Dr. M.W. Conley
Dr. C.J. Alexander
Mark Breakdown for Winter Term 1996-1997
Quizzes
|
30% |
Four Short Essays
|
30% |
Participation
|
10% |
| Final Exam |
30% |
The course outline that has been distributed in class contains a detailed list of assignments. Dr. Conley and Dr. Alexander have included a checklist, for your benefit, that allows each student to keep track of the work that he or she must complete.
Schedule of Topics and Required Readings from Texts
Please Note: Other readings will be assigned as necessary. Other weekly assignments will include seminar discussions, quizzes, home page maintenance, and a media diary.
| Week of 6 January 1997 | Review: Charter Politics and Federalism
Guy: Chapter 10 |
| Week of 13 January 1997 | Governments and Legislatures
Guy: Chapter 7 |
| Week of 20 January 1997 | Executives
Guy: Chapter 6 |
| Week of 27 January 1997 | The Administration of Goverment
Guy: Chapter 8 |
| Week of 3 February 1997 | Political Parties, Pressure Groups, The Electoral System
Guy: Chapters 11, 12 |
| Week of 10 February 1997 | Sovereignty and Identity
On reserve: Roger Gibbins, Conflict and Unity, Chapter 4 |
| Week of 17 February 1997 | The Welfare State in Transition
Reading to be assigned |
| Week of 24 February 1997 | READING WEEK -- NO CLASSES |
| Week of 3 March 1997 | Public Policy
Health Policy |
| Week of 10 March 1997 | The Media
Reading to be assigned |
| Week of 17 March 1997 | The International System
Guy: Chapter 13 |
| Week of 24 March 1997 | International Law and Diplomacy
Guy: Chapters 14, 15 |
| Week of 31 March 1997
Last week of term |
The Next Millennium
Guy: Chapter 16 |
Updated: 20 January 1997.