POL 198
The Art & Sci Of Pol Resrch · 4 credits · Spring 2027
Requirements
Pre-Requistes: POL 100 or POL 103; and MTH 020 or higher, or an appropriate math placement
About this course
An introduction to the social-scientific study of political phenomena. What tools and techniques do political scientists and analysts use to create knowledge? How should political arguments and data encountered in newspapers, policy reports and journal articles be evaluated? Topics include the logic of the scientific method, research design, measurement of political concepts, research methods, date collection, case-study design and selection, statistical techniques for describing date, statistical inference, survey research and qualitative research procedures. Criteria for evaluating sources and arguments in political research considered.
Seat status as of Oct 2, 10:27 AM ET. Seats can change between refreshes.