SVGM Government Degree College, Kalyandurg

Course outcomes

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)

PO1-Political Science and Society: understanding the inter relationship between policy

decisions and its effects on society. This is achieved through a comprehensive teaching of the practice of public administration in India.

PO2-Critical thinking: the ability to analyse and predict socio political phenomena based on the study of existing socio economic determinants and past experiences. This goal is achieved by training students in the different methods and tools of investigation such as empirical research methods, survey research and data analysis of subject responses. Some of the research projects carried out by the students are Water Supply and Sanitation Provisioning in Schools in Kolkata; The Role of The Media in The 16^th Lok Sabha Elections; Women’s Empowerment and Local Self- Government: Kolkata Municipal Corporation Case Study.

PO3- Effective citizenship: the course curriculum inculcates among students a basic understanding of the rights and duties of citizenship and thereby to act as responsible citizens through the observation of important days such as Independence Day, Republic Day and also spreading awareness in society through street plays based on specific socio political issues such as domestic violence, disillusioned youth of the materialistic world etc.

PO4 -Communication: Establishment of linkages between academics and civil society at large so as to successfully address socio political problems. The fortnightly wall journal is a means for keeping the entire student population up to date with political occurrences both global and domestic. Debates, seminars and panel discussions are also regularly organised on relevant themes and participation is sought from experienced resource persons. Some of the events in this regard have been an interactive session on the Presidential Election In America with members of the American Senate, Senator Wayne Harper, a Utah State Senator (Republican Party) and Mrs. Aruna Miller, a Maryland House Delegate (Democratic Party) and Mr. Greg Pardo, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate Kolkata; a panel discussion and debate on Role of the Media in Politics in 21^st Century India

PO5- Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual and as a member/leader in different social settings. This aim is achieved through team research and presentations, especially inter college student seminars which have addressed themes such as Diverse Paradigms of Indian Democracy: Crises and Challenges and The Indian Parliament: A critical Retrospect and also by participating in the Youth Parliament competition organised by the Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of West Bengal

OBJECTIVESANDCOURSE OUTCOMES (COs )

