POLI 204A. Research Design (4 units)
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Description
This course will study various approaches to knowledge accumulation in social science. A basic outline of scientific method will be used to examine the difference between theories as assumptions and axioms and hypotheses as “if-then” statements derived from theory. Experimental, quasi-experimental, and qualitative designs will be discussed. Prerequisites: graduate student standing.
Prerequisite courses
POLI 204A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have POLI 204A as a prerequisite.