INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

Schedule of Activities, TERM 1

WEEK DATES ACTIVITY

1 August 24 ORIENTATION
Grading system, Syllabus discussion, expectations
August 26 ACTIVITY 1.1.1. PLAN OF INQUIRY
2 August 31 DECLARED HOLIDAY (NATIONAL HEROES DAY)
September 2 LECTURE 1: WHAT IS POLITICS (DEFINITION AND CONCEPTS)
3 September 7 ACTIVITY 1.2.1. POLITICAL COMPASS
September 9 LECTURE 2: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
4 September 14 FILM SHOWING
September 16 FILM SHOWING CONTINUATION
5 September 21 LECTURE 3: UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA
September 23 ACTIVITY
6 September 28 FILM SHOWING: BATAS MILITAR
September 30 LECTURE 4: CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY/LIBERAL DEMOCRACY MODEL
7 October 5 LECTURE 5: CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
DICTATORSHIP MODEL (AUTHORITARIANISM, TOTALITARIANISM)
October 7 RESEARCH BREAK
8 October 12 MIDTERM EXAM
October 14 ACTIVITY 2.3.1. DEMOCRACY SCORE CARD (PER COUNTRY)
9 October 19 REPORTING: Group 1 (30min), Group 2 (30min), Group 3 (30min)
October 21 REPORTING: Group 4 (30min), Group 5 (30min), Group 6 (30min)
10 October 26 REPORTING: Group 7 (30min), Group 8 (30min), Group 9 (30min)
October 28 RELEASE OF MIDTERM GRADE
11 November 2 QUIZ ON GROUP REPORTS
November 4 LECTURE 6: THE DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE AND CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRATIZATION ,
REPRESENTATION AND ELECTIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES/INTEREST GROUPS
12 November 9 ACTIVITY 3.1.3. The highway project
November 11 LECTURE 7: POLITICAL CULTURE, SOCIALIZATION, PARTICIPATION
13 November 16 RESEARCH BREAK
November 18 DECLARED HOLIDAY (APEC LEADERS MEETING)
14 November 23 FINAL EXAM
November 25 GRADE CONSULTATION