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POL 100 Sec 2– Introduction to Political Science
Fall 2021
Instructor Rida Ashfaq
Room No.
Office Hours TBD
Email
[email protected]Telephone
Secretary/TA Zoya Imran, Mahrukh Raja
TA Office Hours TBD
Course URL (if
any)
Course Teaching Methodology
• Teaching Methodology: a blend of both synchronous or asynchronous
• Lecture details: All classes will be live and the recordings will be available
Course Basics
Credit Hours 4
Lecture(s) 2 Duration 1 hour 50 minutes
Recitation/Lab (per None Duration
week)
Tutorial (per week) None Duration
Course Distribution
Core Yes
Elective
Open for Student Freshmen & Sophomores
Category
Close for Student Juniors & Seniors
Category
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims to explore basic concepts and ideas shaping Political Science in areas of political theory, comparative
politics and international relations.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)
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None
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Students will come to understand the means of inquiry in the social sciences generally, and in political
• science in particular. This will include an understanding of how knowledge about politics and
• government is generated by political scientists working within their discipline.
To enable students to articulate concepts and ideologies which have shaped Political Science.
Gain an understanding of how political ideologies and their impact on Modern day world politics.
Get acquainted with key terminology.
Students will come to understand that there are various types of political systems around the world, and
that these may differ from each other with regard to their individual political institutions, political
culture, political ideologies, and public policies.
Grading break up: Component Details and weightages
Attendance: 5%
Class Participation: 15%
Assignment(s): 20%
Midterm Examination: 30%
Final Examination: 30%
Reading: Required readings should be completed by the session/date corresponding with the topic as indicated on
this syllabus. All readings will be available in the reading package and online. Any changes/additions that are made
to the syllabus will be announced in class. Please do active reading with notes in order to facilitate fruitful discussion.
Attendance (5%):
Regular class attendance is essential for this course. Given that there may be times that you are unable to attend class,
you may miss two classes over the course of the semester without incurring any penalty. After the second absence,
marks will be deducted off your attendance grade for each additional absence. The attendance will be marked once at
the beginning of the online class and once near the end of class. If you have electricity or internet issues, please inform
the TAs while email or message within 2 days maximum.
Class Participation (15%):
Everyone will be expected and encouraged to participate and cold calls might happen occasionally. You will either have
the option to speak up during the online classes or post discussion comments on the online forum discussion tab on
LMS.
If you participate during our online class once, it will earn you the full 1 mark for CP.
If you post a discussion point on LMS later, it will earn you 0.75 mark for CP.
Discussion comments must be at minimum 60 words. Your discussion point will be the answer to any one of the several
questions I post on LMS for that class session.
You must post your discussion comment within 48 hours of that respective class session for it to be counted as your CP.
Assignments (20%):
This instrument will consist of a combination of online quizzes, written assignments and a presentation. n-1 will be
applied.
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Mid Term Exam (30%): Take home exam – short essay based. Choice will be given.
Final Exam (30%): Take home exam, Similar to the midterm exam format. Will only be based on post – midterm
syllabus
Examination Detail
Midterm Yes/No: Yes
Exam Duration and Specifications: Take home
Yes/No: Yes
Final Exam Duration & Specifications: Take home
COURSE OVERVIEW
Week/ Lecture/ Recommended Objectives/
Topics
Module Readings Application
• Lecture 1 Introduction - What is None Introduction to the course
politics?
Andrew Heywood, Politics, 4th
What is politics? edition (London: Macmillian Concepts
• Lecture 2
Approaches and Methods Publishers, 2013) Chapter 1,
of Political Science pp 1-26
Andrew Heywood, Political
Power, authority, Theory: An Introduction, 4th Concepts
• Lecture 3
legitimacy edition (London: Macmillan,
2015), pp. 109-140
• Lecture 4 Politics and the State Heywood, Politics, Chapter 3, Concepts and Institutions
pp. 56-79
Heywood, Politics, Chapter 5, Institutions and Ideological
Nations and Nationalism pp.109-127 Streams
• Lecture 5
Political culture and the Heywood, Politics, Chapter 8, Concepts
• Lecture 6
media pp. 171-195
Institutions and Ideological
• Lecture 7
Politics, society and Heywood, Politics, Chapter 7, Streams
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identity pp. 151-170
Andrew Heywood, Political
Ideologies, An Introduction, 5th Ideological Streams
• Lecture 8 Politics of the Extreme edition (London: Palgrave,
Macmillan, 2012), Chapter 10,
pp. 281-307
• Lecture 9 Liberalism Heywood, Political Ideologies, Ideological Streams
Chapter 2, pp. 24-59.
• Lecture 10 Conservatism Heywood, Political Ideologies, Ideological Streams
Chapter 3, pp. 65-94
Heywood, Political Ideologies,
• Lecture 11 Socialism Chapter 4, pp. 97-136 Ideological Streams
Heywood, Political Ideologies,
• Lecture 12
Fascism Chapter 7 pp. 199-222 Ideological Streams
Heywood, Political Ideologies,
• Lecture 13
Feminism Chapter 8, pp. 226-248 Ideological Streams
Heywood, Politics, Chapter 4,
• Lecture 14 Democracy and Legitimacy pp. 80-107. Concepts, ideologies,
political process
• Lecture 15 Mid Term
Heywood, Political Ideologies,
• Lecture 16 The end of ideology debate Chapter 12, pp. 337-342 Concepts, ideologies,
political process
Heywood, Politics, Chapter 15,
• Lecture 17 Constitutions, laws and pp. 331-350 Institutions, political process
judiciary
Heywood, Politics, Chapter 14,
• Lecture 18
Assemblies pp. 309-330 Institutions, political process
Heywood, Politics, Chapter 13
Political executives and pp. 284-308 Institutions, political process
• Lecture 19
leadership
• Lecture 20 Federalism and subnational Heywood, Politics, Chapter 17, Institutions, political process
politics pp. 378-398
• Lecture 21 Political systems and party Heywood, Politics, Chapter 10, Institutions, political process
systems pp. 221-243
Representation, elections Heywood, Politics, Chapter 9, Institutions, political process
• Lecture 22
and voting pp. 196-220
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Comparing governments, Heywood, Politics, Chapter 12, Political process
• Lecture 23
regimes and systems pp. 265-283
• Lecture 24 Political economy and Heywood, Politics, Chapter 6, Institutions, political process
globalization pp. 128-150
• Lecture 25 Security: domestic and Heywood, Politics, Chapter 18, Institutions, political process
international pp.399-420
• Lecture 26 World order and global Heywood, Politics, Chapter 19, Institutions, political process
governance pp. 421-442
• Lecture Revision & Final exam
27&28
Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings
Andrew Heywood, Politics, 4th edition (London: Macmillian Publishers, 2013).
Andrew Heywood, Political Theory: An Introduction, 4th edition (London: Macmillan, 2015).
Andrew Heywood, Political Ideologies, An Introduction, 5th edition (London: Palgrave, Macmillan, 2012).
