教學大綱 Syllabus

每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

Course Activities

Course activities are broadly defined below. Detailed instructions and grading rubrics will be uploaded to the course website and introduced in class.

Review Videos – 25% of Overall Grade

At the beginning of the semester, students will form teams of 2-3 students. Several times throughout the semester, the instructor will select a topic in informal politics and your team will prepare a Review Video reviewing one academic article on that topic. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document, but the basic steps are:

1. As a team, search for a relevant article. Submit a list of 4-5 articles to the instructor. The instructor will choose one of these for your team to review.
2. Individually, read and outline the article. Critically evaluate the article’s research question, arguments, research design, data, methods, analysis and conclusions.
3. As a team, compare notes and produce a 10-15 minute Review Video reviewing the article.
4. Individually, watch all the Review Videos outside of class.
5. As a class, critique and discuss the Review Videos in a Review Roundtable.

Literature Review – 25% of Overall Grade

Throughout the semester, each student will also undertake several milestones leading up to an original Literature Review and Research Proposal. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document, but the basic milestones for the literature review are:

1. Preliminary Consultation – schedule preliminary consultation out-of-class
2. Literature Review, Draft – submit for feedback and schedule consultation
3. Literature Review, Final Version – submit for a grade – 25% of Overall Grade

 Research Proposal – 25% of Overall Grade

The first half of the Research Proposal is the Literature Review, mentioned above. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document for the second half of the research proposal, but the basic milestones are:

1. Proposal, Draft – submit for feedback and schedule consultation
2. Peer Reviews – return to peers and discuss in class
3. Presentation – present and discuss proposal in class
4. Proposal, Final Version – submit for a grade – 25% of Overall Grade

Oral Exam - 25% of Overall Grade

Students will schedule a one-on-one oral exam with the instructor at some point before the end of the semester. An oral exam review sheet will be provided to students and this will include the list of questions which students may be asked during the oral exam. The oral exam will test a student’s knowledge of:

1. General concepts of patronage and clientelism, as well as their causes and effects.
2. Instances of patronage and clientelism in Asian democracies.
3. Methods used to study informal politics.

Class Sessions and Preparation

Class sessions will be divided into one of three types:

1. Lecture & Discussion
2. Article Review Roundtables
3. Skills Workshops
   1. How to Write a Literature Review
   2. How to Write a Research Proposal
   3. How to Conduct Fieldwork and Interviews on Sensitive Topics

Students are expected to prepare for class in advance and participate in classroom discussions. Preparation for class will entail:

1. Complete reading assignments
2. Watch Article Review Videos
3. Prepare questions for the instructor and peer presenters  

Activity-ILO Matrix

Course activities support Intended Learning Outcomes in the following way.

Schedule & Deadlines