POLITICAL SCIENCE 19 (Local Government) SYLLABUS

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Prepared By: Mary Grace C. Baywong (gicarrido@gmail.com; gicarrido@yahoo.com;

COURSE DESCRIPTION: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

COURSE CREDIT:             3 UNITS

COURSE ABSTRACT: 

                The course introduces the political perspective of understanding the basic concepts of local governance in the Philippines with a foundation of its historical developments.  The focus is on the Local Government units administration, powers, authority, and the present thrusts and developments in the local government units in the Philippines.  A great attention shall be focused on the basic concepts and policies as embodied in the Local Government Code of 1991, understanding the basic concepts of local governance but, nonetheless, shall include the link between the laws, policies and reality.  Reality of governance in the different local government units shall be explored to identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of their inherent and limited powers.  The instructor shall utilize political concepts and theories in the analysis of concepts and cases to be studied.  Lectures, discussions and class presentations shall comprise the totality of the classes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 SYLLABUS

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

POLITICAL SCIENCE 1

(prepared by: Mary Grace C. Baywong, gicarrido@gmail.com/ 

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an introduction to the operation of the political systems that shall include persons, structures, and processes involved.  The study of basic political concepts, institutions of government, and the complex relationship between the citizenry and the state shall be analyzed.  The main focus is on the Philippine context and contemporary issues and problems. The 1987 constitution is used as the basic framework for analysis.

 

B. COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course aims to:

1. Introduce the students to the basic structure and processes of politics and

governance;

2. Enable the students to understand basic political theories, as well as the

workings of governmental institutions; and 

3. Enable the students to critically examine the Philippines’ own political structures, contemporary issues and problems relevant to it.

4.  Displaying the ability to draw out existing knowledge from books, journals,and other materials.  This includes the internet. 

Course Outline

The course will follow the following outline:

SOCIOLOGY 1 SYLLABUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:    SOCIOLOGY WITH POPULATION EDUCATION AND      FAMILY PLANNING

COURSE CREDITS:                            3 Units

COURSE ABSTRACT:

                This course introduces students to the sociological ways of understanding reality and to basic concepts in sociology. The focus is on the fields’ major concepts, the dialectic between self and society in space and time, and the various perspectives taken to interpret the social world as it evolved in the past and continues to evolve through the present. A greater attention will be devoted to theoretical frameworks of understanding the basic concepts of culture and society in the field but, nonetheless, the links between theory and reality shall be delineated and explored to illuminate the weakness and strengths of each framework. At all times, therefore, the instructor shall take extra care in the Philippine setting. Lectures, discussions, and class presentations will comprise the bulk of the classes.

HISTORY OF ECONOMICS AND PSYCHOLOGY

(by: Jojo C Baywong)

IN ECONOMICS

The topic of Economics, as a social science is a matter of human relations. It goes so far as to the production and distribution of wealth, not to mention, the relationship between individuals, businesses or firms and nations. Concretely, these complex relations did not exist during the past compared to the present.They were not distinct and did not pose a separate science but did stand undeveloped with other bodies of doctrines of ethics and related topics.The idea of economics dated back to the time of the Greeks. The concept of the political economy was not present or any established principles or formulas. However,they did concern themselves with ideas of production and distribution of wealth (ex: breeding of sheep). It is evident in the treatise by Xenophon entitled “Wealth” containing matters on thenature of agriculture; the significance of trade, that in those times, they do recognize ideas of production and distribution of wealth. Later proponents such as Plato and Aristotle established opinions on economic thought which posed a rather scientific standpoint. The philosopher Aristotle led one of the first important economic discussions in Ancient Greece that is seen in his work entitled “Politics”. (Dewe, 1907).