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Analyzing Politics Pol 200-001. Agenda. Introductions Go Over Syllabus Brainstorm some political stuff. Introduce Yourself. Name Year Major What particular aspects of political science are you interested in? What are you doing here? What is your breakfast of champions?. Scope of Class.
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Agenda • Introductions • Go Over Syllabus • Brainstorm some political stuff
Introduce Yourself • Name • Year • Major • What particular aspects of political science are you interested in? • What are you doing here? • What is your breakfast of champions?
Scope of Class • Section one • Research Design • Nature of Science and theories • Library Research • Section two • Statistics • Reading • Doing
Goals • Scientific Study of Politics • Facilitate critical thinking about literature • Help you identify interesting questions and design strategies about how to answer them • To provide writing and research skills to help facilitate your own research • Provide a basic background in statistics
Class Format • Lecture/Discussion • Feel free to interrupt • Be Respectful
Books/Readings • Johnson & Reynolds- Political Research Methods • Shively- The Craft of Political Research • Other things either on class website or e-reserve • Complete readings by assigned class
Assignments • 2 exams • 3 stats assignments • 2 Abstracts of Journal Articles • Research Design Project • Identify question • Do a lit review • Design a study
Policies • Attendance/Participation • Grading • 100/90/80/70/60 • Late work penalized 10% per day • Assignments due in class at beginning • Grading not on curve • Must turn in all assignments and take final • No Incompletes
Academic Integrity • Cheating is bad • Includes Plagiarism, inappropriate assistance, submitting same paper multiple times, etc. • Harsh Penalties • Will pursue • Put Honor Oath on all assignments • Proper assistance
Accommodations etc • If you have particular needs, let me know • Please let me know if you are having problems sooner rather than later
Finding Me • Office 103C library • Office Hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays • Email is best bet • Phone is OK (use common sense) • Class cancellation • Check email before class if weather is bad • I will try to get notice posted • 15 Minute Rule • Use time for something productive
Brainstorming • Voting/Turnout • Effects of Campaign Advertising • Repression of Human Rights
For Thursday • Read Johnson Chapter 1