PELAN PENGAJARAN/TEACHING PLAN
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Course Name
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Semester
Academic Year
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Assessments
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Name
Dr. Woo Kuan Heong
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Lecture Day & Time
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Tutorial Day & Time
Lecture Venue
Tutorial Venue
Email
SPA 505
Government and Politics in Malaysia
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2024/2025
Assignments (70%)
• Major Written Assignment
30%
• Short Video Project
30%
• Presentation
10%
Final Examination (30%)
Wednesday, Malaysia Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
SK 101
khwoo@usm.my
Course Code
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1. MAKLUMAT KURSUS/COURSE INFORMATION
Role(s)
Lecturer
Teaching Load
15 Weeks
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3. SINOPSIS KURSUS/COURSE SYNOPSIS
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This course investigates the government structure and political processes in Malaysia. Discussion
begins with the process of independence and analysis on the development of Malaysian government
institutions. It continues with a discussion on Malaysian contemporary political issues. The extent to
which Malaysia is a democratic system will also be examined.
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4. HASIL PEMBELAJARAN/COURSE OUTCOMES
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No.
Course Outcomes (CO)
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LT
CO1
Elaborate democratic and political theories
PLO1
CO2
Evaluate and relate democratic and political
theories with political issues in Malaysia
PLO2
C6
CO3
Identify and organize relevant information
from various up-to-date sources to unravel
factors of the occurrence of political issues in
Malaysia
PLO8
A4
Assessments
• Major written assignment
• Short Video project
• Presentation
• Final Examination
• Major written assignment
• Short Video project
• Presentation
• Final Examination
• Major written assignment
• Short Video project
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5. TOPIK MINGGUAN/WEEKLY PLAN
Classes
Topics
CLO PLO LT
Assessments
W1
MWA, SVP, P & Final
Introduction
CLO1 PLO1
26.03.2025
Examination
Pre-independence,
W2
MWA, SVP, P & Final
Independence, and the
CLO1 PLO1 C6
02.04.2025
Examination
Formation of Malaysia
CLO1 PLO1
W3
Nation-Building in
MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2 C6
09.04.2025
Malaysia
Examination
CLO3 PLO8
W4
Constitution and the
CLO1 PLO1
MWA, SVP, P & Final
C6
16.04.2025
Judiciary
CLO2 PLO2
Examination
W5
Political Parties and
CLO1 PLO1
MWA, SVP, P & Final
C6
23.04.2025
Party System
CLO2 PLO2
Examination
CLO1 PLO1
W6
Executive, Bureaucracy
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2
30.04.2025
and Parliament
A4 Examination
CLO3 PLO8
CLO1 PLO1
W7
Federalism and Politics
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2
07.05.2025
in Sabah and Sarawak
A4 Examination
CLO3 PLO8
W8: Mid Semester Break 12.05.2025 – 18.05.2025
CLO1 PLO1
W9
Patronage and Money
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2
21.05.2025
Politics
A4 Examination
CLO3 PLO8
CLO1 PLO1
W10
The Middle Class, Civil
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2
28.05.2025
Society and Politics
A4 Examination
CLO3 PLO8
CLO1 PLO1
W11
Media and Everyday
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2
04.06.2025
Politics
A4 Examination
CLO3 PLO8
The Electoral System
CLO1 PLO1
W12
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
and GE13, GE14 &
CLO2 PLO2
11.06.2025 a
A4 Examination
GE15
CLO3 PLO8
CLO1 PLO1
W13
Power Sharing and
C6 MWA, SVP, P & Final
CLO2 PLO2
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18.06.2025
Quasi Democracy?
A4 Examination
CLO3 PLO8
W14
25.06.2025
The Quality of
Democracy: Malaysian
Politics and Government
in Perspective
CLO1
CLO2
CLO3
PLO1
PLO2
PLO8
C6
A4
MWA, SVP, P & Final
Examination
W15
CLO2 PLO1
Conclusion
C6
02.07.2025
CLO3 PLO2
Online classes: W1, W2, W6 & W7.
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Submission via eLearning: Major written assignment together with Turnitin report. Any
major written assignment submitted without a Turnitin report will receive no higher than a
C+ grade, as there is no proof of plagiarism verification.
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Submission via eLearning: Short video project.
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6. PEPERIKSAAN AKHIR ( 30%)/FINAL EXAMINATION ( 30%)
Answer 2 out of 4 questions
in both Part A and Part B.
All themes/topics have been discussed in
the teaching and learning activities.
Hasil Pembelajaran/Course
Outcomes (CO)
CLO1
CLO2
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Topik/Topics
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Soalan/ Questions
Kaedah Penilaian/Assessment Methods
Markah/Marks
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No.
