Research Methods for Political Science

Introduction; Part 1. Foundations of Political Science Research; 1. The Systematic Approach to Research; 2. The Foundations of Political Science Research; 3. The State of Political Science Research; 4. The Political and Ethical Environments of Research; 5. Understanding the Research Process; 6. Focusing on a Research Topic; 7. Understanding Research Design; Part 2. Introduction to Quantitative Research Approaches; 8. Introduction to Quantitative Methods; 9. Introduction to the Sampling Process; 10. Exploratory Research: The Probing Approach; 11. Descriptive Research: The Survey Approach; 12. Causal Research: The Experimental Approach; Part 3. Applying Statistical Concepts in Research; 13. Interpreting Survey Results with Descriptive Statistics; 14. Presenting Research Results with Tables, Charts, and Graphs; 15. Testing Simple Research Hypotheses; 16. Testing Hypotheses About Two or More Variables; 17. Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics; Part 4. Advanced Quantitative Methods; 18. Regression Analysis in Political Science; 19. Predicting the Future I: Time Series Methods; 20. Predicting the Future II: Index Number Methods; 21. Predicting the Future III: Discriminant Analysis Methods; 22. Managing Large Databases: Factor and Cluster Analysis Methods; Part 5. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods; 23. Introduction to Qualitative Research; 24. The Explanatory Approach I: Case Study Methods; 25. The Explanatory Approach II: Historical Research Methods; 26. The Interpretive Approach I: Grounded Theory Methods; 27. The Interpretive Approach II: Ethnographic Methods; 28. The Critical Approach: Action Research Methods; Part 6. Analyzing Qualitative Research Data; 29. Methods of Analyzing Qualitative Data; 30. Analyzing Texts, Documents, and Artifacts; 31. Organizing and Writing the Research Report; 32. Introduction to Statistical Software: Excel and SPSS