Goucher College 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Oct 31, 2024  
Goucher College 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue

PSC 211 - Research Methods in Political Science (4 Cr.)

(GCR DA-AC)(GCR Social and Behavioral Sciences area)
This course provides an introduction to empirical political science research with a focus on quantitative methodology.  Topics include the logic and structure of research designs, variable conceptualization and measurement, descriptive statistics, statistical inference, basic probability, and hypothesis testing. Students will learn basic SPSS and Excel skills. Prerequisite: completion of GCR - Data Analytics Foundational level. Spring semester. Kromer.