Course Discipline and
GAVILAN COLLEGE
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
|NEW COURSE PROPOSAL - SECOND READING |
|Date: |10/1/2014 |Prepared & Submitted by: |Marc Turetzky |
|Department: |Social Science |Course Discipline and Number: |Pols 10 |
|Course Title: Introduction to Political Science |Short title: Political Science |
|Units: |Lecture: |Lab: |Number of weeks: |LEH Factor: |
|3 |3 |0 |16 | |
|Credit Status: Credit - Degree Applicable Credit - Non Degree Applicable Non Credit |
|TOP Code: |Classification: |Non Credit Category: |Occupational Code (SAM): |
|0000.00 | | | |
Course Numbering System:
0-99 Transfer & Degree Appropriate
99, 199, 299 Emergency, One Term, Special Topics Course
100-198 Degree Appropriate & Potential Transfer
200-298 Associate Degree Appropriate & Non Transfer
300s Not Degree Applicable, Non Transfer Occupational
400s Developmental courses
500s Special Populations (see College Catalog for complete descriptions)
600s Adult Education
700s Non Credit
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND AREA DEAN:
Obtain signatures from your Department Chair and Area Dean prior to submitting to the curriculum committee.
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Date Print Name Department Chair
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Date Print Name Area Dean
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Date Print Name Distance Education Coordinator (if needed)
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONAL ADMINISTRATION:
The course(s) has/have been approved by the curriculum committee and instructional administration, and satisfy all applicable requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 5.
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Date Print Name Signature, Curriculum Chair
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Date Print Name Signature, VP of Instruction
DISTRICT:
On ____________ (date), the governing board of the Gavilan College District approved the course proposal(s) attached to this request.
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Date Print Name President
|1. |Anticipated first term of offering: Fall Spring Summer Year: 2015 |
2. Course Description:
Introduction to Political Science introduces students to the discipline of political science. It is designed to familiarize students with basic political concepts, political ideologies, theories, political systems, and sub-fields within the field of political science.
3. Has the course content been compared to the equivalent C-ID descriptor? Yes No n/a
C-ID code: POLS 150
If yes, see the Articulation Officer for assistance with C-ID descriptors.
4. Will course be cross-listed? Yes No
If yes, which department is responsible for scheduling, updating, and assessing the course?
Reason for cross-listing:
5. Justification of recommendation for new course: (e.g. requirement for major’s sequence, general education, trends in field or scholarship, etc. List agencies, groups, resources consulted to determine need: State Boards, advisory committees, surveys, other colleges’ offerings, etc.)
It is a requirement for my major's sequence as well as a trend in the field.
6. Course Requisites:
List all prerequisites separated by AND/OR, as needed. Also fill out and submit the Prerequisite/Advisory form.
Prerequisite:
Co-requisite:
Advisory:
7. Proposed Grading System:
Standard Letter Grade Option of a standard letter grade or pass/no pass
Pass/no pass only Non Credit
8. Will course be Repeatable? No Yes
Additional skills that will be acquired by repeating this course must be included in the course outline.
If yes, how many times? 1 2 3 Unlimited (DRC/Non credit only)
Reason for Repeating:
Intercollegiate Athletics
Active Participatory course in Physical Education, Visual Arts or Performing Arts related in content to one or more other courses.
Occupational Work Experience/General Work Experience
Special class for students with disabilities
Non Credit
9. Is this a stand-alone course?
Yes (Course is NOT included in a degree or certificate program)
No (Course IS included in a degree or certificate program)
10. Does this course focus on basic skills in English, ESL or Math?
No Yes
If yes, Proposed 6 Digit TOP code
Prior to College Code (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Y)
11. Will this course be offered via Distance Education?
Yes No If yes, include the Distance Education - Form D when you submit the second reading.
Select all that apply.
Internet-based:
Course development software, such as Moodle
Other
Hybrid
Other
12. Does this course meet the cultural diversity requirement? Yes No n/a
If Yes, please indicate which criteria apply. At least two criteria must be selected and evidenced in the course content section and at least one Student Learning Outcome must apply to cultural diversity.