Semester	CourseCode&TitleofthePaper	Topics		Objectives	Outcomes
I	Paper – I(Introduction to thePoliticalScience)	1.Introduction toPoliticalScience		To understand thenature, scope andsignificance ofPoliticalScience. Toacquaintwith the theories,approaches,concepts andPrinciples ofPoliticalTheory.	Thestudentcandraw boundaries ofthePoliticalscienceand other SocialSciences. The Studentidentifiesthe significance ofPoliticalScience. The student canclassifyClassical andModernApproaches of thePoliticalScience.
		2. State		Toknow theModern StateCharacteristics,Evolution andorigin. To understandwelfarestate.	Studentcanrecognize the StateCharacteristics andSpot the evolutionoftheState. Studentcanunderstandimportance ofwelfarestate.
		3. Law, Libertyand Equality,Power, AuthorityandLegitimacy		To understand thevariousconcepts	The student cananalyze each andevery concept.
		4. Rights andDuties		To appreciate theevolution of rightsand duties, playinga role to promotethe civilized life ofindividual.	Studentcanunderstandtherelationshipbetween the rightsand duties in day-to-daylife.
		5.Ideologies		Tounderstandorigin andevolutionarygrowth of differentideologies.	The student canunderstand themerits anddemerits.
II	PoliticalInstitutions(BasicOrgans oftheGovernment)	1.Constitution		To understand theorigin andevolution oftheconstitution. To knowtheroleof the constitution intheadministration. To classifythe differenttypesofConstitutions.	ThestudentsappreciatedtheroleoftheConstitution inbringingchangesinhumanlifeandprotect the rights ofthepeople. The student canclassify the differenttypesofconstitutions.
		2.Theory ofseparation ofpowers andorgans of thegovernment		Toknow thedemarcation of thepowers among theorgansofthegovernment andtheir powers andfunctions.	The studentcanunderstand meritsand demerits ofseparation oftheory and powersand functions oforgansofthegovt.
		3.Unitary andFederalGovernmentParliamentaryandPresidentialform ofGovernment		To understand theforms ofgovernments invarious countriesand their workingpattern.	Students couldcompare the worldcountries on thebasis of territorialdivision of authorityand the relationshipbetweenLegislature andExecutive.
		4.Democracy		To trace out theorigin and growthofDemocracy.	Students canunderstandthefunctioning of bothdirect andrepresentativedemocracy..
		5.Political Parties,Pressuregroups andPublicopinion		Toknowtheoriginand growth ofpolitical parties,pressure groupsand importance ofpublic opinion.	Students acquirethe knowledge therole ofpoliticalparties, pressuregroups and publicopinionindemocracy.
III	IndianGovernment andPolitics	Socialandideological baseoftheIndianconstitution Philosophicalfoundations oftheIndianConstitution		To understand theevolution oftheIndianconstitution. To understand theimpactofthe legacy oftheIndian FreedomMovement onIndian ConstituentAssembly. . To understandthe philosophy ofIndian Constitution. To know thesalient features ofthe IndianConstitution	The students findout the origin andevolution oftheIndianConstitution. The studentcanidentifythelegacy of the freedommovement and itsimpact on themaking of theIndianConstitution. Thestudentsappreciatedthe Preamble and itsimportance. The students recognizedtheSalient featureswhich areincorporated inIndianConstitution.
		3.IndividualandState		To appreciate thefundamentalrights, limitationson thefundamentalrights,fundamentalduties. ThedirectiveprinciplesofStatePolicy. To knowthe impact ofKeshavanandandBharatijudgement onIndiandemocracy.	The students knewthe fundamentalrightshowtheseare playing a greatrole in developmentand defending therights of the Indiansin day to day lifeandalsothelimitations while weenjoyingthem. Studentunderstood thebasicstructureof theconstitution.
		4.State Executive		To analyze the roleofGovernor instateadministration. Toknow theimportance ofLegislature in theState.	Thestudentunderstood role ofGovernor in Unionand state relationsand importance ofArticle356. Student understooddifferentpowers andfunctionsofLegislature.
		5. TheIndianJudiciary.		To know thestructure and roleof the higherjudiciaryinIndia.	The studentunderstood judicialreviewandactivism.TheyrecognizedthegreatnessoftheIndian judiciary andappreciates the roleofIndianjudiciary.
IV	IndianPoliticalProcess	1.Federal Process		To trace out theUnion-Staterelations under thequasi federalsystem. the Indian federalsystemandunique system of Quasi-federalism. Tostudythe variouscommissions’reports on centre-state relations.	TheStudenttobeunderstood theknowledge aboutCentre-Staterelations. The studentcanacquireknowledge onvariouscommittees’recommendations.
		2.ElectoralProcess		Toknow theComposition,Evolution, Powersand functions ofthe ElectionCommission ofIndia. Toknow the determinants ofvoting behaviour inIndia.	The Student to beunderstood electionprocessinIndia. â– The student canunderstand the need of electoralreforms anddeterminants ofvoting behaviour inIndia
		3.Gross-rootdemocracy-Decentralization		Toknow theevolution ofthelocal governance inIndia.	Thestudentacquired theknowledge aboutlocal governanceand its evolutionand 73^rd & 74^thConstitutionalAmendmentActs.
