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                                EQB7010 MALAYSIAN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
                 Learning Outcomes            At the end of the course, students are able to:

                                              (1)  Examine the Malaysian political system;
                                              (2)  Analyze events and topics on contemporary Malaysian
                                                  politics and economic development; and
                                              (3)  Assess issues concerning development of nations.

                 Synopsis of Course           The  first  part  of  the  course  provides  an  overview  of
                 Contents                     Malaysian  political  system  and  process.  It  also  discusses
                                              major political developments which have taken place over
                                              the  past  years  until  present.  Selected  issues  and  topics
                                              such as political parties, general elections, the middle class,
                                              democracy  and  foreign  policy  will  be  discussed  in  the
                                              second part of the course.
                 Assessment Methods           Continuous Assessment : 50%
                                              Final Exam: 50 %
                 Main Reference               (1) Andaya,  Barbara  and  Leonard,  2001,  A  History  of
                                                  Malaysia, 2nd ed. Hampshire: Palgrave.
                                              (2) Crouch,  Harold,  1996,  Government  &  Society  in
                                                  Malaysia, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
                                              (3) Noor, Farish A, 2003,  Islam Embedded: The Historical
                                                  Development  of  Pan–Malaysian  Islamic  Party  (PAS)
                                                  1951-2003,  Malaysian  Sociological  Research  Institute
                                                  MSRI, Kuala Lumpur.
                                              (4) Ooi, Kee Beng, 2006, Era of Transition: Malaysia after
                                                  Mahathir,  Singapore:  Institute  of  Southeast  Asian
                                                  Studies.
                                              (5) Puthucheary,  Mavis  and  Norani  Othman,  eds.,  2005,
                                                  Elections and Democracy in Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia:
                                                  Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
                                              (6) Welsh,  Bridget  and  Chin,  James  U.H,  eds.,  2013,
                                                  Awakening:  The  Abdullah  Badawi  Years  in  Malaysia,
                                                  SIRD: Petaling Jaya.
                                              (7) Yusoff,  Anis  Y.    ed.,  2011,  Shamsul  A.B.:  His
                                                  Observations,  Analyses  and  Thoughts,  Institute  of
                                                  Ethnics   Studies   (KITA),   Universiti   Kebangsaan
                                                  Malaysia.
                                           EQB7011 URBAN MANAGEMENT


                 Learning Outcomes            At the end of the course, students are able to:

                                              (1)  Identify strategic issues in urban management;
                                              (2)  Examine  policies,  strategies  and  programmes  in
                                                  planning and management of the urban centre; and
                                              (3)  Integrate the values and ethics of professional practice
                                                  in  addressing  the  issues  and  challenges  of managing
                                                  urban growth.
                 Synopsis of Course           The  course  deals  with  issues  and  challenges  confronting
                 Contents                     many  countries  in  the  planning  and  management  of  their
                                              urban centre, cities and the environment. It emphasises the
                                              need for inter-sectorial and interdisciplinary competence in
                                              the field of urban management.  The issues addressed are



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