Fall 2009


Research Design
PS 204A
       

Syllabus

 

Readings

 

Handouts

 Professors David A. Lake and Mathew D. McCubbins
Wednesdays, 7-9 PM, SSB 104
Thursdays, 10-10:50 or 11-11:50 AM, SSB 104


This course is part of the first year graduate curriculum in research methods. It is intended to provide a solid introduction to the principles of research design and social scientific research. There is no single orthodoxy in the field or in the structure of this course. Nonetheless, we focus on issues that are common in all strands of research in political science and highlight factors that condition the choice of alternative research methods.

Slides:
Week 1 Week 2
Week 3 Week 4
Week 5 Week 6
Week 7 A & B Week 8
Week 9 Week 10

       

      


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