Fall 2005


Research Design
PS 204A
       

 

 Professors David A. Lake and Mathew D. McCubbins
Mondays, 10-11:50, SSB 104
Wednesdays, 9-10:20 or 10:30-11:50, 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 Week 8
Week 9 Week 10

Handouts:

Analogies (for 10/5)

Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper (for Week 10)

       

      


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