Administrative - Master Syllabus COVER SHEET

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1 Administrative - Master Syllabus COVER SHEET Purpse: It is the intentin f this Administrative-Master Syllabus t prvide a general descriptin f the curse, utline the required elements f the curse and t lay the fundatin fr curse assessment fr the imprvement f student learning, as specified by the faculty f Whartn Cunty Junir Cllege, regardless f wh teaches the curse, the timeframe by which it is instructed, r the instructinal methd by which the curse is delivered. It is nt intended t restrict the manner by which an individual faculty member teaches the curse but t be an administrative tl t aid in the imprvement f instructin. Curse Title Federal Gvernment Curse Prefix and Number Gvt Department Gvernment and Ecnmics Divisin Scial and Behaviral Science Curse Type: (check ne) Academic General Educatin Curse (frm ACGM but nt in WCJC Cre) Academic WCJC Cre Curse WECM curse (This curse is a Special Tpics r Unique Needs Curse: Y r N ) Semester Credit Hurs # : Lecture Hurs # : Lab/Other Hurs # 3:3:0 Equated Pay hurs fr curse - 3 List Lab/ Other Hurs Lab Hurs Curse Catalg Descriptin - Origin and develpment f the U.S. Cnstitutin, structure and pwers f the natinal gvernment, including the legislative, executive and judicial branches, federalism, plitical participatin, the natinal electin prcess, public plicy, civil liberties and civil rights. Prerequisites/C-requisites TSI Satisfied in Reading and Writing Clinical Hurs Practicum Hurs Other (list) Prepared by Elizabeth Rexfrd Date Reviewed by Department Head Elizabeth Rexfrd Date Accuracy verified by Divisin Chair Amanda Sheltn Date Apprved by Dean r Vice President f Instructin GG Hunt Date Administrative-Master Syllabus April 2013 Page 1 f 5

2 Administrative - Master Syllabus I. Tpical Outline Each ffering f this curse must include the fllwing tpics (be sure t include infrmatin regarding lab, practicum, clinical r ther nn-lecture instructin): This curse will cver the fllwing areas: Area One - Cnstitutinal Fundatins/Plitical Structure: Define the cncept f demcracy and apply it as a standard fr evaluating American gvernment and plitics. Identify the key cmpnents f the U.S. Cnstitutin and analyze its strengths and weaknesses. Define federalism and trace the evlutin f federalism in the United s. Identify the strengths and weaknesses f federalism and examine the cnflict ver the meaning f federalism. Explain hw federalism differs frm ther systems f gvernment and hw federalism supprts/enhances demcracy. Identify and explain the cncepts f plitical idelgy and plitical culture. Analyze the factrs that impact idelgy and culture. Area Tw Plitical Linkages (Public Opinin, Media, Interest Grups, Party Vting and Electins): Define public pinin, identify the prblems in measuring public pinin and assess the degree t which American plicy makers are respnsive t public pinin. Identify and analyze the rle f the media in demcracy, hw news is gathered and disseminated, and hw the media impacts public pinin and public plicy. Identify and evaluate the limits f the media and the cncept f media bias. Identify and evaluate the reasns fr interest grup prliferatin and interest grup bias. Identify the tactics emplyed by interest grups t influence the plitical prcess. Evaluate the success f each tactic. Explain the structure f American plitical parties. Describe the functins f a party within the plitical system including the rle f third parties. Identify and explain the types f electins in the American plitical system. Analyze electral participatin. Area Three Three Branches f Gvernment Identify and evaluate hw members f Cngress represent their cnstituents. Identify and evaluate the functins f Cngress. Describe and analyze the rle f leaders, cmmittees, plitical parties and interest grups within the legislative branch. Identify the basic structure/mdel f U.S. bureaucracy and identify the types f bureaucratic agencies. Identify and evaluate hw the federal curt system is rganized and hw it perates. Describe the peratinal prcedures and behaviral characteristics f the U.S. Supreme Curt Administrative-Master Syllabus April 2013 Page 2 f 5

