Registry
Module Specifications
Archived Version 2015 - 2016
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Online Module Resources
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NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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| Compatibles |
None
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| Incompatibles |
None
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Description
To introduce students to the operation of the Irish political system and in so doing, enable the students to understand the operation of political systems more generally.
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Learning Outcomes
1. - students will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the Irish
political system and current affairs
- students will have experience developing and defending policy
proposals in written form
- students will develop analytical skills which will allow them to
consider an academic puzzle and develop and critically examine possible
solutions to these puzzles
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| Workload |
Full-time hours per semester |
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Hours |
Description |
| Lecture | 24 | No Description | | Assignment Completion | 50 | No Description | | Independent Study | 30 | No Description | | Independent Study | 21 | No Description | | Total Workload: 125 |
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities
The origins of the Irish state and its legacyIrish political culture/cleavage structureBasic Institutions and constitutional developmentThe party systemElections and voting behaviour in IrelandThe Houses of the OireachtasDail Eireann and Seanad Eireann - role and operationThe Government: Taoiseach and CabinetPolicy-making in Ireland: The bureacracy; other state bodies; non-state bodiesNorthern Ireland: origins and legacy of the conflictIreland and the EU: a changing relationship?
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| Assessment Breakdown | | Continuous Assessment | % | Examination Weight | % |
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| Reassessment Requirement |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component |
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Indicative Reading List
- 0: The core text for this course is Coakley, John and Michael Gallagher 2005. Politics in the Republic of Ireland 4th ed. London: Routledge and PSAI PressOther readings will provided in the syllabus and throughout the course,
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Other Resources
None
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Programme or List of Programmes
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