| | SIBU 340 is designed to provide students with information about political behavior. Political psychology is an interdisciplinary field of research that blends experimental social psychology and political science. Although both theoretical and empirical works in political psychology are going to be covered in SIBU 340, experimental nature of the area will be emphasized. In short, political psychology is empirical, experimental, and person-oriented. It is assumed that research on political behavior becomes clearer and more understandable if the level of analysis is micro; that is, the individual himself / herself. Required Articles and Book Chapters
This part of the syllabus is subject to change. The purpose of scientific articles is to provide students with a general knowledge of political behavior and how political behavior is examined through the glasses of psychology. Visit internet page often for details and the list of new readings. LECTURE PLAN IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED IN THE COURSE’S WEB SITE FOR EACH WEEK. SIBU 340 IS A COURSE IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE FREE TO DECIDE THE NEXT WEEK’S MINOR TOPIC RELATED TO
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY. HOWEVER, THE MAIN TOPIC OF THE SPRING 2006 COURSE IS
POLITICAL VIOLENCE, TERROR, TERRORISM AND PEACE. Evaluation of Student Performance and Grading In sıbu 340 Course, you are going to be asked to present your knowledge in a critical and creative manner. Although, the format is similiar to standard examinations, the actual performance is dependent on your skills in analyzing, comprehension and written presentation. For these informed assignments and quizzes you will be able to use any material (books, your notes,… etc.). All assignments and quizzes will be evaluated on a 4-point-rubric scale. Table 1. Rubric scale for SIBU 340. Score Levels | Content | Conventions | Organization | 4 | § Is well thought out and supports the solution to the challenge or question § Reflects application of critical thinking Has clear goal that is related to the topic and it Is pulled from a variety of sources | § No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § High-level use of vocabulary and word choice | § Information is clearly focused in an organized and thoughtful manner. § Information is constructed in a logical pattern to support the solution. | 3 | § Is well thought out and supports the solution § Has application of critical thinking that is apparent § Has clear goal that is related to the topic § Is pulled from several sources § Is accurate | § Few (1 to 3) spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § Good use of vocabulary and word choice § | § Information supports the solution to the challenge or question. | 2 | § Supports the solution § Has application of critical thinking that is apparent § Has no clear goal § Is pulled from a limited number of sources § Has some factual errors or inconsistencies | § Minimal (3 to 5) spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § Low-level use of vocabulary and word choice | § Project has a focus but might stray from it at times. § Information appears to have a pattern, but the pattern is not consistently carried out in the project. § Information loosely supports the solution. | 1 | § Provides inconsistent information for solution § Has no apparent application of critical thinking § Has no clear goal § I pulled from few sources § Has significant factual errors, misconceptions, or misinterpretations | § More than 5 spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § Poor use of vocabulary and word choice | § Content is unfocused and haphazard. § Information does not support the solution to the challenge or question. § Information has no apparent pattern. | 0 | § N/A | § “ya da” error | § N/A |
Grade Distribution Grade | % of Total Points | A | 95 – 100 | A - | 90 – 94 | B + | 85 – 89 | B | 80 – 84 | B - | 75 – 79 | C + | 70 – 74 | C | 65 – 69 | C - | 60 – 64 | D + | 55 – 59 | D | 50 – 54 | D - | 45 - 49 | F | 0 – 44 |
Reaction Papers
1. Each week you are going to be asked to read articles (plus book chapters and lecture notes) and make comments on assigned articles. Although it is not required, you are free to use additional sources.
2. For each week, you also have to write a short commentary (maximum 3 pages) about any article presented in international magazines such as Time, Newsweek, Economist, … etc. The article should smell political and your commentary can be either political and/or psychological. (10 reactions papers are required for the course.) |