3 Define and analyze the cncept f judicial review, judicial interpretatin, and the rle f the Supreme Curt in a demcratic sciety. Identify and evaluate the evlutin f presidential pwers. Analyze the relatinship between the Executive and Cngress. Assess the ability f either institutin t set plicy independently f the ther. Distinguish between judicial activism and restraint. Discuss hw they relate t the prper rle f the curt. Area Fur Gvernmental Functins Explain the difference between civil rights and liberties. Explain the cncept f incrpratin and hw the Supreme Curt s interpretatin f liberties has changed. Analyze the imprtance f civil rights in a demcratic system, trace the expansin f civil rights prtectin and examine the present status f civil rights prtectins in tday s sciety. Identify and explain the rle f gvernment in the ecnmy, evaluate the tls gvernment uses t manage the ecnmy. Describe hw freign and defense plicies are made. Evaluate the imprtance f natinal security and identify new prblems/issues fr freign and defense plicy. Examine scial welfare as a partisan issue. Differentiate between scial insurance and public assistance prgrams. Discuss/explain hw the rights f the accused have been prtected thrugh Supreme Curt rulings. Discuss the significance f the establishment and free exercise clauses in relatin t freedm f religin. Distinguish between prcedural and substantive due prcess. Examine the federal judiciary s applicatin f due prcess prtectins. II. Curse Learning Outcmes Learning Outcmes Upn successful cmpletin f this curse, students will: 1. Explain the rigin and develpment f cnstitutinal demcracy in the United s. 2. Demnstrate knwledge f the federal system 3. Describe separatin f pwers and checks and balances in bth thery and practice. 4. Demnstrate knwledge f the legislative, executive and judicial branches f the federal gvernment. 5. Evaluate the rle f public pinin, interest grups, and plitical parties in the plitical system. 6. Analyze the electin prcess. 7. Describe the rights and respnsibilities f citizens. 8. Analyze issues and plicies in U.S. plitics. Methds f Assessment 1. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering U.S. Cnstitutin. Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 2.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering federalism.. Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 3.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering U.S. Cnstitutin., federalism and the three branches f gvernment. Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 4.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering the three branches f gvernment. Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 5.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering plitical participatin ( media, public pinin, interest grups and plitical parties). Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 6.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering plitical participatin, electral systems and campaigns. Tests may Administrative-Master Syllabus April 2013 Page 3 f 5

4 include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 7.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering plitical participatin, campaigns and electins, and civil righrs and liberties. Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. 8.. Instructr generated tests n text chapters cvering dmestic, ecnmic and freign/military plicy in the U.S.. Tests may include multiple chice, fill in the blank, shrt answer r essay questins. Additinally all bjectives are evaluated by instructr generated ut f class writing assignments, and/r ral presentatins. All utcmes are tested by cmprehensive mandatry final exams. III. Required Text(s), Optinal Text(s) and/r Materials t be Supplied by Student. Sidlw, Edward I. and Henschen, Beth. GOVT. 5 th Editin. Wadswrth/Cengage, Bstn, MA IV. Suggested Curse Maximum - 35 V. List any specific spatial r physical requirements beynd a typical classrm required t teach the curse. NONE. VI. Curse Requirements/Grading System Describe any curse specific requirements such as research papers r reading assignments and the generalized grading frmat fr the curse Instructrs may use the narrative/lecture methd f instructin t impart curse cntent. The narrative methd is als useful fr setting the stage fr class discussins. Class discussin between students and instructrs is encuraged fr the purpse f develping in students the ability t speak befre thers abut curse cntent. Class discussins shuld arise frm the readings that students cmplete and frm pints f interest and the interpretatin f facts that emerge in class, especially thse relevant t students. Students will be required t cmplete written wrk r t prepare ral presentatins t further elabrate r explain what has been presented and discussed by the instructr. These requirements are designed t challenge the student t analyze and critique the material presented. The written wrk may be in the frm f essay test tpics, bk reviews, reprts n articles in schlarly jurnals, r ther written assignments as assigned by the instructr. Oral presentatins may be designed as debates, infrmative verviews, r persuasive mnlgues. Minimum requirements include the fllwing: 1.) Attend class in accrdance with cllege plicy and as stipulated by the instructr. 2.) Cmplete apprpriate reading assignments made by the instructr 3.) Cmplete apprpriate writing assignments based n the readings, classrm presentatins and discussin 4.) Cmplete ral presentatins (if assigned by instructr) 5.) Cmplete apprpriate tests (quizzes, majr examinatins, and a final examinatin) The grading scale used fr all tests, papers, and prjects will be as fllws: 90% t 100% = A 80% t 89% = B Administrative-Master Syllabus April 2013 Page 4 f 5

5 70% t 79% = C 60% t 69% = D Belw 60% = F Instructrs may als use a pint system t determine final scres as lng as this pint system is clearly utlined in the instructr s syllabus. All instructrs will give students a cmprehensive final exam which will cunt fr a minimum f ten percent f their final grade. Written assignments will cnstitute a minimum f 25% f a student s final class scre. Assessment will be cnducted using a variety f methds. Objective questins such as multiplechice, matching, true/false and fill-in-the blank will be used as will subjective questins which may demand narrative identificatin, lengthy narrative respnses, and als critical thinking. Students will be tested n materials presented in class and are expected t develp listening and nte-taking skills. The weight, style, and nature f the specific assessment tl are left t the discretin f the individual instructr, but each instructr must place emphasis n the develpment f writing and critical thinking skills. Balance in testing t accmmdate fr varied learning styles is the desired gal. VII. Curriculum Checklist - Academic General Educatin Curse (frm ACGM but nt in WCJC Cre) N additinal dcumentatin needed - Academic WCJC Cre Curse Attach the Cre Curriculum Review Frms Critical Thinking Cmmunicatin Empirical & Quantitative Skills Teamwrk Scial Respnsibility Persnal Respnsibility - WECM Curses If needed, revise the Prgram SCANS Matrix & Cmpetencies Checklist. Administrative-Master Syllabus April 2013 Page 5 f 5

