Politology
Course: Governance in Public Sphere
Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Title
Politology
Code
ОК.5
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
To know: the essence of political phenomena, which is the subject of political science studies, to possess and be able to apply the basic conceptual and categorical apparatus of political science;
Be able to: analyze political phenomena,
interpret them from the standpoint of modern political knowledge; to determine and reveal the essence of current political problems, conflicts of modern society, their conditions and factors of occurrence and settlement; critically evaluate knowledge
about social and political phenomena and processes, which is presented in the mass consciousness, publications in the mass media and on the social Internet
Autonomy and responsibility: independently search and critically study literature, fluently
methods of processing, analysis and synthesis of scientific information;
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
-Know: about the processes and phenomena of social existence, about philosophical, cultural, political
legal and socio-economic foundations of society.
-To be able to collect and analyze information about events, processes and phenomena socially-
political life of society.
- Have skills in using information sources; scientific research and information management; critical attitude to socio-political events and phenomena
Course content
CONTENT MODULE 1
1 The main milestones of history and political thought
2 The essence and main types of policy. Political power
3 Political system of society
4 The state as the main institution of the political system
5 Political regimes
6 Political elites and leadership
7 Political parties and socio-political associations
CONTENT MODULE 2
8 Elections and electoral systems
9 Peculiarities of conducting election campaigns in Ukraine
10 Political consciousness and political culture in modern Ukrainian society
11 Manipulation and propaganda in the media as a means of influencing the political consciousness of citizens
12 Psychological aspects of the political activity of subjects of state power
13 Political PR as a component of political activity
14 Manipulation and propaganda in the media as a means of influencing the political consciousness of citizens
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Weber M. Three pure types of legitimate rule // Weber Max. Sociology.
General historical analyses. Policy. - K., 1998. - P. 157-172.
2. Party system of Ukraine before and after the Maidan: changes, development trends, social
requests National security and defense. 2015. No. 6–7. 180 p
3. Piren M.I. Public political activity: education. manual - K. NADU, 2009. - 288 p.
4. Political thought of the 20th and early 21st centuries: methodological and doctrinal
approaches: textbook: in 2 vols. ed. N. M. Khomy; [T. V. Andrushchenko, O.V.
Babkina, V. P. Horbatenko, etc.]. - Lviv: "New World-2000", 2016. ‒ Vol. 1. ‒ 516 p.
5. Political thought of the 20th and early 21st centuries: methodological and doctrinal
approaches: textbook: in 2 vols. / by general ed. N. M. Khomy; [T. IN.Andrushchenko, O.V.
Babkina, V. P. Horbatenko, etc.]. - Lviv: "New World-2000", 2017. ‒ Vol. 2. ‒ 535 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, seminars
classes, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment is carried out during the semester of all types of work, including surveys, independent work, performance and presentation of an individual analytical task. Knowledge control is carried out according to the ECTS system, which provides for a two-level assessment of the learned material, in particular, the assessment of theoretical training - learning outcomes (knowledge 1.1 - 1.4), which makes up 25% of the total grade for the semester, and the assessment of practical training - learning outcomes (skills 2.1 - 2.5; communication 3.1 – 3.3; autonomy 4.1 – 4.3),
which is 75% of the total grade for the semester.
the form of final assessment is an exam. The form of the exam is tests. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student during the exam is 40 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Viktor
Vasylovych
Teremko
Politology department
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Politology department
Faculty of Philosophy