Samara university

Faculty of social science and humanities

Department of civics and ethical studies

Course Code: CvEt 201

Credit Hours: 3
Instructor: Nuruye B. (LL.B)

CHAPTER ONE

I Introduction to civics and ethical education

1. Meaning of civics and ethical education

1.1 The notion of civics
1.2 The notion of ethics
1.3 The concept of morality
2. Sources to learn civics education
2.1 Theoretical sources
2.2 Documentary sources
3. Goals of civics education
4. Ethical and moral responsibility
4.1 Work conduct and professional ethics

CHAPTER TWO

2. Citizenship and community participation

2.1Defining citizenship;
2.2Defining citizen ;
2.3 Modes of acquiring and loosing citizenship: Ethiopian
focus ;
2.3.1 Modes of attaining citizenship;
2.3.2 Modes of loosing citizenship;
2.4Right and duties of citizens;
2.5 Qualities of good citizenship ;
2.6Defining community participation ;
2.7 Factors influencing community participation :( Family life,
economic opportunities and the communication media).

CHAPTER THREE

3. Constitution and Constitutionalism

3.1Meaning and characteristic features of constitution;

3.2Philosophical basis and historical origin of constitution and
Constitutionalism;

3.3Major characteristics of constitutionalism

3.4Forms and classification of constitution;
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Faculty of social science and humanities
Department of civics and ethical studies

3.5Purpose and function of a constitution

CHAPTER FOUR

4. Society, state and government in Ethiopia.

4.1 Ethiopia: society, state, regime and governments.

4.2 Dynamics of civics and ethics in socio –economic and political

transformation.

• From unitarism to federalism.

• From presidantialism to multiculturalism.
• From mono –culturalism to multiculturalism.
• From mono party centralism to multi partism
• From constitution to constitutionalism.

CHAPTER FIVE

5. Democracy and Good Governance in Ethiopia.

5.1 Foundations of democracy and good governance

5.2 Examinations of civic culture and political spectrum in Ethiopia

5.3 The individual and the collective setting of democracy and good
governance

Assessment (methods of evaluation)

• Group work and presentation________________________________15%

• Individual work_____________________________________________15 %
• Quiz_________________________________________________________15%
• Mid
exam____________________________________________________15%
• Final exam__________________________________________________40%
• Total______________________________________________________100 %
Reference materials
• Fasil Nahom (1997) constitution for nations : Asmara, Red sea
press
• Blatbun,Robert (1993) right of citizenship: London
• Barnard circk (1973) basic forms of government: a sketch and
model
• Introduction for the module of civics and ethics
 Samara university
Faculty of social science and humanities
Department of civics and ethical studies