This course promotes understanding of:
Cultures and subcultures
Cultural awareness
Cultural inclusiveness
Mutual respect among diverse peoples
Familiarity with cultural developments and their complexities
Student Learning Outcome: 4,7, 8, 9, 10
13. What resources will be needed in order to offer this class at Gavilan?
a. Staffing: None
b. Facility Usage: None
c. Supplies and equipment (include cost estimates): $0
d. Tutoring Center resources, if applicable: None
e. Can existing library resources at Gavilan accommodate student needs for this class?
Yes No Verified by: MDT (Verbal verification of Librarian is adequate.)
If no, list additional resources necessary & budget estimate.
f. Can existing computer software, hardware, and other technological resources at
Gavilan accommodate student’s needs for this class? Yes No N/A
If no, list additional resources necessary & budget estimate.
14. If degree applicable, is a similar course offered at community colleges or 4 year colleges & universities? Yes No
| (if yes,| | | |Upper or Lower Div |Units/Sem/Qtr |
|list | | | | | |
|examples | | | | | |
|below. | | | | | |
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|campus, | | | | | |
|be sure | | | | | |
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| |PLSC 101 |Introduction to Political Science |Mira Costa College | U L |3 |
| |Discipline & No |Title |College or Univ. | | |
| |POLSC 120 |Introduction to Politics |Diablo Valley College | U L |3 |
| |Discipline & No |Title |College or Univ. | | |
| |POL SCI 120 |Introduction to Politics & Political |Grossmont College | U L |3 |
| | |Analysis | | | |
| |Discipline & No |Title |College or Univ. | | |
15. If degree applicable, please complete the following information on articulation recommendations. See College Articulation Officer for assistance.
15A. Transfer: Would you recommend that this be a course that transfers to:
State Universities and Colleges Yes No
University of California Yes No
Will the course satisfy a major requirement at CSU or UC?
If so, complete the following:
|PSCI 2000: Introduction to Political |at |CA State University at Stanislau |Required for |BA: Political Science |
|Science | | | | |
|Course Title & No. | | CSUC or UC Campus | |Program or Major |
|POSC 1000: Introduction to Political |at |CA State University at East Bay |Required for |BA: Political Science |
|Science | | | | |
|Course Title & No. | | CSUC or UC Campus | |Program or Major |
|POL SCI 200: Introduction to the Study of|at | |Required for | |
|Politics | |CA State University at Fullerton | |BA: Political Science |
|Course Title & No. | | CSUC or UC Campus | |Program or Major |
15B. General Education: Would you recommend that this be a course that satisfies the GE requirement in the following:
| |Natural |Social |Humanities/Art |Lifelong |Cmun |Math/ |American |Cultural |
| |Science |Science | |Learning | |Quantitative |Institutions |Diversity |
|AA/AS/GE Degree | | | | | | | | |
|CSU G.E. | | | | | | | | |
|UC Transfer/GE | | | | | | | | |
|IGETC | | | | | | | | |
(Note that definitions of areas that can be counted in UC or CSU vary. Be sure to ask for assistance if needed.)
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COURSE OUTLINE DETAIL
RECOMMENDED/REQUIRED TEXTBOOK/S: (Must complete)
Textbook must be no more than 5 years old.
The following information must be provided: Author, Title, Publisher, Year of Publication, Reading level and Reading level verification.
Required: Recommended: n/a
Author: Michael Roskin et al. Title: Political Science: An Introduction. Place of Publication: Boston: MA: Publisher: Longman, Year of Publication: 2014. Or other appropriate college level text.
ISBN: 13: 978-0-205-07594-2 (if available)
Reading level of text, Grade: 13 Verified by: MDT
Other textbooks or materials to be purchased by the student: None
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
If the course will be program applicable, copy and paste the appropriate Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) and number them. Indicate which PLO(s) are being addressed in the Student Learning Outcomes below.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: (Must complete)
1. Complete this section in a manner that demonstrates student’s use of critical thinking and reasoning skills. These include the ability to formulate and analyze problems and to employ rational processes to achieve increased understanding. Reference Bloom's Taxonomy of action verbs.