Major Written Assignment
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a. A topic of your choice focuses on (2024/2025) political issue in Malaysia.
b. Identify and organize relevant information from various sources.
c. Elaborate a theory, relate it to the selected issue and discuss the impact of
the political issue to the society.
d. Format: APA 7th edition.
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7. PENILAIAN KURSUS (70%)/COURSE ASSESSMENTS (70%)
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a. Select a current (2024/2025) issue relevant to politics of Malaysia.
b. Identify and organize relevant information from various sources.
c. Elaborate a democratic/political theory and relate it to the selected issue
in a recording.
d. You have to appear in the recording sufficiently in between relevant
screenshares.
e. Provide a reference list at the end of your recording.
f. Format: Free style.
Presentation
a. Each group in charge of a theme/topic.
b. Identify and organize relevant information from various sources.
c. Present the theme/topic in the class.
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10%
Jumlah/Total
70%
Gred
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B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
0.67
0.00
70 - 79
64 - 69
58 - 63
52 - 57
46 - 51
40 - 45
36 - 39
32 - 35
23 - 31
25 - 27
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8. GRED / GRADE
JULAT
80-100
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9. RUJUKAN/REFERENCES
1.
Chin, J. (2023). Anwar’s long walk to power: The 2022 Malaysian general elections. The Round
Table, 112(1), 1-13.
2.
Muirhead, R. & Rosenblum N.L. (2020). The political theory of parties and partisanship:
Catching up. Annual Review of Political Science, 23, 95-110.
3.
Lim, H.H. (2002). Electoral politics in Malaysia: “Managing” elections in a plural society. In A.
Croissant, G. Bruns, & M. John (Eds.), Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia (pp. 101148). Singapore: Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation.
* For full references please refer to SPA505 eLearning portal.
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Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
10%
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
10%
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
05%
Elaborate on political theories in the major written
assignment
Elaborate on political theories in the short video
project
Elaborate on a theme/topic in the presentation
Final examination
Elaborate on political theories in the final examination
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
15%
Major written
assignment
Evaluate and relate the selected theory to political
issue(s) in Malaysia in the major written assignment
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
10%
Short video
project
Evaluate and relate the selected theory to political
issue(s) in Malaysia in the short video project
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
10%
Presentation
Evaluate and relate the selected theme/topic to
political issue in Malaysia in the presentation
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
05%
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
15%
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
10%
Poor
Moderate
Good
Very Good
10%
So
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Relate and apply political theories to political issue(s)
in the final examination
Identify and organize relevant information from
various sources to uncover the factors behind the
occurrence of political issues in Malaysia in the major
written assignment
Identify and organize relevant information from
various sources to uncover the factors behind the
occurrence of political issues in Malaysia in the major
written assignment in the short video project
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Major written
assignment
c.
Major written
assignment
Short video
project
Presentation
Final examination
50
Short video
project
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CLO2
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Marks
Allocation
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GRADES
CRITERIA (S)
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ASSIGNMENTS
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Course
Outcomes
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10. RUBRIK/RUBRIC
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11. POLISI KURSUS / COURSE POLICY
Pelajar yang berdaftar mesti mematuhi semua peraturan dari masa ke semasa.
(Registered students must comply with all the rules at all times)
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Akses kepada eLearning USM adalah wajib kerana semua informasi dan tugasan dalam
kursus menggunakan kaedah atas talian.
(Access to eLearning USM is compulsory as information and tasks of the course will be
conducted online)
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Semua penghantaran kerja kursus HANYA melalui eLearning.
(All assignments are submitted ONLY via eLearning USM)
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Kehadiran dalam kelas setiap minggu adalah wajib.
(Attendance at weekly classes is mandatory)
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Surat amaran akan diberikan sekiranya ketidakhadiran melebihi 3 kali.
(A warning letter will be issued if the absence exceeds 3 times)
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Bersikap proaktif, bermotivasi diri, berdikari dan berfikir dengan kritikal.
(Be proactive, self-motivated, independent and think critically)
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Mempunyai pengurusan masa yang baik, belajar dengan cekap dan bijak.
(Have a good time management, study efficiently and wisely)
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12. PENGESAHAN / VALIDATION
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Disediakan oleh
Pensyarah Kursus:
Prepared by Course Lecturer:
Disokong oleh
Pengerusi Rancangan:
Endorsed by Programme
Chairman:
Disahkan oleh Dekan:
Approved by Dean:
Digitally signed
by Woo Kuan
Heong
DN: cn=Woo
Kuan Heong, o,
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email=khwoo@
usm.my, c=MY
Dr. Woo Kuan Heong
Tarikh/Date: 2025 March 20
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