Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Introduction to Political Science | ||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 60h Th | ||||||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jérôme Jamin | ||||||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| Firstly, the main objective of the course aimed at introducing students with the particular species of political objects by a vocabulary, tools and methods to identify, name, classify and predict political events (see Introduction to Political Science - partim).
Secondly, the course aimed at increasing analysis through case studies. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Examined on Wednesday, the case studies provide students the opportunity to link the theoretical considered of the Thursday course with contemporary political events.
The link between "theory" and "practice" is here fundamental. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| N.A. | ||||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Required attenting for lectures and conferences | ||||||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Students will be studying on one hand what the teacher says during the course, and on the other hand the content of a specific book :
Baudewyns P., Braspenning T., Legrand V., Jamin J., Paye O. et Schiffino N., Fondements de Science politique, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2014. For the case studies, some texts linked with what is seen during the course will have to be studied too. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination | ||||||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Course on Wednesday at Hall 202 (B7B) (10:30-12:30) and on Thursday at Hall 604 (B4) (10:30-12:30).
First course : Wednesday September 23, 2015. |
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Contacts :
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| Classroom teacher:
Dr. Jérôme Jamin Lecturer Department of Political Science Faculty of Law and Political Science |
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