POSC 201 - Political Research Design

Prerequisites, sophomore standing, political science major. An introduction to social science methodology and research design within the discipline of Political Science. Topics include how to design and conduct surveys, experiments, and content analyses, as well as attention given to the needs of students as consumers of political research, i.e. trying to make sense out of daily reports on political findings in newspapers, television, and magazines. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits