| Course Name |
Politics & International Relations - Research Methods in Political Science |
| Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
| Course Code |
POL20050 |
| Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time |
| Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
TRIMESTER: Spring |
| Application Date |
2022-2023 Academic Year
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| Duration |
Expand+Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 24
Tutorial 8
Autonomous Student Learning 70
Total 102
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students should rely on...
Hide-Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 24
Tutorial 8
Autonomous Student Learning 70
Total 102
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students should rely on readings, lectures and tutorials for learning. There will be readings assigned for each week and students are expected to complete this before the lecture. Teaching will give equal importance to theory and practice of statistical/ research methods. MCQs will test the breadth of students knowledge and the term paper will test the ability of students to apply theory on statistical methods on a real world data set using the statistical program of instruction.
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| Link to Course Fee |
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| Eligibility |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:
Students who attempt this module must have completed POL10170 Foundations in Political Research or any Social Sciences Stage 1 research method module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Analysing Politics (POL27050) |
| Course Content |
Expand+POL20050 Research Methods in Political Science
Academic Year 2022/2023
As an introduction to the approaches in the empirical study of politics, this course will give an overview of causal inference methods in political science. This course will r...
Hide-POL20050 Research Methods in Political Science
Academic Year 2022/2023
As an introduction to the approaches in the empirical study of politics, this course will give an overview of causal inference methods in political science. This course will reinforce the learning from Foundations of Political Research module and introduce students to commonly used statistical techniques in political science research. It will also cover quantitative methods, including sampling and basic statistical analysis, from describing and visualising patterns in numerical data to multiple regression analysis. Students will also be introduced to statistical programming for research in political science.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Understand the principles of good research design in politics;
- Have a basic understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of a large variety of methods;
- Solid understanding of causal inference and the logic of social scientific inquiry;
- Be able to calculate and interpret statistical results;
- Be able to implement and interpret a statistical analysis;
- Appreciate the practicalities of ethics and dissemination in politics research.
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| Number of Credits |
5 |
| Careers or Further Progression |
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| Course Web Page |
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