Profile and the assignment should be there. If there is an error (i.e. you are assigned to a tutorial that you know you didn't sign up for) contact Debra.
  • (09/13) Tutorials will begin the week of September 25. Signup for tutorials will begin after class next week.
  • (09/11) The university's policy on plagiarism can be found at http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html.
  • (09/11) Please ensure that your first assignment is submitted in hardcopy and to turnitin.com by the due date (Oct 30).
  • (09/11) The course syllabus is now online. Essay #1 topics will be handed out in class.
  • (09/10) A practice assignment has been created on Turnitin so that students may practice submitting an assignment.
  • (01/14) Topics for essay #2 have been handed out in class. Please contact Professor Wiseman directly if you need another copy. Essays are due February 27.
  • (10/29) Day section essays must be submitted to Turnitin by 11:59pm on October 31.
  • (09/25) Joerg's Wednesday @ 7pm tutorial has been cancelled due to low enrollment numbers. He will be contacting those who signed up for the tutoral via e-mail shortly to make alternative arrangements.
  • (09/23) Tutorial assignments are on CCNet now. Click on your Student Profile and the assignment should be there. If there is an error (i.e. you are assigned to a tutorial that you know you didn't sign up for) contact Debra.
  • (09/13) Tutorials will begin the week of September 25. Signup for tutorials will begin in class next week.
  • (09/11) The university's policy on plagiarism can be found at http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html.
  • (09/11) Please ensure that your first assignment is submitted in hardcopy and to turnitin.com by the due date (Oct 31).
  • (09/11) The course syllabus is now online. Essay #1 topics will be handed out in class.
  • (09/10) A practice assignment has been created on Turnitin so that students may practice submitting an assignment.

Teaching Assistants

Name E-Mail Tutorials
Cheryl Auger cheryl.auger [at] utoronto [dot] ca Monday @ 12pm (AH 103)
Tuesday @ 5pm (UC 376)
Tuesday @ 8pm (UC 148)
Heather Bastedo heather.bastedo [at] utoronto [dot] ca Monday @ 12pm (AH 302)
Monday @ 1pm (UC 255)
Wayne Chu wayne.chu [at] utoronto [dot] ca Monday @ 12pm (AH 206)
Monday @ 1pm (UC 257)
Tuesday @ 8pm (UC 326)
Amy Nugent amy.nugent [at] utoronto [dot] ca Monday @ 9pm (AH 206)
Monday @ 12pm (CR 107)
Monday @ 1pm (UC 248)
Tuesday @ 5pm (UC 330)
Debra Thompson debra.thompson [at] utoronto [dot] ca Monday @ 2pm (AH 204)
Monday @ 3pm (UC 57)
Wednesday @ 11am (UC 65)
Wednesday @ 6pm (SS 2120)
Joerg Wittenbrinck jw214 [at] gmx [dot] net Wednesday @ 5pm (UC 148)
Wednesday @ 6pm (UC 65)

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Whom should I contact if I have a question or a problem?

    Your TA will be happy to help if you need guidance with respect to essay writing, studying for tests, preparing for tutorials and so on. In general, extension requests for term papers can be made through your own TA, but you will still be required to provide your TA with appropriate documentation. If you are unable to write an exam or if you have some other concern relating to course administration, you should contact the Head TA (Debra Thompson).
      
  2. How do I use Turnitin?

    You need to create a user profile with turnitin.com in order to upload your work to their website. Since late penalties will accrue until you have submitted a hardcopy of your paper AND sent an electronic copy to turnitin, you are advised to create an account with turnitin well in advance of course deadlines. For instructions on creating an account with turnitin, please visit the website at Turnitin or read the Turnitin Guide For Students (.pdf) prepared by the Office of Teaching Advancement at the University of Toronto.

    To sign-up to upload papers for this course, you will need the course ID and the course password.

    Course ID: 1598379
    Password: Ontario [NB: the password is case-sensitive]

  3. How do I submit my paper?

    Papers must be submitted in hard copy to your TA as well as through Turnitin. Papers will not be graded until and unless they are submitted to Turnitin. Late papers are to be submitted to the Political Science office.

  4. Where can I get the assignment?

    Contact Professor Wiseman to obtain the essay topics.