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PSCI 5700

Basic Research Methods

0.5 credit · Graduate

A course in applied research design and methodology, with emphasis on empirical research strategies that are amenable to quantification.

2026

Topics

  • certain topics.
  • Bennett
  • (Brians, et. al.
  • The Logic of Problem Generation and Explanation
  • Research Design: General Strategies for Testing Hypotheses and Exploring Data
  • Basic Concepts of Estimation and Measurement
  • Data Collection Methods
  • (Brians, et. al., Chapters 19, 20 and 21)

Readings

  • The main text is: Public Affairs Research Methods: A Quantitative Introduction by Bennett (Queenston: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1996)
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