POL 201 - Narrative and Reflection Writing Reminder

Like all papers, your narrative must have an argument.  It doesnt for a narrative - what claim can you state about the alumni which can be supported by your data? Is he or she a success? a rolemodel?.

For the reflection papers, what did you learn about visiting the institution?  Then you will relate this learning to a current events issue.

ALWAYS WRITE IN 3RD PERSON.

Comparative Politics in Transition - Content Guidelines for Paper and Defense

Note that this is only a guideline.  Do not expect that quetions here will be the only questions.

It all boils down to proving that the method matches the hypothesis.  You can be done in many ways, but the standards are:

1. Does your hypothesis' core objective match the objective of the method you use?  (will you use regression in a correlative hypothesis?)
2. Does the data gathering procedure that you propose satisfy a) your hypothesis if the hypothesis is turned into a question (does authoritarianism lead to development?).  b).  Is the procedure (survey, interview) the one that is used in your method?
3. Do your proposed questions lead to the right answer (findings) that will prove your hypothesis?

The research that you did also proves to me how well you know the method.

In general:

1. What are the parameters of your variables?  Sample what are the parameters of political participation as a variable? Does it only include voting? how about rallying? How about membership in a party?  How about talking about issues?  If qualitative - how can these be described.  If quantitative - how can these be counted or measured?

If qualitative:

1. How many selections (people to interview)?
2. How is data analyzed (in a phenomenology, in a case study, in a narrative)?
3. What are the data gathering methods or procedures that you will use? (interview, focus group, etc.)
4. What are the available sources of data?

If quantitative:

1. How many respondents (people to survey)?
2. What scale (range of numbers for rating) did you use? 1-5? 1-3, 1-7?  What does the range describe (effective? corrupt)?
3. Are your variables nominal? Ordinal? Are there dummy variables?
4. Are there available sources of data.

POL 201 Tasks for Groups 3 - 6

For submission on Friday October 24, 2014.

Each group will hold a parliamentary session.
In each group, 1 member will function as chair, 1 as secretary, the rest as regular members.  Your group must accomplish specific parliamentary actions.
The session will be recorded as an mp4 video by the secretary.  A camera phone, tablet or better camera may be used.  The entire session should be 8-12 minutes.  Secretary will make a minutes of the meeting which will be uploaded.  The Video will be burned on a CD, with a cover or label:
Parliamentary Practice Simulation
Olympia or Argos or Corinth (number)
Members in alphabetical list, surnames 1st.


For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 3: each of these groups will meet separately as a new political party in the Philippines with strong liberal-right (idealogy):

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what platforms should your government offer the people for the next national elections?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss the main motion.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. There will be 2 Main motions.  The 1st must be objected to succesfully,
5. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
6. There must be a successful motion to limit debate.
7. 2nd motion must be successfully referred to committee.
8. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 4: each of these groups will meet separately as an NGO with authoritarian-left ideology:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what steps should be taken for the successful lobbying in support of a plastic bags regulation act?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss motion that need such procedure.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. The main motion must be objected to and replaced by a new motion.
5. There will be a motion that is already on the table that can address the question.
6. The motion on the table must be successfully taken from it.
7. There must be a motion for recess during which opposing members discuss plans with their allies.
8. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 5: each of these groups will meet separately as the United Nations Security Council:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of:  what actions can be done to stabilize secutirty around the West Philippine Sea / South China Sea?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
3. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
4. China will not object to deliberation but will participate in the debate.
5. There must be a failed motion to suppress debate.
6. An ally of China must successfully suppress the vote by a motion to postpone indefinitely.  
7. There must be a question of privilege.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 6: each of these groups will meet separately as a war council composed of members with a majority of high tenderness political attitudes:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what conditions should the body demand of an allied state which calls us to help in a war?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss motion that need such procedure.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
5. There must be a successful motion for a division of the assembly.
6. There must be a motion for recess during which opposing members discuss plans with their allies.
7. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

Upholding Justice in the Race

Reposting that the SOMEONE may know:

It has come to my attention that alumni Ms. Clare Fevidal has already been registered here under comment:

Nuvi Dela CruzOctober 9, 2014 at 10:26 PM
DELA CRUZ, Nuvi Maecy H. (1POL2) - Ms. Clare Fevidal

Yet SOMEONE still interviewed her and took the opportunity from Nuvi Dela Cruz.

THAT "SOMEONE" IS HENCEFORTH FORBIDDEN TO SUBMIT MS. FEVIDAL'S INTERVIEW. TO SUBMIT AN INTERVIEW OF MS. FEVIDAL IF YOU ARE NOT NUVI DELACRUZ MERITS FAILED IN POL 201 SINCE YOU DID NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND RESULTED TO CHEATING ANOTHER STUDENT.

AND ANYONE WHO SUBMITS AN INTERVIEW OF AN ALUMNI PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED BY ANOTHER STUDENT, THUS RESULTING TO STOLEN OPPORTUNITIES WILL MERIT THE SAME PUNISHMENT.

POL201: Instruments in Determining Political Behavior - Your Ideologic Leanings

Take the tests.  Print the results.  Bring to class.

Political Compass

http://politicalcompass.org/test


Moral Compass

http://www.pa.msu.edu/~aaronson/alitest/aintro.html


Political Values Test

http://slackhalla.org/~demise/test/socialattitude.php

Comparative Study: Current Events Reading

It's an audio file. Video and written transcript are also available.

Here's the link:

http://www.cfr.org/russian-federation/conversation-mikhail-khodorkovsky/p33568

Addendum to Survey (easier to fill up form) POL 201

Here's a fillable pdf form.  Easier to answer for your alumni.

Don't forget to fill in the filename before sending.

DOWNLOAD PDF FILLABLE FORM

Survey Questionnaire for POL 201

Here is the Survey Questionnaire for your Amazing Race.

For this task, you need two (2) alumni's.  The qualifications must be.  Graduated within 2009-2013.
EMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED.  If your interviewed alumni falls in the same time period, then you can survey the same alumni, then add a new one.  Alumni's for survey are to be listed here in the comments area.  Again, no repetition.

For this task, there's no need for a narrative report.  All you need is that your alumni is able to fill this up.  Hence there must be two survey sheets in the cd.

Edit the file name before sending to your respective alumni.

File is offered in both word and pdf for convenience.

Guides for alumni answering in soft copy:

Adobe reader XI has a "Fill and Sign feature" which will facilitate the checking boxes and input of text.

For those who will use word, you can just highlight and change the color of the boxes.  Then just type text as usual.

The form can also be printed, answered, then scanned for submission.


DOWNLOAD WORD FILE

DOWNLOAD PDF FILE