- Spring 2019
Syllabus Description:
The cars and politics data can be accessed here
You can find here the article you'll be reviewing for the paper assignment due on June 3
You can find the full syllabus here
April 1 Introduction (slides) (recording)
April 3 How can we study politics scientifically? (slides) (recording)
Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 1
April 8 Theories, hypotheses, and causation. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 2 (slides) (recording)
April 10 Introduction to research design (slides) (recording)
April 15 Conceptualization and measurement, part 1. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 5 (slides) (recording)
April 17 Conceptualization and measurement, part 2 (slides) (recording)
April 22 Sampling. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 6 (slides) (recording)
April 24 Surveys and survey research. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 8 (slides) (recording)
April 29 Field research and in-depth interviews. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 9 (slides) (recording)
May 1 First exam
May 6 Experiments, part 1. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 7 (slides) (recording)
May 8 Experiments, part 2 (slides) (recording)
May 13 Case studies and the comparative method. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 13 (slides part 1) (slides part 2) (recording part 1) (recording part 2)
May 15 Statistical analysis of observational data, part 1. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 12 (slides part 1) (slides part 2) (slides part 3) (recording)
May 20 Statistical analysis of observational data, part 2 (slides part 1) (slides part 2) (slides part 3) (recording)
May 22 Statistical analysis of observational data, part 3 (slides part 1) (slides part 2) Note: unfortunately, there is no recording for today
May 27 no class (Memorial Day)
May 29 Statistical analysis of observational data, part 4 (slides) (recording)
June 3 Statistical analysis of observational data, part 5 (slides) (recording)
June 5 What can go wrong in published research. Read: The Process of Social Research, chapter 3 (slides) (recording)
June 13 Final exam, 2:30-4:20