POL 2156 Foundations of Research in Political Science

3 units
Political Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Introduction to the fundamental dimensions of research. Presentation of several epistemological approaches and the questions they raise. Study of diverse logics of enquiry and their modes of inference. Introduction to some techniques and methods. Elaboration of a research project covering all of the required steps.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: 18 university course units. This course is equivalent to ANT 2111 , CMN 2101 , CRM 2303 , FEM 2103 , PSY 2174 , SCS 2150 .

Previously Offered Terms:

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Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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