2. List the Type of Measures that will be used to measure the student learning outcomes, such as written exam, oral exam, oral report, role playing, project, performance, demonstration, etc.
3. Identify which Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) are aligned with this course. List them by number in order of emphasis.
4. Identify which Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO) are aligned with this course. List them, by number in order of emphasis. For example: "2, 1" would indicate Cognition and Communication.
(1) Communication, (2) Cognition, (3) Information Competency, (4) Social Interaction, (5) Aesthetic Responsiveness, (6) Personal Development & Responsibility, (7) Content Specific.
5. For GE courses, enter the GE Learning Outcomes for this course. For example "A1, A2". GE Learning Outcomes are listed below.
6. Indicate when the course will be assessed.
Have you consulted the Rubric in developing the SLOs? Yes No
|1. |Explain the development of political science and its subfields. |
|Measure: Debate, Quiz, Exam |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|2. |Identify and assess the key concepts in political science. |
|Measure: Quiz, Exam, Debate |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D4 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|3. |Evaluate and assess the various qualitative and quantitative approaches in political science |
|Measure: Quiz, Exam, Paper |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|4. |Identify and analyze basic political systems and their differences and similarities. |
|Measure: Quiz, Exam, Online |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D5 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
|Assignment | | | |2016 |
|5. |Analyze political behavior in global politics. |
|Measure: Paper, Quiz |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D4, D5, F2 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|6. |Analyze the role of globalization, terrorism, and international and regional governments. |
|Measure: Quiz, Online Assignment |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D4, D5 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|7. |Evaluate and assess the reasons for conflict and cooperation among the various actors and peoples on the world stage. |
|Measure: Quiz, Online Assignment |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D4, D5, F2 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|8. |Explain and assess the role of Constitutional governments around the world and the impact they have on various peoples and sub-national groups. |
|Measure: Quiz |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|9. |Explain and assess how economic policy and political economy impacts the state and the people living in those states. |
|Measure: Quiz, Exam |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D4 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
|10. |Evaluate the goals, techniques, and global impacts of foreign policy and international politics since the end of WWI. |
|Measure: Paper, Exam |PLO: |ILO: 1, 2 |GE-LO: A1, A2, D1, D4 |Anticipated Year of Assessment:|
| | | | |2016 |
General Education Learning Outcomes
AREA A Communications in the English Language
After completing courses in Area A, students will be able to do the following:
1. Receive, analyze, and effectively respond to verbal communication.
2. Formulate, organize and logically present verbal information.
3. Write clear and effective prose using forms, methods, modes and conventions of English grammar that best achieve the writing’s purpose.
4. Advocate effectively for a position using persuasive strategies, argumentative support, and logical reasoning.
5. Employ the methods of research to find information, analyze its content, and appropriately incorporate it into written work.
6. Read college course texts and summarize the information presented.
7. Analyze the ideas presented in college course materials and be able to discuss them or present them in writing.
8. Communicate conclusions based on sound inferences drawn from unambiguous statements of knowledge and belief.
9. Explain and apply elementary inductive and deductive processes, describe formal and informal fallacies of language and thought, and compare effectively matters of fact and issues of judgment and opinion.
AREA B Physical Universe and its Life Forms
After completing courses in Area B, students will be able to do the following:
1. Explain concepts and theories related to physical and biological phenomena.
2. Identify structures of selected living organisms and relate structure to biological function.
3. Recognize and utilize appropriate mathematical techniques to solve both abstract and practical problems.
4. Utilize safe and effectives laboratory techniques to investigate scientific problems.
5. Discuss the use and limitations of the scientific process in the solution of problems.
6. Make critical judgments about the validity of scientific evidence and the applicability of scientific theories.
7. Utilize appropriate technology for scientific and mathematical investigations and recognize the advantages and disadvantages of that technology.
