POL 2000 Political and Economic Ideas

SubjectCat-NbrClassTermModeDescriptionUnitsCampus
POL2000102111, 2002EXTPolitical and Economic Ideas1.00TWMBA
Academic Group:FOBUS
Academic Org:FOB002
HECS Band:1
ASCED Code:090101

Contents


STAFFING:

Examiner: Geoff Cockfield
Moderator: Richard Temple-Smith



SYNOPSIS:

This course is intended to introduce students to a range of influential political and economic ideas. These ideas are the basis for modern political and personal debates. They are also the basis for contemporary political, economic and social arrangements. Students are in effect learning about the ideas that dominate our societies. The course is suitable for students from all discipline areas and does not require formal prior education in politics and economics. It is a course for those interested in discussion, ideas and debates, and who have some capacity for critical analysis.


OBJECTIVES:


Upon successful completion of this course a student should be able to:

  • Discuss political concepts and their application;

  • Examine major ideologies;

  • Analyse the influence of major ideologies on political and economic systems.



    • TOPICS:


    DescriptionWeighting (%)
    1. Ideology
    		 5.00
    2. Liberalism
    		 13.00
    3. Conservatism
    		 10.00
    4. Socialism
    		 12.00
    5. Communism
    		 10.00
    6. Anarchism
    		 10.00
    7. Fascism
    		 10.00
    8. Feminism
    		 10.00
    9. Environmentalism
    		 10.00
    10. The End of History
    		 10.00

    TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

    Books can be ordered by fax or telephone. For costs and further details use the 'Book Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au by entering the author or title of the text.

    No one book is sufficiently comprehensive.

    Heywood, Andrew, 1998 Political Ideologies: An Introduction, 2nd edn, MacMillan, Basingstoke.

    Summers, J. & Smith, B., (eds) 2001 Faculty of Business Communication Skills Handbook, 4th edn, Faculty of Business, USQ, Toowoomba, Qld.




    REFERENCE MATERIALS:

    Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

    Kramnick, I., and Watkins, F M. The Age of Ideology, 2nd edn, Prentice- Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., latest edi.

    Lipson, L., 1997 The Great Issues of Politics, 10th edn, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, (La.

    Sabine, G.H., 1973 A History of Political Theory, 4th edn rev., Hinsdale, Ill: Dryden Press.

    Vincent, A., 1992 Modern Political Ideologies, Blackwell, Oxford.




    STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

    ACTIVITYHOURS
    Assessment10
    Directed Study56
    Private Study99


    ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

    DescriptionMarks Out ofWtg(%)RequiredDue Date
    ASSIGNMENT 125.0025.00Y04 Mar 2002 (see note 1)
    ASSIGNMENT 225.0025.00Y04 Mar 2002 (see note 2)
    3 HOUR EXAMINATION50.0050.00YEND S1 (see note 3)
    NOTES:
    1.
    Further details about the due dates are detailed in the assessment section of the Course Specifications.
    2.
    Further details about the due dates are detailed in the assessment section of the Course Specifications.
    3.
    You will be notified of the official examination date following finalisation of the schedule.

    OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

    1. To be assured of a passing grade in this unit students will be required to obtain at least 50% for the assignments in aggregate and at least 50% in the final examination and an overall mark of 50%. Final grades for the unit will be determined by the addition of the marks obtained in each assessment item, weighted as in the Assessment Details and by considering the students' level of achievement of the objectives of the unit. To be assured of a B grade students will be required to obtain an overall mark of 65%. To be assured of an A grade students will be required to obtain an overall mark of 75%. To be assured of an HD grade students will be required to obtain an overall mark of 85%.
    2. The due date of an assignment is the date by which a student must despatch the assignment to the University, and is normally that defined in the relevant course specification. The onus is on the student to provide, if requested, proof of date of despatch.
    3. Students should organise their affairs to ensure that they meet due dates for all assignments. Extensions will be granted only under exceptional extenuating circumstances, normally involving a significant medical condition.
    4. Students may apply for an assignment extension either by application through DEC before the due date or by application with the submitted assignment after the due date. Such applications should be in writing and include supporting documentary evidence. The authority for granting extensions rests with the relevant Course Leader.
    5. All assignments despatched after due dates without appropriate extension approvals or after approved extension dates will be penalised up to a maximum 20% of the assigned mark per work day.
    6. Students must retain a copy of all assignments which must be provided if/when required by the Course Leader.
    7. Course weightings of topics should not be interpreted as applying to the number of marks to questions testing those topics in an examination paper.