POLITICAL SCIENCE 22
Pasadena City College
S. Anderson
TTH 10:30, C337
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
TEXT/READER
Terence Ball and Richard Daggar. Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, 9th edition. Terence Ball and Richard Daggar. Ideals and Ideologies, A Reader, 9th edition. (These books can be purchased from the Bookmart located at 1535 E. Colorado Blvd. across from the college or on-line)
Bibliography. You will be required to read one book from the list handed out in class. You can purchase your selection from any major bookstore either on-line or in person. You may also want to see if your selection is in the Shatford Library.
GRADING AND ATTENDANCE
There will be a midterm and a final examination. For these exams you will be responsible for learning key concepts and terms outlined in class and in your reader.
In addition to these two tests, you will be required to turn in one paper – five to seven pages typed (the paper will be based upon the book you read from the bibliography). You will also be given questions from me on each chapter. The questions and answers must be submitted to turnitin.com by due date. There will also be five written exercises to be completed in class.
Pasadena City College policy will be followed regarding attendance. “Students are expected to attend all class meetings of the courses in which they are enrolled. Students have a responsibility to drop classes they no longer attend. Excessive absences after the drop or withdrawal deadlines may result in the assignment of F grade.”
Your final grade will be derived from the following:
WRITTEN EXERCISES 20%
THOUGHT PAPERS 20%
MIDTERM 20%
PAPER 20%
FINAL 20%
TURNITIN.COM
FOR THIS COURSE, CANVAS IS NOT USED! ALL NECESSARY MATERIAL WILL BE POSTED ON MY WEBSITE, WWW.FACULTY.PASADENA.EDU/SJANDERSON. ALL YOUR GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON TURNITIN.COM. I DO NOT USE POINTS ONLY THE PERCENTAGES LISTED ABOVE. YOU CAN FOLLOW YOUR COURSE PROGRESS ON TURNITIN.COM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK!
TURNITIN.COM : CLASS ID AND PASSWORD: ID: 13351016 password: epistocracy (instructions for setting up turnitin.com are posted on my website)
PLAGIARISM, CHEATING, AND OTHER WAYS TO FAIL
You are responsible for your own work in this class. Your paper must be posted on www.turnitin.com by the time the assignment is due. If you fail to submit a hard copy and a copy to turnitin.com, you will not receive credit for the class. There is a detailed explanation of how to use www.turnitin.com on my website. If you don’t pass either the midterm or final satisfactorily, you will not pass the course. Any student caught cheating on any core assignment will receive a failing grade and will be subject to further disciplinary action by the college.
Cell Phone use will not be tolerated in class. If you have an emergency, please use phone in the hallway. Three warnings will be given and if not heeded, you will be dropped from the class. Laptop use in class is for taking notes only. Social networking, e-mailing, etc. in class will result in being dropped from the class.
OFFICE LOCATION AND PHONE #: C347, 626/585-7495
E-MAIL: , WEBSITE: HTTP://FACULTY.PASADENA.EDU/SJANDERSON
OFFICE HOURS: MW 8:00-8:45 a.m., TTH 8:00-10:30 or by appointment
Throughout the semester EXTRA CREDIT will be announced. The difficulty of the assignment will determine the amount of extra credit you will receive. You will be given a separate handout explaining in greater detail the types of Extra Credit you can complete. ALL EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE ON DECEMBER 8TH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS. I suggest, however, that you turn extra credit in as you complete it for feedback.
NOTE: YOU MUST COMPLETE THE CORE ASSIGNMENTS – MIDTERM, PAPER, AND FINAL – WITH SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO PASS THIS COURSE. EXTRA CREDIT DOES NOT REPLACE MISSED ASSIGNMENTS OR MISSED CLASSES. IN ADDITION, YOU MUST PASS EITHER THE MIDTERM OR FINAL WITH “C” OR BETTER IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE!
