GOVT 4000 - Applied Research in Politics

4 Semester Hours
This course examines the fundamental issues involved in conceiving; executing research projects in Political Science, the development of research questions; hypotheses,; the evaluation of empirical evidence Students explore the many variations of research, writing,; analysis that are typical in professions associated with the practice of politics Major themes include public opinion research such as polling; focus groups, statistical data analysis, legislative research, participant observation, interviewing, archival research,; case study development Offered every year in the fall semester Prerequisite: junior or senior standing