6 Cre Curriculum Review Frm Fundatinal Cmpnent Area: Gvernment/Plitical Science Curse Prefix & Suffix: Cre Objective: Critical Thinking Skills t include creative thinking, innvatin, inquiry, and analysis, evaluatin and synthesis f infrmatin Student Learning Outcme supprting cre bjective: Fr each cre bjective, there must be at least tw different methds f assessment. SLO Status Student Learning Outcme (SLO) Learning Activity Assessment Insert SLO (frm Administrative Master Syllabi) belw descriptin f the sample learning descriptin f the sample quiz, exam, rubric, assignment, etc. fr assessing the bjective: WCJC Cre Curriculum Review Frm-Gvernment/Plitical Science (April 2013) Page 1 (Mdified frm Cllin Cllege)

7 Cre Curriculum Review Frm Fundatinal Cmpnent Area: Gvernment/Plitical Science Curse Prefix & Suffix: Cre Objective: Critical Thinking Skills t include creative thinking, innvatin, inquiry, and analysis, evaluatin and synthesis f infrmatin Student Learning Outcme supprting cre bjective: Fr each cre bjective, there must be at least tw different methds f assessment. SLO Status Student Learning Outcme (SLO) Learning Activity Assessment Insert SLO (frm Administrative Master Syllabi) belw descriptin f the sample learning descriptin f the sample quiz, exam, rubric, assignment, etc. fr assessing the bjective: WCJC Cre Curriculum Review Frm-Gvernment/Plitical Science (April 2013) Page 2 (Mdified frm Cllin Cllege)

8 Cre Curriculum Review Frm Fundatinal Cmpnent Area: Gvernment/Plitical Science Curse Prefix & Suffix: Cre Objective: Cmmunicatin Skills t include effective develpment, interpretatin and expressin f ideas thrugh written, ral and visual cmmunicatin Student Learning Outcme supprting cre bjective: Fr each cre bjective, there must be at least tw different methds f assessment. SLO Status Student Learning Outcme (SLO) Learning Activity Assessment Insert SLO (frm Administrative Master Syllabi) belw descriptin f the sample learning descriptin f the sample quiz, exam, rubric, assignment, etc. fr assessing the bjective: WCJC Cre Curriculum Review Frm-Gvernment/Plitical Science (April 2013) Page 3 (Mdified frm Cllin Cllege)

9 Cre Curriculum Review Frm Fundatinal Cmpnent Area: Gvernment/Plitical Science Curse Prefix & Suffix: Cre Objective: Scial Respnsibility t include intercultural cmpetence, knwledge f civic respnsibility, and the ability t engage effectively in reginal, natinal, and glbal cmmunities Student Learning Outcme supprting cre bjective: Fr each cre bjective, there must be at least tw different methds f assessment. SLO Status Student Learning Outcme (SLO) Learning Activity Assessment Insert SLO (frm Administrative Master Syllabi) belw descriptin f the sample learning descriptin f the sample quiz, exam, rubric, assignment, etc. fr assessing the bjective: WCJC Cre Curriculum Review Frm-Gvernment/Plitical Science (April 2013) Page 4 (Mdified frm Cllin Cllege)

10 Cre Curriculum Review Frm Fundatinal Cmpnent Area: Gvernment/Plitical Science Curse Prefix & Suffix: Cre Objective: Scial Respnsibility t include intercultural cmpetence, knwledge f civic respnsibility, and the ability t engage effectively in reginal, natinal, and glbal cmmunities Student Learning Outcme supprting cre bjective: Fr each cre bjective, there must be at least tw different methds f assessment. SLO Status Student Learning Outcme (SLO) Learning Activity Assessment Insert SLO (frm Administrative Master Syllabi) belw descriptin f the sample learning descriptin f the sample quiz, exam, rubric, assignment, etc. fr assessing the bjective: WCJC Cre Curriculum Review Frm-Gvernment/Plitical Science (April 2013) Page 5 (Mdified frm Cllin Cllege)

11 Cre Curriculum Review Frm Fundatinal Cmpnent Area: Gvernment/Plitical Science Curse Prefix & Suffix: Cre Objective: Persnal Respnsibility t include the ability t cnnect chices, actins and cnsequences t ethical decisinmaking Student Learning Outcme supprting cre bjective: Fr each cre bjective, there must be at least tw different methds f assessment. SLO Status Student Learning Outcme (SLO) Learning Activity Assessment Insert SLO (frm Administrative Master Syllabi) belw descriptin f the sample learning descriptin f the sample quiz, exam, rubric, assignment, etc. fr assessing the bjective: WCJC Cre Curriculum Review Frm-Gvernment/Plitical Science (April 2013) Page 6 (Mdified frm Cllin Cllege)