THE COURSE
This course is for beginning students of Political Science and Philosophy – for those who will be majoring in the field as well as for those who are majoring in other areas but wish to understand central questions of political life, views of nature, political organization, power, justice, and revolutions. The main objective of this course is to introduce students to political ideas –past and present- and to show how these ideas and perceptions shape our everyday lives.
ASSIGNMENTS
Aug. 30 Course Introduction: Ideology and Ideologies,
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 1, Reader 1.1
Sept. 6-8 The Democratic Ideal
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 2, Reader, 2.2-2.10, TP #1 Due Sept. 8
Sept. 13-15 Liberalism
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 3, Reader, 3.11-3.26, WE #1 SEPT. 15
Sept. 20-22 Conservatism
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 4, Reader, 4.27-
4.33, TP #2 Due Sept. 22
Sept. 27-29 Liberalism and Conservatism in 2015
Assignment: Am. Electoral Politics
Oct. 6 Socialism and Communism: More to Marx
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 5, Reader, 5.34-5.37,
WE#2 OCT. 6
Oct. 11-13 Socialism and Communism After Marx
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 6, Reader, 6.38-6.45
Oct. 18-20 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Oct. 25-27 Facism
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 7, Reader, 7.46-7.50
Nov. 1-3 Liberation Ideologies and the Politics of Identity
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 8, TP #3 Due Nov. 3
Nov. 8-10 Liberation Ideologies (con’t)
Assignment: Reader, 8.51-8.60, WE #3 NOV. 10
Nov. 15-17 Green Politics: Ecology as Ideology
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 9, TP #4 Due Nov. 17
Nov. 22 Green Politics: (con’t)
Assignment: Reader, 9.61-9.65, WE #4 NOV. 22 (Completed Draft of Book Analysis for Review)
Nov. 29-Dec. 1 Radical Islamism
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 10, Reader. 10.66-10.68,
PAPER DUE DEC. 1
Dec. 6-8 Globalization and the Future of Ideology
Assignment: Ball and Daggar, Chapter 11
Dec. 13 FINAL EXAMINATION, 10:15-12:15
THOUGHT PAPERS
Thought Papers are due according to the above schedule. More detailed instructions for each assignment are posted on my website prior to the due date. They are short double-spaced typed assignments, one-two pages in length. Always cite your sources (follow MLA Format posted on-line). NO LATE THOUGHT PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED! We will discuss your papers in class.
Thought Paper #1 Due SEPT. 8 – The Democratic Ideal (WEBSITE POSTING WILL HAVE DIRECTIONS). You will be assigned one thinker from Section 2 of your reader.
1. Summarize the philosopher’s background in one paragraph.
2. Summarize the philosopher’s ideas of democracy in your own words as they describe them in your reader in one paragraph.
3. Pose three questions that the philosopher raises regarding democracy and its strengths or weaknesses.
4. Concluding paragraph: your notion of how this thinker’s ideas would apply to the 2016 elections in the U.S.
USE A MINIMUM OF ONE SOURCE FOR THINKER’S BACKGROUND, YOUR OTHER SOURCE SHOULD BE YOUR READER ONLY! YOUR BACKGROUND SOURCE SHOULD COME FROM THE SHATFORD LIBRARY DATABASES
Thought Paper #2 Due SEPT. 22– American Liberalism and Conservatism. Pick one 20th century American liberal philosopher and one 20th century liberal philosopher listed on my website.
1. Summarize briefly their backgrounds in one paragraph.
2. Outline the conservative’s ideas regarding the government’s role in our system
3. Outline in the liberal’s ideas regarding the government’s role in our system
4. Where do you fit? Write a justification
Thought #3 Due NOV. 3 –Race or Gender Ideas. Pick one modern concern in the U.S. regarding race or gender. Find one philosopher not in your reader.
1. Summarize their background in one paragraph.
2. How would this philosopher address this modern concern?
3. How would our take their ideas and apply them on a practical level?
Thought #4 Due NOV. 17- Green philosophy. Write a defense of a skeptic or an environmental thinker using one “fact” as support.
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