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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description
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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 |
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| Workload |
Full-time hours per semester |
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| Lecture | 24 | No Description | | Total Workload: 24 |
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
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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 Oireachtas.
Dail 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 | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
| Course Work Breakdown |
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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 |
| This module is category 1 |
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Indicative Reading List
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- 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
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| EPL | BA in Economics, Politics and Law |
| JR | BA in Journalism |
| Timetable this semester: Timetable for LG108 |
| Date of Last Revision | 05-OCT-10 |
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