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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
• Discuss the course objectives
• Discuss the course content with the students
• Discuss the syllabus
• Identify the main issues
• Discuss the grading policy |
Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 4-15 |
2) |
• Define comparative politics
• Explain why it is important for our field
• Discuss historical development of the field
• Discuss the different theories of comparative studies
• Identify the contemporary theoretical issues |
Read: Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 4-15 |
3) |
• Discuss the importance of using comparative method in social sciences
• Compare the control and test variables
• Compare different comparative techniques
• Identify the weaknesses and strengths of comparative method schools
• Discuss qualitative and quantitative analysis
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Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 16-32 |
4) |
• Identify different political regimes
• Compare the regimes over time within the same country
• Differentiate strengths and weaknesses of each regime
• Identify the differences between political regimes and government systems
• Discuss the mixed forms of political regimes
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Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 96-107, 137-138 |
5) |
• Identify transition, change, transformation in political systems
• Identify authoritarianization
• Identify democratization
• Identify opening
• Identify consolidation
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Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 422-476. |
6) |
• Analyze why the political systems go through change
• Differentiate authoritarianization from democratization
• Identify the factors for regime changes
• Discuss the outcomes of revolutions
• Discuss the conditions that shape the outcome of transition processes
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Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 422-476. |
7) |
• Describe political culture
• Recognize different political cultures
• Discuss the interaction between political culture and political system
• Identify the agents of political socialization
• Discuss the factors that shape the political culture
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Homework: Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 604-657 |
8) |
Midterm exam |
None |
9) |
• Identify political parties
• Identify social movements
• Identify interest groups
• Compare party systems
• Identify the characteristics of the party systems
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Read: Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 319-328 |
10) |
• Identify elections
• Identify referendums
• Identify electoral systems
• Compare electoral systems
• Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each electoral system
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Read: Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 312-318. |
11) |
• Define governments types of majority party, minority party and coalition governments
• Define and compare presidentialism, semi-presidentialism and parliamentarism
• Identify administrative systems
• Describe government types
• Compare governments with states and other political structures |
Read: Orvis and Drogus 2013, pp. 242-303 |
12) |
• Discuss the factual examples of political systems
• Compare the political systems
• Compare the electoral systems
• Compare the party systems
• Demonstrate comparative skills acquired throughout the lectures
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None |
13) |
• Discuss the factual examples of political systems
• Compare the political systems
• Compare the electoral systems
• Compare the party systems
• Demonstrate comparative skills acquired throughout the lectures
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Preparation for presentations |
14) |
• Discuss the factual examples of political systems
• Compare the political systems
• Compare the electoral systems
• Compare the party systems
• Demonstrate comparative skills acquired throughout the lectures
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None |
15) |
Final Exam
• Identify the concepts of Comparative Politics
• Demonstrate the comparative methods and techniques
• Compare the political systems
• Discuss regime changes
• Discuss the influence of political culture on the political systems
• Compare the election systems
• Compare the party systems
• Compare the government systems
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None |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models.
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2) |
employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. |
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3) |
recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries |
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4) |
explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries |
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5) |
discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. |
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6) |
develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues. |
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7) |
translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field |
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8) |
express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management |
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9) |
identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
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