POL101Y1 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: World Politics, Political Research Quarterly, American Political Science Association
12 Dec 2012
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Due october 15th, 2012 at the beginning of class. For this assignment students are to choose one of three sets of readings. Each set consists of two readings on a similar topic, yet using different research methods. Your task is to describe, compare and evaluate the methods used. While you are free to do the write-up in a style of your choosing1, below is a framework that may be of use: introduction. Introduce research hypotheses, including dv and main ivs: description of the research methods. What are some weaknesses of each study"s methods: conclusion. Along the way, you may want to address the following questions for the methods used: Broader things to think about: identifying the designs used, identifying the units of observation and units of analysis employed. 1 however the assignment is to be written in sentences and paragraphs. What you have freedom is in the framework.