8. Work collaboratively with others on labs, projects, and presentations.
9. Describe the influence of scientific knowledge on the development of world’s civilizations as recorded in the past as well as in present times.
AREA C Arts, Foreign Language, Literature and Philosophy
After completing courses in Area C, students will be able to do the following:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the language and content of one or more artistic forms: visual arts, music, theater, film/television, writing, digital arts.
2. Analyze an artistic work on both its emotional and intellectual levels.
3. Demonstrate awareness of the thinking, practices and unique perspectives offered by a culture or cultures other than one’s own.
4. Recognize the universality of the human experience in its various manifestations across cultures.
5. Express objective and subjective responses to experiences and describe the integrity of emotional and intellectual response.
6. Analyze and explain the interrelationship between self, the creative arts, and the humanities, and be exposed to both non-Western and Western cultures.
7. Contextually describe the contributions and perspectives of women and of ethnic and other minorities.
AREA D Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
After completing courses in Area D, students will be able to do the following:
1. Identify and analyze key concepts and theories about human and/or societal development.
2. Critique generalizations and popular opinion about human behavior and society, distinguishing opinion and values from scientific observation and study.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of research and scientific methodologies in the study of human behavior and societal change.
4. Analyze different cultures and their influence on human development or society, including how issues relate to race, class and gender.
5. Describe and analyze cultural and social organizations, including similarities and differences between various societies.
AREA E Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development
After completing courses in Area E, students will be able to do the following:
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of personal development.
2. Examine the integration of one’s self as a psychological, social, and physiological being.
3. Analyze human behavior, perception, and physiology and their interrelationships including sexuality, nutrition, health, stress, the social and physical environment, and the implications of death and dying.
AREA F Cultural Diversity
After completing courses in Area F, students will be able to do the following:
1. Connect knowledge of self and society to larger cultural contexts.
2. Articulate the differences and similarities between and within cultures.
|Hours |CONTENT, STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, OUT-OF-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS |
| |Hours: Total number of hours should be based on an 18 week semester, even though we are on a compressed 16 week calendar. For |
| |example, a 3 unit course should have 54 hours, less 2 for the final. |
| |Out of Class Assignments: essays, library research, problems, projects required outside of class on a 2 to 1 basis for Lecture |
| |units granted. Include specific examples of reading and writing assignments. |
|3 Hours |Content: This first portion of the class introduces students to the terms "politics" and "political science." It also includes a |
| |discussion of the syllabus and to the other key concepts of the course. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify and define terms like "politics", "political science", "power", |
| |"authority" and so on. We also examine whether political science is actually a "real" science. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapter 1 (Politics and Political Science) |
|3 Hours |Content: In this section, we examine and assess political theories, classical (descriptive and normative) and modern |
| |(behavioralism, systems theory, modernization theory, rational choice theory). |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify, define, and analyze classical and contemporary theories of political|
| |science. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapter 2 (Theories) |
|3 Hours |Content: This section of the class is an introduction to political ideologies, liberalism, Marxism, nationalism, fascism, |
| |conservatism, libertarianism, and Islamism. We also assess the important role modern states play on the contemporary world stage. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify, explain, and assess political ideology and modern states. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapter 3 (Political Ideologies). Quiz 2 (ideology). Online Assignment 1 (Ideology) |
|6 Hours |Content: In this portion of the course, students examine states emerge, develop and succeed or fail. We also examine the |
| |similarities and differences between unitary and federal systems. Students also examine and assess the impact of political, |
| |social, and economic rights on individual citizens. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify, define, compare/contrast, and evaluate the importance of states and |
| |political rights across the global system. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapters 4 (States) and 5 (Rights). Quiz 4 (States and Rights). Online Assignment 2 (States). |
