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Social and Political Studies

ОК 04

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2023/2024

5 Semester

2

Programme Learning Outcomes: PLO 6. Use instruments of a democratic state governed by the rule of law in professional and public activities. PLO 12. PLO 12. Realize the value of protecting the independence, territorial integrity, and democracy of Ukraine. PLO 17. Be able to work with theoretical and research sources (in particular, digital), search for, process, systematize, and use updated information, bibliography, and computer technologies in educational activities. PLO 18. Have creative and critical thinking, and make creative use of both national and international theories and experience to solve social and professional tasks.

Distance form

Prerequisites and performance requirements Students are expected to possess knowledge of the main stages and characteristics of the socio-political process; to be able to collect and interpret information about the phenomena and phenomena of politics, socio-political processes, and events; to possess elementary skills in research and information management; critical analysis and forecasting political, economic, and cultural events and phenomena.

Course description The course explores the functioning and development of modern society, politics, and power, human interaction with social and political institutions, and special characteristics of modern Ukrainian society in a comparative context. The course consists of 2 content modules. Module 1 looks at society as a system and examines the social structure and stratification of society. Module 2 focuses on political systems, social practices, and political regimes, as well as on the analysis of social and political conflicts and the ways of their resolution.

Classroom activities and teaching techniques The major activities that engage students and provide evidence to assess their performance are discussion contributions at practical sessions, module tests, and an analytical literature review. A student can score max. 100 and min. 60 points for the performance in these activities, A detailed description of the activities and formative assessment criteria is presented in the course curriculum posted on the official website of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology.

Assessment A student’s final grade is based on a 100-point grading system, a pass/fail assessment score is made up of the scores earned for the performance during the term (max. 100, min. 60 points) and does not involve any additional assessment events. The end-of-course assessment score is the sum of points earned for discussion contributions in classroom performance (70 points), module tests (20 points), and an analytical literature review (10 points). To succeed in the pass/fail assessment, students are required to gain a passing grade of 60; students fail if the score is below 60. A detailed description of the assessment criteria of the coursework is available in the course curriculum displayed on the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology website.

Ukrainian