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School of Politics and International Relations · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course introduces students to advanced methodological debates and research design in political science. Students will learn research skills to interpret and explain political processes, learning from scholarly literature on case selection and research methodologies and from research papers where various methodologies are applied. They will apply these skills to design their own research projects and present their research design papers at the end of the course.
Concepts and Measurement Assignment (1000 words)
Learning outcomes 2
Causal Analysis Assignment (1500 words)
Learning outcomes 3, 4
Research Design Presentation, 10 minutes
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Research Design Paper (5500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Class Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 24 hours of seminars over 12 weeks b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
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