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Proseminar: American Politics Domestic and Foreign: Culture, Institutions and Leadership

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Course ID: 4219-ZP033
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (0229) Humanities (except languages), not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Proseminar: American Politics Domestic and Foreign: Culture, Institutions and Leadership
Name in Polish: Proseminar: American Politics Domestic and Foreign: Culture, Institutions and Leadership (Proseminarium: Amerykańska polityka wewnętrzna i zagraniczna: Kultura, instytucje i przywództwo)
Organizational unit: American Studies Center
Course groups: all classes - weekday programme - 1st cycle
all classes - weekday programme - 1st cycle - 3rd year
proseminars for weekday studies - BA level
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 5.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: English
Type of course:

obligatory courses
proseminars

Short description:

This proseminar is meant for the students who wish to write their thesis in the broadly defined "domestic politics" but also international relations, political culture, political psychology and political anthropology. Most of the class time will be devoted to mastering social science research methodology which will lead to your producing a viable research design that may become your diploma work plan in the next semester. We will also spend time on practicing critical thinking.

Full description:

This proseminar is meant for the students who wish to write their thesis in the broadly defined "domestic politics" area (but not only). You may

sign up for this proseminar if you are interested in any of the following issues:

1. institutions of American democracy (the Presidency, Congress, the Supreme Court)

2. the policy process (making public policy, relations of power in the public sphere, bureaucratic dynamics, implementation)

3. political behavior (elections, lobbying, interest groups, political parties, social movements, minorities and politics of identity);

4. political culture (values, attitudes, political consciousness, legitimacy, collective identity, political symbols and rituals, political heroes and

myths);

5. political marketing: language of politics, political communication: verbal and symbolic;

6. political leadership (role of individuals in the system, presidents, great politicians, African-American leaders);

7. political psychology (presidential character and style);

8. ideologies (classic and post-New Deal liberalism, republicanism; political extremism)

9. foreign policy (foreign policy decision-making, foreign policy rhetoric, crisis rhetoric, foreign policy lobbying, American role in the world)

If you are not sure if your interests and current state of mind (and knowledge) fall within any of the areas mentioned above please get in touch with me before registration.

For communication please use email (Bohdan.Szklarski@uw.edu.pl ) and text message or in extra special cases a telephone. My number is: 606839856. Please use it judiciously. In communication with me please always identify yourself. We can always find a time to meet that suits both of us.

Bibliography:

różnorodne teksty poświęcone metodologii nauk społecznych:

Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, Joseph Williams, The Craft of Research

James Lester, James Lester jr Writing Research Papers - A Complete Guide

Earl Babbie The Practice of Social Research. 9th Edition.

http://csr-d.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Earl-Babbie-Badania-Spo%C5%82eczne-w-Praktyce.pdf

Phillips Shively, The Craft of Political Research any edition

https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4250035/mod_folder/content/0/Textos/Shively%2C%20The%20Craft%20of%20Political

%20Research.pdf?forcedownload=1

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, the student:

Knowledge:

- Understands theories of political science, advanced terminology in this discipline, and qualitative research methods.

- Understands complex relationships between political and social phenomena, interdependencies of culture and politics in the USA.

- Understands the importance of academic integrity.

Skills:

- Can prepare research projects in political science using previously acquired knowledge under the supervision of an academic advisor.

- Can interpret qualitative research results.

- Can pose research questions, construct research projects, search for source materials and studies, formulate research hypotheses.

- Can interpret scientific texts and maintain a critical approach towards them.

- Can prepare written and oral research reports in English; write longer scientific texts.

- Uses English to convey advanced scientific content.

Social Competencies:

- Is ready to utilize interdisciplinary knowledge relevant to political science to formulate personal opinions.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

GRADING:

Requirements for a passing grade (ZAL): regular attendance and participation in class discussions. Homeworks. you will be asked to prepare several small (1-2 pages) homework projects that will be a reflection of your familiarity with methodological matters. Class readings and lectures will be devoted mainly to issues of methodology in order to find the best approach for your research. The bulk of your grade will come from my evaluation of your diploma work plan research design. The plan is due no later than the last regular class of the semester.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Classes, 30 hours, 9 places more information
Coordinators: Bohdan Szklarski
Group instructors: Bohdan Szklarski
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Classes - Grading
Type of course:

obligatory courses
proseminars

Mode:

Classroom
Remote learning

Short description:

This pro-seminar is meant for the students who wish to write their thesis in the broadly defined "domestic politics" but also international relations, political culture, political psychology and political anthropology. Most of the class time will be devoted to mastering social science research methodology which will lead to your producing a viable research design that may become your diploma work plan in the next semester. We will also spend time on practicing critical thinking.

GRADING:

Requirements for a passing grade (ZAL): regular attendance and participation in class discussions. Homeworks. you will be asked to prepare several small (1-2 pages) homework projects that will be a reflection of your familiarity with methodological matters. Class readings and lectures will be devoted mainly to issues of methodology in order to find the best approach for your research. The bulk of your grade will come from my evaluation of your diploma work plan research design. The plan is due no later than the last regular class of the semester.

Full description:

This seminar is meant for the students who wish to write their thesis in the broadly defined "domestic politics" area (but not only). You may sign up for this seminar if you are interested in any of the following issues:

1. institutions of American democracy (the Presidency, Congress, the Supreme Court)

2. the policy process (making public policy, relations of power in the public sphere, bureaucratic dynamics, implementation)

3. political behavior (elections, lobbying, interest groups, political parties, social movements, minorities and politics of identity);

4. political culture (values, attitudes, political consciousness, legitimacy, collective identity, political symbols and rituals, political heroes and myths);

5. political marketing: language of politics, political communication: verbal and symbolic;

6. political leadership (role of individuals in the system, presidents, great politicians, African-American leaders);

7. political psychology (presidential character and style);

8. ideologies (classic and post-New Deal liberalism, republicanism; political extremism)

9. foreign policy (foreign policy decision-making, foreign policy rhetoric, crisis rhetoric, foreign policy lobbying, American role in the world)

If you are not sure if your interests and current state of mind (and knowledge) fall within any of the areas mentioned above please get in touch with me before registration.

For communication please use email (Bohdan.Szklarski@uw.edu.pl ) and text message or in extra special cases a telephone. My number is: 606839856. Please use it judiciously. In communication with me please always identify yourself. We can always find a time to meet that suits both of us.

Bibliography:

various texts on the methodology of social science research:

Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, Joseph Williams, The Craft of Research

James Lester, James Lester jr Writing Research Papers - A Complete Guide

Earl Babbie The Practice of Social Research. 9th Edition.

http://csr-d.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Earl-Babbie-Badania-Spo%C5%82eczne-w-Praktyce.pdf

Phillips Shively, The Craft of Political Research any edition

https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4250035/mod_folder/content/0/Textos/Shively%2C%20The%20Craft%20of%20Political%20Research.pdf?forcedownload=1

Notes:

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Po ukończeniu tego kursu student:

1. WIEDZA:

- znajomość koncepcji o teorii w wybranej dziedzinie;

- poznają metody badań jakościowych;

- nauczą się czytać teksty naukowe z dziedziny politologii;

- rozumieją znaczenie nauki we współczesnym świecie;

- mają pogłębioną wiedzę na temat współzależności kultury i polityki;

- znają zaawansowaną terminologię w dziedzinie swoich badań, rozpoznają złożone relacje między zjawiskami politycznymi i społecznymi;

2. UMIEJĘTNOŚCI:

- odczytywanie wyników badań jakościowych;

- zadawać pytania naukowe, rozumieć sposób w jaki nauka może pomóc zrozumieć rzeczywistość;

- budować projekt badawczy i wyszukiwać materiały źródłowe i opracowania;

- potrafią interpretować teksty naukowe i zajmować krytyczny wobec nich stosunek;

- formułują własne hipotezy badawcze;

- przygotowują pisemne i ustne raporty z badań;

- piszą dłuższe teksty naukowe;

3. KOMPETENCJE SPOŁECZNE:

- potrafią samodzielnie wyznaczyć zadania do wykonania i dostosować do nich działania;

- przygotowują projekty z wykorzystaniem poprzednio zdobytej wiedzy co pokazuje, że uczenie jest procesem ciągłym;

- popularyzują wiedzę występując publicznie z wynikami badań;

- sprawnie posługują się językiem angielskim dla przekazania zaawansowanych treści naukowych.

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