PSCI 2701 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Final Grades, Menton, Literature Review

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 2701
• Professor: Steve White

Document Summary

Psci2701a introduction to research methods in political science. Office hours: mondays 14:30 16:30 (loeb b641) This is an introductory course for undergraduate students in political science. The main goal of this course is to make students familiar with basic qualitative methods in political science and learn how to apply different research techniques in a process of conducting scientific research. Course topics will include theory building and research design (including research questions and hypotheses). The methodology component will be focused on the main research methods in political science and their application. Methods included are as follows: comparative methods, literature review, content analysis, case studies, survey analysis, experiments, and interviews. By the end of this course, students should be able to conduct a basic scientific research using different techniques or have their own tool box" of qualitative research methods. Students should develop a clear understanding of the main qualitative approaches to political science research.