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Methods of Political Science: Quantitative Methods (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Belén González

Inhalt: Knowledge on research methods is essential for students of any empirically oriented social science. In the study of political science, an understanding of statistical data analysis is necessary not only for conducting analysis, but also for understanding a significant proportion of the empirical political science literature. This course introduces students to research designs, quantitative methods and data analysis in empirical political science research. The seminar covers topics ranging from the first formulation of a theoretical argument to actual the empirical testing thereof. ** Seminar structure during the COVID-19 crisis: ** As instructed by the central administration of the University, this seminar was originally designed as a sit-in class but moved online for the entire Summer Semester 2020. This made necessary a fundamental reshuffling of the course content. The course will, therefore, pay more focus on research designs rather than the analysis of quantitative data analysis. The latter will be offered in the following semesters. Pay attention to the communications by the University central administration with regards to the period for which we will only have virtual classes. The University central administration is monitoring the COVID-19 crisis closely and in coordination with government authorities. Changes to the current exceptional regulations may occur. During the Summer Semester 2020 the course will take as follows: (**) Virtual Class: Classes will take place on Thursdays from 12:15 to 13:45, as originally scheduled by the University central administration, in the "virtual'" classroom. I will use the application Zoom for this purpose. Students who have successfully registered for this seminar will receive a link via MyStudy Messages to join the video conference for each class session as well as documentations with rules of engagement in the virtual classroom. Students do not need a Zoom account. (**) Class Structure: The virtual class will consist of 3-blocks. (1) First, I do a lecture on the topic of the week. These lectures are based on the assigned readings. In order to be able to follow the lecture, you need to prepare the readings in advance. (2) Then we will discuss topics of the lecture in groups or engage in pre-assigned activities. (3) Finally, we will collectively summarize the main take away points for the topic of the week. In the end, I will present the questions or activities that students need to prepare for the next class. The structure of the class is subjected to changes depending on the total number of students registered. (**) Study Materials (Reading and Activities): All the working material for this seminar will be available for registered students in MyStudy. This includes all the readings assigned, all supporting material for in-class activities, and all questions and slides. (**) Consultation Hours: This will also take place via video-conference. Students who registered for a Consultation Hour slot will receive a Zoom Meeting link to their Luephana email address to join online for the assigned slot. (**) Evaluation: Due to the changeover to digital teaching, there will no longer be a single Lab-exam on Th, 16/07/20. Instead, the evaluation of students for this seminar will consist of three assignments during the Summer Semester 2020. Assignment #1 and #2 are each 25% of the overall grade, while assignment #3 is 50% of the overall grade. See the entrance "Notice" above for further details on the deadlines.