...CSS 105 COURSE GUIDE COURSE GUIDE CSS105 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE Course Developer Dr. Derin K. Ologbenla University Of Lagos Akoka – Lagos. Dr. Derin K. Ologbenla Course Writer University Of Lagos Akoka – Lagos. Course Co-ordinator Dr. Godwin Ifidon Oyakhiromen National Open University of Nigeria Lagos. NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ii CSS 105 COURSE GUIDE National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island Lagos Abuja Annex 245 Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun Street Central Business District Opposite Arewa Suites Abuja e-mail: centralinfo@nou.edu.ng URL: www.nou.edu.ng National Open University of Nigeria 2006 First Printed 2006 ISBN: 978-058-434-X All Rights Reserved Printed by Goshen Print Media Ltd For National Open University of Nigeria iii CSS 105 COURSE GUIDE Contents Introduction......................................................................... Aims................................................................................... Objectives........................................................................... Working through the Course.............................................. Course Materials................................................................ Study Units........................................................................ Textbooks and References.................................................. Assessment.......................................
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...| | |INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA | |COURSE OUTLINE | |Kulliyyah |Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences | |Department |Political Science | |Programme |Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science) | |Course Title |Introduction to Political Science | |Course Code |PSCI 1010 | |Status |Core Course | |Level |1 ...
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...CHAPTER 1 – POLITICS AND KNOWLEDGE INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE Review Sekar Rizki Wibowo – KKI_B What is politics? Politics is a process by which a group of people, whose opinions or interests might be different from each other, reach collective decisions that are generally regarded as binding on the group and enforced as a common policy. The basis of political knowledge always came from three important sources, which are: 1. Authority : Involves the appeal of any documents, tradition, or person that is believed to be an important source of politics or some explanation regarding a particular issue. 2. Personal thought : Relies on assumption of human brains that may develop a thought that determines the definition or anything he/she knows about the political world. 3. Science : Uses expliicit methods that attempt to enable the different people to agree about what they know. The goal of using science in order to learn about politics is that it answers the facts what, why, and how questions about politics. Political science is composed from some subfields that are usually defined by their specific subject matter, rather than by their mode of analysis. The four subfields of political knowledge are: 1. Comparative politics : Focuses on similarities and difference in political processes and structures. 2. International relations : Focuses on the political relations between countries, the behavior of transnational actors, and the dynamics happenting...
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...branch of science that did a comparison study between the various constitutions, namely the Constitutional Law or Science Comparative Comparative Constitutional Law. Interest comparative method was essentially twofold: To compare two or more constitutions of various countries in order to find the basic principles of constitutional law; To compare a constitution that can be studied with another constitution or constitutions of other countries in order to understand more deeply the constitution were examined. In the book Prof. Jimly, he said that m ccording John AlderJohn Alder formulating the scope of constitutional law by asking a few key questions, which are :...
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...“Study Habit of New Era University Political Science Students” Submitted to the Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences and to Professor Dr. Joseph Asuncion in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the subject Research I By Andrea C. Calaycay AB- Political Science student CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Education is the most valued treasure we can have and cannot steal by others. Having a degree someday is a great gratitude for our parents and to oneself. A great achievement that you have past all your subjects and been through the world of most criticizing phase of your life. Molded you as a better person filled you with the right knowledge you needed in your field of profession. Not only just the lessons being taught by your Professor or by reading books but also the lessons of life which is the most vital lessons that should be applicable and valued to every individuals produced by its University. Statement of the Problem This study sought assessed the study habits of New Era University Political Science Students. Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions; 1. What are the matters affecting the student’s study habits of New Era University Political Science? 2. Is there any significant relationship between the course study and the ability of student to cope up in their field of study? 3. Are there things helped the students in their field of study by their University? And most importantly...
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...to American Political Development (APD), 4. The Media and its effects on the Presidency, 5. Leadership styles / techniques of Presidents, 6. The different roles played by Presidents and 7. The relationship the Presidency has with the United States Congress and the Courts. Assignments and Grade Breakdown...
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...approved for Exploring World Cultures f = also approved for Understanding U.S. Society g = Indicated courses specifically designed for those majoring in areas other than science and mathematics h = LAS nonlaboratory courses Anthropology (ANTH) | 102 | Introduction to Archaeology | 4 hourscg | 105 | Human Evolution | 4 hourscg | 218 | Anthropology of Children and Childhood | 3 hoursbh | 238 | Biology of Women Same as GWS 238 | 3 hoursgh | | | | Biological Sciences (BIOS) | 100 | Biology of Cells and Organisms | 5 hours | 101 | Biology of Populations and Communities | 5 hours | 104 | Life Evolving | 5 hoursg | | | | Chemistry (CHEM) | 100 | Chemistry and Life | 5 hoursg | 112 | General College Chemistry I | 5 hours | 114 | General College Chemistry II | 5 hours | 116 | Honors General Chemistry I | 5 hours | 118 | Honors General Chemistry II | 5 hours | 130 | Survey of Organic and Biochemistry | 5 hours | | | | Computer Science (CS) | 100 | Discovering Computer Science | 3 hoursh | | | | Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAES) | 101 | Global Environmental Change | 4 hours | 111 | Earth, Energy, and the Environment | 4 hours | 200 | Field Work in Missouri | 2 hours | | | | Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) | 115 | Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering | 4 hours | | | | Honors College (HON) | 130 | Honors Core in Analyzing the Natural World and Understanding the Individual...
