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POLITICAL
SCIENCE
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POLS
101 - American
National Government
Four Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
None.
Students are expected to have writing skills appropriate for
college freshmen.
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| COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is an introduction to the political structures and processes of the national government of the United States, described from the perspective of the competing views about what constitutes the "good life" and methods of achieving it. Some of the topics covered include political participation, political parties, the three branches of the United States government, the bureaucracy, and constitutional issues. |
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through postal
mail.
E-PRINT
OPTION
Students
may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail
provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments
that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to
the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be
sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format.
Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal
mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with
the course guide.
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TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN
0534647499 Welch, Susan, et al., Understanding
American Government, 8th ed., Thomson/Wadsworth, 2006
CQ Guide to Current American Government, Washington,
D.C., Congressional Quarterly, Inc., current edition
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
The
course has fifteen lessons, including two supervised midcourse
examinations and one supervised final examination. Each lesson
has a writing assignment consisting of three short- essay questions
and three terms or phrases to identify. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has three examinations, which consist of a number of
short-essay questions and several items to identify. Three hours
is allowed for each of the examinations.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
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GRADING
CRITERIA: The
final course grade is weighted as follows:
Lesson assignments
= 55 percent
Examinations (3) =
45 percent
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| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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