A Review of Law Modules in the Undergraduate Course of Political Science: Using the Applied Approach

Investing on education and development of human resources is one of the main issues preoccupying managers. This is because education and research are considered as the most valuable capital for societies. Generally, universities have three main functions: education, research and providing for certain public services. The social needs and expectations must be considered in educational and research programs of universities. Such programs should respond to the needs of administrative centers and public institutions, as customers of academic products. In this article, law modules in the BA course of political science are reviewed, using an applied approach. For this purpose, the author criticizes the syllabus of the modules, and considers the factors that have prevented the modules becoming applied. Then, some suggestions are offered to improve the syllabus, and four steps in planning educational texts are proposed. Finally as a sample, a law topic has been chosen to apply the desired model