|6 Hours |Content: Here, students examine and compare and contrast representative democracy and authoritarianism systems. Students also |
| |identify political culture and explain and assess how it developes and decays as well as the consequences of this growth and |
| |decay. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will explain and assess "regimes" and "political culture." |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapters 6 (Regimes) and 7 (Political Culture). Quiz 4 (Regimes and Culture). Online Assignment 3 |
| |(Political Culture). |
|3 Hours |Content: In this portion of the class, students examine, discuss, and evaluate what is and isn't public opinion. We also analyze |
| |whether public opinion polling is fair and objective. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify, explain, and assess what public opinion is and isn't. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Prep for exam. Exam 1 (Chapters 1-8). Read Chapter 8 (public Opinion) |
|6 Hours |Content: In this section, students examine, discuss, and evaluate what interest groups are, what they do, and what impact they |
| |have on politics. They also assess the effectiveness and purpose of political parties. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify, define, and assess interest groups and political parties. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapters 10 (Interest Groups) and Chapter 11 (Parties). Quizzes 5 (Interest Groups) and 6 |
| |(Parties). Online Assignment 4 (Interest Groups) |
|6 Hours |Content: In this module, students explain and evaluate why people vote, who votes, and what wins elections. They also compare and |
| |contrast the differences between presidential and parliamentary systems. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify, explain, and assess elections and legislatures. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapters 12 (Elections) and 13 (Legislatures). Online Assignments 5 (Elections) and 6 |
| |(Legislatures). Quizzes 7 (Elections) and 8 (Legislatures). |
|6 Hours |Content: In this section, students compare and contrast presidents and prime ministers as well as evaluate executive leadership. |
| |They also assess what bureaucracies do and why they seem to be so politically ineffective and unpopular. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will identify and evaluate the role of executives and judiciaries around the globe.|
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| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapters 14 (Executives and Bureaucracies) and Chapter 15 (Judiciaries). Online Assignment 7 |
| |(Judiciaries). Quiz 9 (Executives and Bureaucracies) |
|3 Hours |Content: This portion of the class is a focus on political economy. Here, students will identify what political economy is, who is|
| |entitled to what, and how big government should be. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will explain and evaluate the role of government and/in the economy. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapter 16 (Political Economy). Online Assignment 8 (Political Economy). Quiz 10 (Political |
| |Economy). |
|6 Hours |Content: In this section, students examine what violence is, why sub-national groups and governments use it to try to solve |
| |problems as well as how international relations can help people and governments to manage global problems and resolve global |
| |conflicts. |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will explain and evaluate why governments still use violence to resolve problems |
| |and conflicts in global politics. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Read Chapters 17 Political Violance) and 18 (International Relations). Online Assignments 9 (Political |
| |Violence) and 10 (International Relations). Submit Research Paper. |
|3 Hours |Content: Course Wrap up |
| |Student Performance Objectives (SPO): Students will prepare for final exam. |
| |Out-of-Class Assignments: Exam 2 (Final). No Readings. |
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|2 Hours |Final |
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
Lecture, small and large group discussions, parliamentary debates, video/video response discussions, simulations, and in class competitions plus exams, quizzes, online assignments, and a research paper.
|METHODS OF EVALUATION: |
|Category 1 - The types of writing assignments required: |
|Percent range of total grade: 50 % to 60 % |
| Written Homework |
| Reading Reports |
| Lab Reports |
| Essay Exams |
| Term or Other Papers |
| Other: |
|If this is a degree applicable course, but substantial writing assignments are NOT appropriate, indicate reason: |
| Course is primarily computational |
| Course primarily involves skill demonstration or problem solving |
|Category 2 - The problem-solving assignments required: |
|Percent range of total grade: 20 % to 30 % |
| Homework Problems |
| Field Work |
| Lab Reports |
| Quizzes |
| Exams |
| Other: |
|Category 3 - The types of skill demonstrations required: |
|Percent range of total grade: 5 % to 10 % |
| Class Performance/s |
| Field Work |
| Performance Exams |
|Category 4 - The types of objective examinations used in the course: |
|Percent range of total grade: 5 % to 10 % |
| Multiple Choice |
| True/False |
| Matching Items |
| Completion |
| Other: |
|Category 5 - Any other methods of evaluation: |
| Percent range of total grade: % to % |
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