Universität Wien

210112 UE M2: Research Methods for Political Science (2024S)

(engl.)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 35 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 19.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 09.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 16.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 23.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 30.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 07.05. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 14.05. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 21.05. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 28.05. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 04.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 11.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 18.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33
  • Tuesday 25.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 6 UniCampus Hof 7 Eingang 7.1 OG01 2H-O1-33

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course deals with the development of a research design. For this purpose all key concepts and steps of the research design are discussed: formulation of a research question, literature review, theory, hypothesis definition and testing, concept definitions and operationalization, case selection and empirical verification. Some of the questions that will be discussed include the following: How do I find a research question? How to formulate a research question? What elements should a quantitative research design include? How can a research question be adequately justified theoretically? The seminar also discusses statistical methods that are useful for answering the research question and to verify the hypotheses formulated. The empirical analyses are carried out using R.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade is made up of:
- homeworks (40%),
- research outline (10%),
- final paper (40%),
- active class participation (10%).
Only 2 class absences are allowed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students can only pass this course if certain minimum requirements are met namely students submit the homework in time, miss only two classes, and submit the research outline and final paper on time.
The software Turnitin will be used to check plagiarism.

Examination topics

Students will be assessed based on their ability to formulate and implement a research question as well as on their knowledge of key quantitative skills.

Reading list

-- Kellstedt, P. M. and Whitten, G. D. (2013) The Fundamentals of Political Science Research, Cambridge University Press.
-- Agresti A. (2018) Statistical methods for the Social Sciences, 5th Edition.

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