Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SAYA-0029 Organization's ID: POLSC221 Organization: Saylor Academy Location: Online Length: Self-Paced (75 hours) Dates Offered: 5/1/2022 - 4/30/2025 6/1/2018 - 4/30/2022 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 political science Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to explore the formal, public sphere of politics and power relations through a systematic study and comparison of types of government and political systems. Learning Outcomes: identify and differentiate between various theoretical research paradigms employed in the social sciences apply comparative methodology to the study of political systems identify and differentiate between various methodologies used to compare political systems understand how past events in state's developmental path lead to differences in long-term outcomes identify key factors in the economic competitiveness among states compare and contrast development outcomes among resource-rich and non resource-rich states explain key views on the evolution of the international system understand how states approach the issue of development understand the policy-making process and some of the forces that impact that process compare and contrast the various political systems in the world understand how party identification impacts voting explain the latest trends in voter turnout explain the impact of media on the public and the state compare and contrast the key democratic institutions in various countries understand the reasons for bureaucracy describe and explain the political economy and development in selected countries identify and explain political challenges and changing agendas in selected countries compare and contrast the effectiveness of public and private sectors identify the various approaches for studying democracy understand the development of various systems of government General Topics: Social sciences and comparative politics The nation-state Democratic states and democratization Comparing political structures and institutions Political behavior Comparing ideology, policy, and decision-making Comparative case studies Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Other proctored final exam Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Saylor Academy ARTH101: Art Appreciation (SAYA-0036) BIO101: Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (SAYA-0019) BUS101: Introduction to Business (SAYA-0020) BUS103: Introduction to Financial Accounting (SAYA-0021) BUS105: Managerial Accounting (SAYA-0009) BUS200: Business Ethics (SAYA-0047) BUS202: Principles of Finance (SAYA-0022) BUS203: Principles of Marketing (SAYA-0023) BUS204: Business Statistics (SAYA-0037) BUS205: Business Law (SAYA-0024) View All Courses Page Content