Maricopa Community Colleges  POS115   19946-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/24/94  
POS115      19946-20015 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Issues in American Politics
Examination of major issues in current affairs in the fields of politics, economics, social relations, foreign affairs, aesthetics, and others through the reading and viewing of secondary information sources. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
POS115   19946-20015 Issues in American Politics
1. Assemble information from media and/or academic sources to complie a list of political, social, economic, ecological, or other related events affecting the human condition of the local community. (I,II)
2. List the differences and similarities among political, economic, ethical, etc. approaches and problems at the local level. (I, II, III)
3. Generate a list and scale which ranks problems of concern at the local level. (I, II,III)
4. Draft a short essay on a local problem/issue, its impact on a local community, and why it is important. (I, II, III)
5. Complie information from media and/or academic sources that reflect political, social, economic, ecological, or other related events affecting the human condition at the state level. (I, II)
6. List the differences and similarities among political, economic, ethical, etc. approaches and problems at the state level. (I, II, IV)
7. Generate a list and scale which ranks problems of concern at the state level. (I, II, IV)
8. Draft a short essay on a state problem/issue, its impact at the state level, and why it is important. (I, II, IV)
9. Present information from media and/or academic sources that represent political, economic, social, ecological, or other events that affect the human condition at the national level. (I, II)
10. List the differences and similarities among political, economic, ethical, etc. approaches and problems at the national level. (I, II, V)
11. Generate a list and scale which ranks problems of concern at the national level. (I, II, V)
12. Draft a short essay on a national problem/issue, its impact at the national level, and why it is important. (I, II, V)
13. Organize information from media and/or academic resources that deal with political, economic, social, ecological, and other concerns that affect the human condition world wide, with an emphasis on the national, state, and local impact of such global situations. (I, II)
14. List the differences and similarities among political, economic, ethical, etc. approaches and problems as they relate to the impact of global concerns on domestic situations. (I, II, VI)
15. Generate a list and scale which ranks problems of concern at the global level. (I, II, VI)
16. Draft a short essay on a global problem/issue, its impact on a domestic situation, and why it is important. (I, II, III)
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POS115   19946-20015 Issues in American Politics
    I. Overview of possible societal issues and related methods of analysis and evaluation
      II. Review of research methods and information gathering techniques
          A. Library research
          B. References
          C. Microfiche
          D. Other
        III. Analysis of contemporary issues as they relate to the local community
          IV. Analysis of contemporary issues as they relate to state-level affairs
            V. Analysis of contemporary national issues
              VI. Analysis of contemporary global issues and how they relate to and affect domestic situations, issues, and policies
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