Introduction to political science

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[edit] Intro Into Political Science

[edit] Now enrolling

Thank you for your interest and welcome to the “Intro to Political Science” class here at Wikiversity. Now enrolling students until 3/22/06! Contact the Instructor *Gh0st (email:ghostiscool@hotmail.com) with your Wikiversity user name and e-mail. You will be contacted with the class schedule, policies and other pertinent information. Students considering enrollment, please be aware that this class requires a great deal of concentration, dedication and participation. Those same qualities will be reciprocated by your professor. Thank you and welcome to the class!

Gh0st-Instructor

This course is under major construction!

[edit] Learning Objectives

[edit] Unit 1: The Bases Of Politics

What is politics? Explain in detail.
What is a nation-state? Define its elements.
Discuss the contributions of many different political theorists.
Compare and describe the different social contract theories.
What is Democracy and a Republic?
Compare and contrast authoritarianism and totalitarianism. Give examples of each.

[edit] Unit 2: Political Thought

Define the term ideology.
Classic Liberalism vs. Modern Liberalism
Outline the main tenets of Socialism, Communism, Fascism, Anarchism, etc.
Culture vs. Politics
Discuss the contributions of Feminism

[edit] Unit 3: Politics in History

Identify world altering political events.
Actors vs. Ideas
Identify the different civilizations that attempted world conquest. Why?
Discuss the American Revolution
Discuss the Russian Bolshevik Revolution
Discuss both World War I and II

[edit] Unit 4: Modern Politics

Discuss the governing bodies of modern nation-states.
What is the United Nations?
Globalization, the savior or destroyer?
Terrorism and its effect on politics.
Can there really be Democracy in Iraq?
The effect of economics in world politics.
What is Capitalism?

[edit] Class Procedures

This class will be instructed through reading materials, discussion and formal lecture. Please be aware that this class will require that you attend periodic live on-line voice lectures. After these lectures, students will be allowed to vocally debate and ask questions. These lectures will be once a week, and instructions on how and when to attend these lectures will be e-mailed to you upon enrollment.

[edit] EXAMS

There will be 4 writing component projects that will be considered exams through out the semester. This will require students to critically think about the various elements of thier unit of study.

Final Exam will be comprehensive and consist of Multiple Choice, True/Flase and Matching.

[edit] Grade Computation

Lecture exams = 80% Final exam = 20%

Grade scale: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; below 60 = F

[edit] Attendance

Students are required to attend the once a week live online lecture. Most of the information needed to fulfill the exams will be discussed in these lecutres. Students will be allowed to miss 1 lecture session, thereafter the student will be dropped from this class. The professor of this course gives the effort to teach for free, students must give the effort to attend.

[edit] Professor Office Hours

If the student is having problems with grasping the material, he/she may request office time with the professor. This will help facilitate better learning methods for students that are having problems absorbing the extensive information on the subject. Students must not hesitate contacting the professor if help is needed. Contact Gh0st-Dean and professor of this class.

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