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DEPARTMENT OF PAKISTAN STUDIES

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
WORKSHOP’S CONTENTS FOR SEMESTER AUTUMN 2010

Course: Geography of Pakistan-I (4655)-First Semester

Topics (Please mention four separate Day-3 Topics (Please mention four
Day-1 topics) separate topics)
1 Physiography 1 Mineral Resources (General)

2 Hydrology 2 Metallic Minerals

Break: 30 mts

3 Climate 3 Non Metallic Minerals

4 Vegetation 4 Forest and Forest Products

Topics (Please mention four separate

Day-2 topics)

1 Agriculture-I (General)

2 Agriculture-II (Production)

Break: 30 mts

3 Agriculture-III (Lives Stock, Poultry,

Fisheries etc)

4 Soil

Course: Geography of Pakistan-II (4656) -First Semester

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Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Power Resources-I (Coals and 1 Environmental Challenges
Petroleum)

2 Power Resources-II (Gas, 2 Community Development

Electricity and Nuclear energy)

Break: 30 mts

3 Industries-I (General) 3 Tourism:

4 Industries-II (Small) 4 Political Geography

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
1 Industries-III (Heavy)

2 Transport

Break: 30 mts

3 Trade

4 Population and Settlements

Course: Pakistani Languages and Literature-I (4657) -First Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Urdu Language: Origin and 1 Sindhi Language: Origin and
Evolution Evolution
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2 Urdu Literature (poetry and Prose): 2 Sindhi Language: Prose and Poetry

Break: 30 mts

3 Urdu Literature (poetry): Post 3 Hindko Language: Origin and

Independence period Evolution

4 Urdu Literature (Prose): Post 4 Hindko: Prose and Poetry

Independence period

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
1 Brahavi Language: Origin and
Evolution

2 Brahavi Literature (Prose and

Poetry):

Break: 30 mts

3 Balochi language: Origin and

Evolution

4 Blochi Literature (Prose and

Poetry):

Course: Pakistani Languages and Literature-II (4658) -First Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Pashto Language: Origin and 1 Balti Language: Origin and
Evolution Evolution
AIOU. Islamabad
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2 Pashto Language: Prose and Poetry 2 Balti Language: Prose and Poetry

Break: 30 mts

3 Kashmiri Language: Origin and 3 Shina and Broshiski: Origion and

Evolution Evolution

4 Kashmiri Language: Prose and 4 Shina and Broshiski: Prose and

Poetry Poetry

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
1 Punjabi Language: Origin and
Evolution

2 Punjabi Language: Prose and

Poetry
.

Break: 30 mts

3 Saraiki Language: Origin and

Evolution

4 Saraiki Language: Prose and Poetry

Course: Genesis of Pakistan Movement (538) -First Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Growth of Separate Muslim 1 Quaid-e-Azam and Reorganization
Political Identity of Muslim League
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2 Sir Syed and renaissance of 2 Partition Schemes and Lahore

Muslims Resolution

Break: 30 mts

3 Experiment with Hindu Muslim 3 Cabinet Mission Plan

Unity

4 Separate Electorates 4 Election 1946 and Interim

Government

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
1 Allama Iqbal’s address of 1930 and
the idea of a separate Muslim State.

2 Constitutional Developments 1857-

1919

Break: 30 mts

3 Constitutional Advances towards

independent state (1935 Act)

4 Elections 1937-38
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Course: Pakistani Society and Culture-I (4663) -Second Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Origin of Man, Beginning of life 1 The Organization of Culture-I
Elements of Social structure (Status
and Role)

2 Indus Valley Civilization 2 Continuation-I

Break: 30 mts
3 Concepts and definition of culture 3 Social Control and social process-I
and society-I

4 Continuation-I 4 Continuation-I

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
1 Material and non-material culture –
I (examples from Pakistan,
epigraphy, Gandhra culture, folk
songs, folk ideals, folk traditions
etc.

2 Continuation-I

Break: 30 mts
3 Social Organisations-I: Concepts
(interaction groups) and examples
of social organization in Pakistani
society e.g. Pathan Culture, Baluch
culture etc.

4 Continuation-I
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Course: Pakistani Society and Culture-II (4664) -Second Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Social Stratification -I( Class, 1 Status of women in Pakistan-I
Status and Social Mobility)
examples of Social Stratification in
Pakistani Society.

2 Continuation-I 2 Continuation-I

Break: 30 mts
3 Evolution of Cultural Institutions 3 Social Change and Social Problems
(Political, Economic and Family)-I in Pakistani Society-I

4 Continuation-I 4 Continuation-I

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)

1 Cultural Institutions in Pakistani

Society-I: (Political and Economic)

2 Continuation-I

Break: 30 mts
3 Cultural Institutions in Pakistani
Society-II (Family and Status of
Women)

4 Continuation-II

Course: Research Method-I (4665) -Second Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Social Research, Principles and 1 Measurement and scales
stages
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2 Scientific Investigation 2 Observation

Break: 30 mts

3 Research Design 3 Qualitative Research

4 Operationalization 4 Quantitative Research

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
1 Sampling
Originating Station: Islamabad

2 Survey Research-Interviews

Break: 30 mts

3 Survey Research-Questionnaires
.

4 Experimental Research

Course: Research Methods-II (4666) -Second Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Document Studies. 1 Report Writing

2 Datta Analysis and interpretation 2 Evaluation Research

Break: 30 mts

3 Sources of Datta, Datta coding 3 Constructing and revising complex

theories.
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4 Use of IT in Research (Online 4 Applications of research

Resources)

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)

1 SPSS/other software’s in research

2 Documentation

Break: 30 mts

3 Ethics of Social Research

4 Research Proposal

Course: Social Change (541) -Second Semester

Topics (Please mention four Day-3 Topics (Please mention four

Day-1 separate topics) separate topics)
1 Factors and Agents of Social 1 Evolution of Family and Status of
Change Women

2 Theories of Social Change. 2 Continuation of session-1

Break: 30 mts

3 Continuation of session 3 Evolution of Family and Status of

Women (Focus on
Pakistan)

4 Continuation of session 4 Continuation of session

Topics (Please mention four

Day-2 separate topics)
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1 Evolution of Socio-Economic and

Political Institutions

2 Continuation of session

Break: 30 mts

3 Evolution of Socio-Economic and

Political Institutions (Focus on
Pakistan)

4 Continuation of session