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...SOCIAL SCIENCES TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ............................................................. 3 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES ................................................ 4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014-2015 ................................................ 5 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................... 13 GENERAL INFORMATION & REGULATIONS .............................. 14 General Regulations for Bachelor of Science Degrees 14 Special Regulations for Degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management........................................................... 27 Franchise Agreements .......................................................... 27 EVENING UNIVERSITY -GENERAL INFORMATION & REGULATIONS ................................................................................... 28 General Regulations for Bachelor of Science Degrees 28 General Regulations for Diploma Programmes ............ 36 General Regulations for Certificate Programmes ......... 37 STUDENT PRIZES .............................................................................. 38 CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................ 39 UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS ON PLAGIARISM .......................... 40 THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT/ DISABILITIES LIAISON UNIT (ASDLU) ............................................................................................... 42 POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ........
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...Canadian culture is an element of my identity that I struggle with describing and expressing. Throughout my twenty-one years of life, I lived equally in two different countries, Jamaica and Canada, both with distinctive cultures, identities, and approaches to communication policy and media production. In this introductory statement, I explore how my interests and curiosity in communication policy and political science developed because of my upbringing in both Canada and Jamaica; and, also, I explore my interest in and expectations for COMN 3250: Communications Policy I: A Comparative Introduction and COMN 3251: Communication Policy II: Current Issues and Case Studies. First, my interests in communication policy developed immensely due to...
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...Politics a science? This is a question that always seems difficult to answer and discuss. Personally, I have been asked this question and even when I feel like I have the answer there is always another opinion from someone else on how they think it’s not a science. It’s a question we always touch in my group and after everyone has given their opinion on this topic, there never still seems to be a good legitimate answer. Politics is always grouped and said to be part of the social sciences, but should it really be classified as a social science or even a science? Politics is a controversial field itself; it also seems to have a flaw in it. From the way it’s been run by the people elected into power, to other different aspects of it. Political Science is a science but also a very different kind of science Politics is the activity that influences the policies and actions of a government, and also keeping and getting power in a government. Politics is widely regarded as part of science, or as a science itself. Politics is usually referred to as “Political Science”, which is still the same idea, Political Science is also the study of people, and why people act the way do, it’s the study of how a person’s deep philosophical beliefs affects his/her political beliefs and actions. It is a science because it observes, and experiments the government systems, it also measures the political life of the people occupying a certain country or nation. The methods applied in science e.g. observation...
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...of Arts and Sciences Ver. 1.0 07-July-11 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Affairs (120 Credit Hours) ﻟﻳﺳﺎﻧﺱ ﺍﻟﺷﺅﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﻳﺔ Fall 2011 Plan 2011 ﺧﻁﺔ ﺧﺭﻳﻑ Overall Degree Structure for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Affairs: ﺗﻭﺯﻳﻊ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺧﻁﺔ ﺍﻟﺩﺭﺍﺳﻳﺔ ﻟﻘﺳﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﺅﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺩﻯ ﺍﺭﺑﻊ ﺳﻧﻭﺍﺕ No. Description ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺻﻳﻑ Courses ﻣﻘﺭﺭﺍﺕ Credit Hours ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻣﻛﺗﺳﺑﺔ 13 39 1 Major Requirements 2 Major Electives 6 18 3 ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺮﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻻﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻟﻘﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺆﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﺔ Concentration OR Minor 8 24 2 6 11 33 40 120 ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﺟﺒﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻟﻘﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺆﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﺔ ﺗﺧﺻﺹ ﺩﻗﻳﻕ ،ﺃﻭ ﻓﺭﻋﻲ 4 Free Electives ﺍﺧﺗﻳﺎﺭﻱ ﺣﺭ 5 Core Curriculum Requirements ﻣﺗﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ Total: Page 1 of 11 Department of International Affairs College of Arts and Sciences Ver. 1.0 07-July-11 1. Major Requirements (39 Credits Required) Students should take courses totaling 39 credits (13 courses of 39 credits) 1. ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﺟﺒﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻟﻘﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺆﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﺔ ﻳﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﻬﺎء ﻣﻦ ﺩﺭﺍﺳﺔ 93 ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﻣﻜﺘﺴﺐ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻌﺎﺩﻝ 31 ﻣﻘﺮﺭ ﺩﺭﺍﺳﻲ Course Id. ﺭﻗﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺮﺭ INTA 100 Nb. of Credit Hours Course Title ﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺮﺭ ﻋﺪﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺘﺴﺒﺔ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺐ ﺳﺎﺑﻖ Semester Offered ﻓﺻﻝ ﺍﻟﻁﺭﺡ None ﻻ ﻳﻭﺟﺩ None ﻻ ﻳﻭﺟﺩ None ﻻ ﻳﻭﺟﺩ None ﻻ ﻳﻭﺟﺩ Fall ﺧﺭﻳﻑ Fall ﺧﺭﻳﻑ Fall ﺧﺭﻳﻑ Spring ﺭﺑﻳﻊ INTA 101 First Year Seminar ﺣﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺣﺙ ﻟﻠﺳﻧﺔ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻰ Political and Social...
