PO217
 Introductory Methods in Political Science I
 0.5
An introduction to the assumption and methods of empirical
political inquiry intended to provide the basic knowledge
necessary to design and conduct research projects and to analyze
critically the research conducted and published by others. Topics
include the nature of science, the status of political science as
a science, operationalization, measurement, research design,
sampling and data collection techniques.
 Prerequisite: Registration status: senior year of
Honours or General Political Science.