POL336H1S - Government and Politics of Ontario Jack Lucas, University of Toronto; Summer 2013 Contact 100 St. George Street [email protected] Information Department of Political Science (647) 782-6477 University of Toronto Dates & Times Class Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8pm, SS1086 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 4-5pm (SS3108) Textbooks There is no textbook for this course. Readings will be available through Blackboard. Grades 10% Research Skill Assignments (2.5% each) 20% Annotated Bibliography 30% Research Essay (3000 words) 40% Final Examination Assignments Research Ski! Assignments: These simple assignments will allow you to refresh your research skills before you complete the longer assignments for the course. Each assignment will focus on a single research skill: library browsing, journal article research, newspaper research, and reference research. Annotated Bibliography: In this assignment you will prepare an annotated bibliography (that is, a list of sources with a brief description of each source) on a political issue or event in Ontario. I will provide you with a list of issues and events from which to choose. Research Essay: This assignment continues your work in the annotated bibliography. In this assignment you will use the sources that you have found to write a research essay on your chosen political issue or event. You will receive much more detail on this assignment in class, along with a list of tips on how to write a clear and convincing essay. Due Dates All assignments are due in class on the dates below: July 9 Skill Assignment 1 (Library Browsing) July 11 Skill Assignment 2 (Journal Articles) July 16 Skill Assignment 3 (Newspaper Research) July 18 Skill Assignment 4 (Canadian Annual Reviews) July 25 Annotated Bibliography August 8 Bonus Assignment (optional) August 8 Research Essay Please note that late assignments will receive a grade of ZERO (0), and no extensions will be granted, except with formal medical documentation. This is a compressed course and it is very important that you do not fall behind! Also, be sure to keep your rough and draft work, along with hard copies of your assignments, until all assignments have been returned and grades are posted on ROSI. - 1 - Schedule and July 2: Introduction to the Course; Ontario’s Political Pre-History Readings July 4: Confederation and the Provincial Rights Movement - H.V. Nelles A Short History of Canada, 101-110 - Ramsay Cook Provincial Autonomy, Minority Rights, and the Compact Theory, 19-24 July 9: The Birth of the Service State in Ontario - Rand Dyck “Political Evolution 1867-1943” - Graham White “Change in the Ontario State” pp. 13-20 July 11: Revolution or Evolution? Ontario Politics 1985-Present - Rand Dyck “Provincial Politics in the Modern Era” pp. 74-80 - Anna Esselment “The Ontario Liberals in Power” July 16: The Contexts of Ontario Politics: Economic, Social, Political - Desmond Morton “Ontario People and their Politics” July 18: Ontario Political Culture - S.J.R. Noel “The Ontario Political Culture: An Interpretation” July 23: Electoral Politics in Ontario - Rand Dyck “Ontario Political Parties” - Ontario Citizens’ Assembly “One Ballot, Two Votes” July 25: Executive and Legislature in Ontario - David Spencer “The Legislature” 58-59 - Graham White “Evaluating Provincial and Territorial Legislatures” - Christopher Dunn “Premiers and Cabinets”, 217-223 July 30: Federal-Provincial Relations in Ontario - David Cameron and Richard Simeon, “Ontario in Confederation” August 1: Provincial-Municipal Relations in Ontario - David Siegel “Local Government in Ontario” August 6: Media, Interest Groups, and Lobbying - Rand Dyck “Media and Lobbying in Ontario” August 8: Continuity and Change in Ontario Politics - Graham White “Ontario Then and Now” Turnitin & Turnitin.com: "Normally, students will be required to submit their course essays to Plagiarism Turnitin.com for a review of textual similarity and detection of possible plagiarism. In doing so, students will allow their essays to be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University's use of the Turnitin.com service are described on the Turnitin.com web site”. Please note that use of Turnitin is voluntary and alternatives will be provided to students upon request. Don’t plagiarize! Academic integrity is important, and the University of Toronto treats cases of academic misconduct very seriously. For details on what counts as plagiarism, and how to avoid it, go to this link. - 2 -.