Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2020-21

“An Introduction to Political Science” corresponds to the Political Science and Administration Area, Department of Legal Studies of the State, University of Alicante. "Introduction to Political Science" (Basic Training of First Course, Second Semester, Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources). 6 credit ETCS.

6 ECTS credits (60 class and presence hours and 90 hours of autonomous work by the student)

The main purpose of the subject is that the student acquires solid knowledge of the Political Science and Administration Area, as well as to handle specific and general skills that allow they will develop an adequate application of the learned for better professional performance, once completed Its formative university stage. Hence the importance of a correct incardination, and balance, between theoretical and practical classes

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2020-21

General Competences (CG)

  • CG5 : Capacitat per a posar en relació els processos socials amb la dinàmica de les relacions laborals.
  • CG7 : Competències informàtiques i informacionals.
  • CG8 : Competències en comunicació oral i escrita.

 

Specific Competences (CE)

  • CE11 : Capacitat per a interpretar dades i indicadors socioeconòmics relatius al mercat de treball.
  • CE12 : Capacitat per a aplicar tècniques quantitatives i qualitatives d'investigació social a l'àmbit laboral.
  • CE16 : Capacitat de transmetre i comunicar-se per escrit i oralment usant la terminologia i les tècniques adequades.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2020-21

l To know theories on democracy.

l Identify the components of the political system and understand the relationships between the components of a political system.
l Link political and administrative systems with the social and economic context.

l Ability to analyze and synthesize political reality.
l Capacity to manage political information.
l Critical reasoning about political reality.
l Introduction to theories of power, authority, political citizenship and the State.
l Forms of political organization.
l Capacity to identify processes of consensus, negotiation and political conflict.
l Operate quantitative and qualitative research data for policy analysis.

 

 

General

Code: 28008
Lecturer responsible:
MENENDEZ ALZAMORA, MANUEL
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,80
Practical credits: 0,60
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: STATE LEGAL STUDIES
    Area: POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE
    Theoretical credits: 1,8
    Practical credits: 0,6
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught