POLT 204 - Research Methods and Public Policy

Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS

Research Methods and Public Policy is designed to acquaint students with the research process through which scientific knowledge about the political world is gained. This will necessarily include research design (e.g., experimental and non-experimental designs), hypothesis formulation, measurement of concepts, and various methods for collecting and analyzing data (e.g., sampling, survey research, cross-tabulation, and computer calculations using SPSS). The primary objectives of this course are to make students sophisticated consumers who are able to evaluate the scholarly merits of empirical political work and turn students into skilled researchers who are able to apply these techniques in their own work.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Liu
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to students who have taken Politics 205.