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Apr 25, 2024
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PSC 784 - Qualitative Research Methods in Political Science (3 units)
Explores approaches to qualitative research methodologies; topics include interviewing, field research, focus groups, the comparative methods and comparative historical analysis amongst other topics.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. generate testable hypotheses on appropriate political science topics.
2. identify when qualitative methodologies are appropriate and how to pair them with alternative approaches in written work.
3. compose detailed research proposals using qualitative methods.
4. appraise the usefulness of qualitative approaches in their own work and the work of scholars in the field.
5. compare and contrast the various qualitative methods (interviewing, archival research, historical analysis, case analysis, ethnography, natural experiments).
6. practice and perform qualitative analysis on topics of their choosing using selected methods.
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