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History & Theories of Architecture

  • Course Code :
    ARC 221
  • Level :
    Undergraduate
  • Course Hours :
    3 Hours
  • Department :
    3

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Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1- Define the theoretical frameworks related to contemporary political affairs, such as state institutions, types of regimes and state-society relationships.
2- Recognize political factors such as the presidential and parliamentary elections, constitutional drafting, revolutions and resistance.
3- Identify the importance and frameworks of issues or concepts of citizenship, state, democracy, social movements, justice and freedom as well as civic engagement and constitutional processes.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1- Employ the critical way of thinking.
2- Emphasize on understanding the challenges faced by the political community in Egypt and abroad.
3- Deepen the knowledge of and the functions of states, institutions and groups, and political processes such as elections, constitutional drafting and peaceful political resistance.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1- Relate and connect between historical events and political theories with contemporary political issues such as the January 25, 2011 events or the June 30, 2013 events and their consequences.
2- Employ the gained knowledge in the analysis of a variety of case studies.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1- Construct logical arguments.
2- Evaluate social media and other new sources.


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Course topics and contents:

Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical
Introductory Lecture and Course Outline 3 1
Introduction to political science + States, nations and governments 3 1
Introduction to political science + States, nations and governments 3 1
Democracy, Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism 6 2
Democracy, Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism 3 1
Midterm Exam 1
Presidential and Parliamentary Systems 6 2
Presidential and Parliamentary Systems [Continued] 3 1
Semi-Presidential Systems 3 1
Social Contractualists 6 2
Social Contractualists [Continued] 3 1
Final Exam 1

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Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Demonstration videos
Presentation
Simulations
Debates
Group discussion
Research Paper

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Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment Relative weight % Week No. Assess What
Course Work (Attendance, Participation, Assignments, Quizzes, Research Paper…) 30.00 To assess understanding and to assess theoretical background of the intellectual and practical skills.
Final Exam 40.00 15 To assess knowledge and intellectual skills.
Midterm Exam 30.00 7 To assess professional skills.

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