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OBE Course Syllabus

Course Code POS 012

DescriptiveTitle INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Credit Unit 3 units
Time Allocation 54 hours
Pre-requisite None
Course Description An introduction to various qualitative researches, issues, methods and styles for understanding and explaining socio political phenomena. This course will
also provide students with an introduction to the theories, methods and approaches, which shape political analysis.
Student Outcomes
Course Outcomes
a b c d e f g h i J k l m n
At the end of the course, you should be able to articulate:
1.) To provide Political Science students theories and applications of statistics for their fields of specialization and in
their future research studies.

2.) To apply the theories and application of statistics in their field of specialization by using appropriate statistical tools
and processing them with the use of computer to arrive a fast and accurate result.
3.)
To come up with their own political research (Chapter 1 and Chapter 2)
Level I Introductory E Enabling D Demonstrated
Week Course Intended Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Learning Assessment Tools Resource
To Outcomes Activities
Week 1-2 Course To acquaint his/herself on the Orientation/Introduction Writing down Collecting their Course Syllabus
Outcome 1 subject, the requirements, and Distribution of Course Syllabus students output and
the grading system expectations about checking
To articulate the importance of the subject.
studying international relations
and world politics Discussing the
course syllabus
To define international society

Introduction to Empirical and

Course Quantitative Poltical Analysis
Outcome 1
 Introduction to Teachers presentation of Powerpoint Presentation
To define statistics. Statistics the topic/ Lecture Recitation
Laptop/LCD Projector
To recognize the importance of Functions of Statistics First Quiz (Formative)
statistics in political research Importance of Statistics Speaker
to Political Research Questionnaire for the
Wrap-up Activities
quiz
To determine the most
Week 3-5 appropriate way of selecting a Collection and Presentation of
sample and collecting data in a Data Recitation Powerpoint Presentation
particular study. Meaning of Validity Teachers presentation of Laptop/LCD Projector
Testing the Validity of the topic/ Lecture Exercises
the Research Instrument
To Identify the advantages and Reliability Student-centered activity
disadvantages of each forms Most Common Method (Exercises about Data Long Quiz (Summative Questionnaire and
Course Collection)
or presenting data. of Testing the Quiz) answer sheet for the long
Outcome 1
Reliability of a Good
To recognize the uses of Research Instrument Homework quz
different forms of presenting Data Gathering
data Procedure
Data Processing Wrap up/Summary
To organize collected data and
present them in appropriate Procedure
form using computer Statistical Treatment
Presentation of Data
-Graphical
To construct graphs and charts -Textual
in a creative way Powerpoint Presentation
Frequency Distribution and Teachers presentation of Recitation
To calculate summation of Laptop/LCD Projector
Their Graphic Representation the topic/ Lecture
values Frequency Distribution Exercises Questionnaire and
To construct a frequency Cumulative Frequency Student-centered activity answer sheet for the long
distribution for a given set of Distribution (Exercises about Data
Long Quiz (Summative quiz
Course data Graphic Representation Collection)
Outcome 1 of Frequency Quiz)
To prepare frequency Distribution Homework
distribution table Bar graph
To interpret the result of the Line Graph
graph Wrap up/Summary

1st Periodic Examination

 Measures of Central
To differentiate grouped from Tendency Teachers presentation of
Week 6-10 Course the topic/ Lecture
Outcome 1 ungrouped data Recitation
To define mean, median, and mode Characteristics of the Student-centered activity Exercises
Powerpoint Presentation
To calculate the mean, median, and Mean, Median and Laptop/LCD Projector
Exercises: Computation of
mode for grouped and ungrouped data Homework Questionnaire and
Mode Mean, Median and Mode
using computer
To give the advantages and Advantages and using Computer Summative Quiz answer sheet for the
Disadvantages of the Homework long quiz
disadvantages of using mean, median,
and mode Mean, Median and
To identify appropriate measure of Mode
central tendency in a certain Mean, Median and Wrap up/Summary
distribution Mode with Computer
Testing the Hypothesis
To define hypothesis and hypothesis
Course testing Definition
Outcome 1 Types of Hypothesis
To determine the level of significance Measures of
in one-tailed and two-tailed test Correlation (Pearson
Product-Moment Teachers presentation of
Correlation the topic/ Lecture
To perform Pearson Product-Moment
Coefficient) Recitation
of Correlation/ T-test and ANOVA Student-centered activity
using Computer Correlation with Exercises: Computation of Exercises Powerpoint Presentation
Course Computer Pearson R, T-test, ANOVA,
Outcome 2 To compute the value of Chi-square Interpretation of Chi-Square Homework Laptop/LCD Projector
Correaltion Value Summative Quiz Questionnaire and answer
To apply an appropriate statistical test Chi-Square (Meaning, Homework sheet for the long quiz
for the hypothesis Uses, Interpretation)
T-test (Meaning, Uses, Wrap up/Summary
To summarize the procedure of Interpretation,)
hypothesis testing Computer
Analysis of Variance
(F-test)-Meaning,
Uses, Interpretation,
Computer

2nd Periodic Examination

Week 11-13 Introduction to Political
Research
Powerpoint Presentation
Course Parts of Political
To identify the parts of Political Research (Thesis) Laptop/LCD Projector
Outcome 1 Discussion/Lecture Thesis output
Research Chapter 1
(Chapter 1
-Introduction Library Hours Rubrics in grading thesis
-Related Literature and 2)
(Reading);
Course To make their own Political Research -Conceptual Looking for Thesis
Outcome 3 (Thesis) Framework sample
-Definition of Terms
Course -Statement of the Thesis
To construct their statement of the Workshop/Writing
Outcome 3 problem Problem
-Hypothesis Submission of
-Significance of the Chapter 1 and 2
Course Study
To formulate their own questionnaire -Scope and
Outcome 3 (instrument)
Delimitation
Chapter 2
-Research Design
Course To accomplish Chapter 1 and Chapter -Respondents
Outcome 3 of their Thesis -Instrumentation
-Administration of
Instruments
-Procedure of
Analysis
Chapter 3
-Presentation of Data
- Analysis of Date
-Interpretation of Data
Chapter 4
-Summary
-Conclusion
-Recommendations
 3rd Periodic Examination/Final Examination
Course Chapter 1 and 2 of Thesis
Requirement
Pre-Oral Defense
The Final Grade shall be computed as follows:
Final Grade= [0.33x(1stPeriodGrade)] + [0.33x(2ndPeriodGrade)] + [0.34x(3rdPeriodGrade)]
Grading Quizzes = 10 %
System Thesis and Thesis Pre-oral defense = 40 %
Recitation = 10%
Periodic Examination = 40 %
=100%

Students must regularly attend the classes on time.

Course Policy and
Students must write down the concept notes in their notebooks.
Standards
Students must participate in classroom discussion.
Students must always see to it that they comply all the requirements in the course
Students must listen and stop whatever he is doing whenever the teacher is in the classroom for the discussion.
Students must present a valid and written excuse letter whenever he/she misses the classes and is requesting for a copy of the activity sheets.

Textbooks/ None

References 1 Calmorin, Laurentian & Piedad, Ma. Lauremelch, STATISTICS WITH COMPUTER APPLICAITON, Rex Book Store. Manila, Philippines

2. ALtares, Priscilla et al, Elementary Statistics with Computer Application, Rex Book Store, Manila, Philippines

Effectivity DateRevised Prepared by (Faculty) Approvedby

Name: ANA S. CHUA
Email Address: COLLEGE DEAN EVP/COO
NOVEMBER 2016
Checked By ( Program Head ) Paquito R. Domingo
Name: DFAA