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...POLITICAL SCIENCE: DEFINITION AND SCOPEIntroduction: It can be argued that the discovery of the laws of evolution has, theselast two centuries, revolutionised the study of Man. Evolution has givena sort of scientific sanction to the idea of human progress of whichmodernity aims at being the concrete expression. Progress, in thispeculiar sense, not only means the advancement of scientific learningbut also the improvement of human society. The growingconsciousness of Man from little more than an ape to a fully thinkinganimal has led to a higher level of organisation and stability within hiscommunities, which were to become later on villages and cities. Overtime, with the development and expansion of human activities, theorganisation of these local units became more defined, and norms andlaws were developed to control them. Again, all along History, we findmany systems devised by various civilisations and peoples for thepurpose of ruling and governing, we observe the influence of personalor collective interests on the policies of governments and the outcomeof conflicts, and we hear of and sometimes witness the contribution of individuals either to the prosperity or ruin of a particular state orcountry. Such evolutions and variations, past and present, in the ideasand practices behind the organisation and administration of humansocieties are the proper subjects of Political Science. Definition and Scope of Political Science. 1. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, political...
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...Carleton University Department of Political Science Winter 2016 PSCI 3600B International Institutions Thursdays - 11:35am to 2:25pm Please confirm location on Carleton Central Instructor: Office: Office hours: Telephone: e-mail: James Milner Loeb A629 Thursdays, 3-4pm and Fridays, 10-11am (or by appointment) (613) 520-2600 x2211 James.Milner@carleton.ca Please use your Carleton e-mail address or the e-mail function of cuLearn to send an email to the instructor or TA and always include the course code in the subject line. First class: Last class: 7 January 2016 7 April 2016 NOTE: No class meeting on 18 February 2016 due to Reading Week cuLearn: On-line components of this course will be managed through cuLearn. Please visit the cuLearn site at least once a week to receive the most current information pertaining to the scheduling of the course and required readings. Course objectives: International institutions have come to play an increasingly important role in global politics in the last century. Arguably the most prominent of these institutions is the United Nations (UN). Established in 1945 and in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the UN’s Charter set out the rights and obligations of Member States, and pledged to: “save succeeding generations from the scourges of war”; “reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights”; promote “respect for the obligations arising from treaties”; and “promote social progress and better ...
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... Chapter I: Introduction Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………………..3 Purpose of the Proposed Research Study…………………………………………..3 Importance of Proposed Research Study…………………………………………...4 Research Hypotheses to be Tested…………………………………………………4 Limitations of the Proposed Study…………………………………………………4 Definitions of the Terms……………………………………………………………5 Chapter II: Review of the Literature Chapter III: Methodology Purpose of the Proposed Study……………………………………………………. Research Hypotheses to be Tested………………………………………………… Sample Populations/Subjects………………………………………………………. Procedures and Research Methods of Proposed Study…………………………….. Ethical Considerations of Proposed Study………………………………………….. References………………………………………………………………………….4 Chapter I: Introduction Statement of the Problem For anyone that is familiar with Canadian politics, especially in the Canadian Senate, corruption is a common theme. Richard Gwyn proposed that Canada’s political integrity was near perfect up until 1975, where political transgressions became prominent in the news. What Gwyn fails to note is the many smaller transgressions that have surfaced prior to 1975, which may not fall into the category of noteworthy (Gibbons & Rowat, 1975). The empirical evidence that must be stated with response to Canada’s political corruption is what is considered by many to be political integrity. What questions must also be answered; are what is considered shabby politics? Is Canada’s political integrity really...
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...Table of contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Definition of concepts 3 3. Approaches 4 1. Prevention and health promotion 4 2. Empowerment and citizen participation 5 4. Conclusion 6 5. List of references 7 1. Introduction This assignment is about critically comparing and contrasting the community psychology and public health approaches to social problems. Firstly I will define the concepts involved, secondly I will briefly discuss historical context of both community psychology and public health and lastly I will discuss approaches. . The comparison will be based upon prevention and health promotion, empowerment, individual wellness and citizen participation 2. Definition of concepts Community psychology is all about how individuals relate to the society in which they live. Public health on the other hand is defined as being concerned with preventing disease and distress. Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals. On the other hand, community psychology is fundamentally concerned with the relationship between social systems and individual well-being in the community context. Community psychology...
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