		4.Social Dynamics andEmergingChallengesinIndianDemocracy		Toidentify thechallenges toIndian democracyand the impact ofDefectionand Anti-defectionLaw. To understand thevarious types ofsocial problems inIndia.	The student pointouts the challengesto the Indiandemocracy likeReligiousfundamentalism,Regionalism,Casteismetc. The student understoodtheadverse effects ofthe defections inIndian politics andthe Role of theAnti-defectionlaw. TheStudentcan understand thevarious socialmovements inIndia.
		5.Regulatory andGovernanceInstitutions.		Tounderstandstructure andfunctioning of theConstitutional,Statutory and otherbodies.	The student to beunderstood roleand its’ importanceinthegovernance.
V	IndianPoliticalThought	1.Traditions ofAncientIndianPoliticalThought		To demonstrateknowledge of keythinkers in AncientIndiaandCharacteristics. Toknow thegenesis,sources and characteristicsof Indian politicalthought.	The student understood thatIndian political is onparwiththeAncientGreek PoliticalThought. The Studentunderstoodtheefforts of Kautilya,Manu, their politicalphilosophy.
		2. RenainssanceThought		To know the ideasof Social reformersRaja RamamohanRoy and PanditRamabai.	Thestudentunderstood socio,economic andcultural conditionsduringtheperiodofRaja RammohanRoy and PanditRamabai.
		3.EarlyNationalism		To trace out thevarious exploitativepolicies of BritishgovernmentinIndia according toNaoroji andRanade.	The Studentunderstood thesocio-economicandpoliticalconditions, issuesandremediesstated by NaorojiandRanade
		4. ReligiousNationalism		To understand theanguish of religiousnationalism ofV.D.Savarkar andMohammedIqbal.	Thestudentcanunderstoodtheardent nationalisticpolicy of Savarkarand Pan IslamicpolicyofIqbal.
		5. DemocraticEgalitarianism		ToappreciateDemocraticegalitarians likeGandhiji,Jawaharlal Nehru,efforts ofDr.B.R.Ambedkarto annihilate thecaste system,M.N.Roy’s radicalhumanism.	The student canunderstand theideas of Gandhi,Nehru, Ambedkar and M.N.Roy.
VI	WesternPoliticalThought	ClassicalWestern PoliticalThought		Toacquireknowledge aboutmodern politicalthinkers anddifferentschoolsofthought. Toappreciatethe Political views ofPlatoandAristotle. â–	Thestudentcanidentify thesystematic effort ofthe ancient Greekpolitical thinkerslike Plato, Aristotleetc.
		Early MedievaltotheBeginningofModernThought.		Toknow thePoliticalideasofSt.Augustine. To understandthe Machiavellicontributions andHobbes to politicalthought.	The Student candifferentiate theAugustine religiouspolitical views andMachiavelli secularpoliticalviews.
		Liberal Thought		To compare thepoliticalviewsofJohn Locke andRousseau. To know theHobbes	The Student canunderstand thecontributions ofHobbes, Locke,Rousseau.
		UtilitarianPoliticalThought		To study the liberalviews and reformsofBenthamandJ.S.Mill.	Thestudentunderstoodtheories ofBenthamandMill.
		Marxist PoliticalThought		Toknow thepolitical ideas ofMarx and AntonioGramsci	The Studentunderstoodcommunism andneo-communism.
VII	Principlesof PublicAdministration	1. Principles ofPublicAdministration		To understand thenature and scopeofPublicAdministration Totraceoutthe differencesbetween PublicandPrivateAdministration Torecognizethe importance ofpublicadministration	Thestudentcancompareanddifferentiatebetween public andprivateadministration. The studentunderstood significance ofpublicadministration inourlife.
		2.AdministrativeTheories		To study thevariousAdministrativeTheories.	The student knewabout theimportance ofvariousadministrativetheories.
			3. Principlesoforganization	Toknow thestructure oforganization likeHierarchy, Span ofcontrol, Unity ofcommandetc.	Thestudentcanidentify theimportance ofvarious principlesoforganization.
			4.Structureoforganization	To understand thetypes and functionsoftheChiefexecutive. Toknow theclassificationofthe departmentalization. To understandthe LineandStaffAgencies.	The studentknewthefunctionsofthechief executive. The student canclassify the differentdepartments in thegovernment. Thestudent can compare anddifferentiate theLine and StaffAgencies.
			5.Theoriesofmotivation	Toknow theimportance ofmotivation. To understand theclassificationof needs. To understand theXandYtheories.	Thestudentunderstooddifferent theories ofmotivation. The student couldacquiredthe knowledge abouthierarchical needstheory. ThestudentunderstoodtheX andYtheories.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)

PS0 1 - Understanding the nature and developments in national and international politics

PSO2 - Analysing the Indian constitutional provisions, major legislations and reforms.

PSO3- Critical evaluation of social, economic and political variables for a

proper understanding of the plurality of Indian society and building

overall consciousness regarding national political history,

international relations and present Indian and Western political

thinkers.

PSO4- Encouraging a comprehensive, comparative understanding of specific

world constitutions such as UK, USA, China, Russia, Switzerland and

France.

PSO5- Developing knowledge of administrative studies with special

reference to Indian administrative structures and practices.

PSO6- Examining India’s foreign relations with her neighbors and great powers.

PSO7- Use of case study method for analyzing the working of important international

and regional organizations like UN, EU, ASEAN etc.

Department of Political Science

Course outcomes