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Prof. Ronald Castillo y Maglaqui

A.B. Political Science

M.A. Political Science

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Welcome to the discipline of the Science of

Power

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A branch of instruction or training

Maintained system of order

Strong sense of what is good work

Stern taskmaster.(Goodin and Klingeman)

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Professional

Profession

Professional community

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Study of

Why study it?

What does it mean to be a political scientist?

What does it mean to be a student ofpolitical science?

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Political Science

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Behavioral revolution

Rational Choice

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agency or structure::interests or institutions

behavioral propensities or organization charts

rationality or habituation

realism or idealism

science or story-telling

history or science::mono-causality or hopelesscomplexity

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Characteristics of the scientific method.

Characteristics of Positivism.

The use of mathematics.

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The Classics

Classic Texts

Books

Journals

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Constrained use of social power.

Importance of institutional factors.

Nested and embedded nature of social rulesand regimes, practices and possibilities.

Socio-economic forces that work at the surfaceof social life.

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The exercise of pure reason.

Peoples beliefs and what lies behind them.

Ideas have consequences.

Fact vs. value distinction.

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Logic

Analysis and

Comprehension

Articulation

(Oral andWritten)

Research

(Acquisition andUse of

Knowledge)

Leadership and

Management

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Textbook:Goodin, R. E., & Klingemann, H.-D. (Eds.). (1996).A New

Handbook of Political Science. New York: OxfordUniversity Press.

Garcia, C. (2010). The Zen Style. (Seminar Handout).Manila: University of Santo Tomas.Evangelista, F. J. N. (2008). Critical Thinking: A College

Students Introduction to Logic. Mandaluyong City:National Bookstore.

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R

ead

Read Think

ThinkAct

Act

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State and government

Constrained use of social power

Individual human actions

Human community actions

Choices or decision making and enforcement

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Samples

Each Other

Relationships

and Support

Facts

Ideas Flow

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VocabularyBackground

Information

Paradigm

Read /

Organize /Focus

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Themes

Issues

Facts Ideas

Analysis

Reflections Cases

Comments

Questions

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SELF SLIDES

Knowledge

Language

Confidence

Presence

Style

Rule of 7

Empty Spaces

Font readability

Color Scheme

Tabs

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Organized

Notes

Quotes Citations

Write your own thoughts, paraphrase or quote

your sources.

APA Style

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Management

Process by which a cooperative group directsaction.

Organizing

Process of establishing authority.

Directing

Issuing assignments, and instructions.

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Delegation

Assigning of specific tasks.

Controlling Assessing and directing performance according

to plans, policies or standards.

Staffing

Finding acceptable number and duties of personnel.

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ProblemSolving

Technical

People