Buy Solved PSCI 501 Political Science Public Policy and Statesmanship

Buy Solved PSCI 501 Political Science Public Policy and Statesmanship

Course Description

This course establishes the major facets of the study of political science and explains the relationship between political science and the public policy process. Students will also discuss and apply a biblical model of statesmanship to this process and political context.

For information regarding the prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

This course is a required core course in the Master of Arts in Political Science program. It provides a broad, graduate-level introduction to the study of political science from a biblical perspective and discusses the comprehensive approach to the facets of the study of political science, including the domestic and international contexts.

Measurable Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Apply a biblical model of statesmanship to the fields of political science and public policy.
2. Synthesize political science concepts with various geopolitical contexts.
3. Evaluate political theory from a biblical perspective.
4. Synthesize patterns of behavior and interactions among political stakeholders and institutions.

Course Assignment

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided promptly for each discussion. Each thread must be 400–500 words and incorporate at least 3 citations from scholarly sources and the required readings and presentations for the assigned module: week. In addition to the thread, the student must reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200–250 words and include at least 2 citations from scholarly sources and the required reading and presentations. Each thread and reply must follow the current Turabian format.

Research Paper: Institutional Analysis Assignment

In this paper, students will discuss and answer the following questions:

1) Is the “state” always the most just political structuring for a particular group of people? and 2) What legislative, judicial, and executive structures and arrangements are the best for ensuring liberty, justice, stability, and prosperity (LJSP)? All ideas shared by the student must be supported with sound reason and citations from the required readings, presentations, and additional research and will be submitted through Turnitin. The paper should be 3 – 5 pages of content in length (not counting the title page or references), double-spaced, and in Turabian format. All required readings and presentations from Module: Weeks 1 – 2 must be cited and 3 – 5 additional external scholarly sources must be used.

Research Paper: Political Systems Analysis Assignment

This paper will require students to identify the key factors related to a healthy political system. All ideas shared by the student must be supported with sound reason and citations from the required readings, presentations, and additional research and will be submitted through Turnitin. The paper should be 7 – 10 pages of content in length (not counting the title page or references), double-spaced, and in Turabian format. All required readings and presentations from Module: Weeks 1 – 4 must be cited, and and additional 12 – 15 external scholarly sources must be used.

Research Papers: Political Systems Analysis Brief Assignments (3)

In these briefs, the student will evaluate a nation from one (each) of the three categories discussed in Module: Weeks 6, 7, and 8 in light of the criteria identified in the Political Systems Analysis Paper from Module 4: Week 4. All ideas shared by the student must be supported with sound reason and citations from the required readings, presentations, and additional research and will be submitted through Turnitin. The briefs should be 2 – 3 pages of content in length (not counting the title page or references), double-spaced, and in Turabian format. All required readings and presentations from Module: Weeks 6, 7, and 8 and any relevant readings and presentations from Module: Weeks 1 – 5 must be cited. Three to five additional sources must be used.