HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE, INC.

Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND COMMUNICATION

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

COURSE OUTLINE
FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

I – COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course is designed to acquaint the students with selected concepts, theories, and methods of
political science. It also deals with additional information to raise the students’ level of literacy in the
realm of political science.

II – STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

1. explain basic concepts, principles, and terms in political science;

2. identify the theories and methods of political science;
3. appreciate the basic concepts of political science;
4. learn to value the importance of political theories;
5. act as agent of change for the improvement of the Philippine political system;
6. participate in any political activity for the benefit of the Filipinos;

III – COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

TIMEFRAME CONTENT/ TOPIC TASK / ACTIVITY ONLINE TOOL

PRELIM

Week 1 Nature and Scope of Political

Science
a) Political Science, Defined
b) Understanding about Politics
and Its Boundaries
c) The Field of Political Science
d) Methodology of Political
Science
e) Importance of Political
Science

Weeks 2 & 3 The Meaning and Nature of

 Political Science
a) State, Defined
b) Theories of State Origin
c) Characteristics of
Sovereignty

Classifications of Government
a) Government by One
b) Government by Few
c) Government of the Many
d) Government as to the Extent
Research tasks Google
of Powers Exercised by the
Classroom,
National Government Individual presentation
Google Meet,
e) Government as to Group presentation Zoom, Youtube
Relationship Set between the etc.
Executive and the Legislative Reading assignments
Case studies

Week 4 The Constitution Concept maps

a) Constitution, Defined Online assessments

b) Basic Concept Underlying

the Constitution
c) Functions of Constitution

The Rule of Law

a) Law, Defined
b) Concept about the Nature of
Law
c) Sources of Law
d) The Current Legal System:
Civil and common law

MIDTERM

Week 5 Political Parties and Personal

Organizations
 a) Elements of Political Party
b) Functions of Political Parties
c) The Party System
d) The Party Organization
e) Personal Organizations

Week 6 Pressure Groups

a) Pressure Group, Defined
b) Pressure Groups and
Political Parties Distinguished
c) Kinds Pressure and Pressure
Politics
Research tasks Google
d) Functions of Pressure
Classroom,
Groups Individual presentation
Google Meet,
e) Defects of Pressure Groups Group presentation Zoom, Youtube
etc.
Reading assignments
Week 7 & 8 Public Opinion and Propaganda Case studies
a) The Meaning of Public Concept maps
Opinion
Online assessments
b) The Method in Measuring
Public Opinion
c) Propaganda, Defined
d) Factors that Affect the
Technique and Content of
Propaganda
e) The Techniques of
Propaganda

PRE-FINAL

Weeks 9 & 10 The Legislative

a) Advantages and Defects of
Bicameral and Unicameral
b) Committees in the
Legislative
c) Types of Bills
 d) Steps of Legislative
Enactment

Weeks 11 & 12 The Executive

a) Definitions of Executives
b) Presidential Parliamentary
Executive
c) Qualifications and Terms of
Office of Executive
d) Choosing the Executive Research tasks Google
Classroom,
f) Defects of the Electoral Individual presentation
Google Meet,
College System
Group presentation Zoom, Youtube
g) The Executive as a etc.
Ceremonial and Symbolic Chief Reading assignments
of State Case studies
h) The Powers and Functions of Concept maps
the Executive as Chief
Administrator Online assessments

i) The Powers and Functions of

the Executive as Commander-
in-Chief of the Armed Forces
j) The Powers and Functions of
the Executive as Dispenser
k) The Legislative Powers and
Functions the Executive
l) The Powers and Functions of
the Executive in Foreign
Relations
m) Other Powers and Functions
of the Executive

FINAL

Weeks 13 & 14 The Judiciary

a) Judiciary, Defined
b) The Concept of Judicial
Independence
c) The Judiciary as Enforcer of
 the Bill of Rights
d) The Functions of the
Judiciary
e) Two Basic Methods in
Selecting Judges
Research tasks Google
Classroom,
Individual presentation
Weeks 15 & 16 The Meaning and Nature of Google Meet,
Bureaucracy Group presentation Zoom, Youtube
etc.
a) Bureaucracy in General Reading assignments
b) Major Functions of the Case studies
Bureaucracy
Concept maps
c) Common Patterns in Formal
Organizations Online assessments

d) Major Characteristics of
Bureaucracy based on Weber’s
Idea
e) Features of t6he
Bureaucracy
f) Problems in the Philippine
Bureaucracy

IV – REFERENCES

Required Sources:
1) De Leon, H. (2014). Textbook on the Philippine Constitution. Quezon City: Rex Printing Company
Inc.
2) Donato, J. (2011). Introduction to Political Science: A Simplified Text in Political Science Revised
Edition.
3) Roskin, F.M., et al. (2012). Political Science an introduction (12th Edition). Pearson Education,
Inc.

Suggested Readings (To be posted and updated by the Instructor on the pace of the course)

Prepared by:
MR. JULIUS CESAR N. DELOY
Instructor