PLSC 201 - Scope & Methods of PLSC

Institution:

Albion College

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

A methods seminar focusing on the interplay between problems and sources and the process of defining researchable historical problems. Involves study of descriptive statistical methods, their uses and abuses, and qualitative issues concerning sources, interpretation and narrative, with a concentration on examining primary sources. Considers the rise of choice theory in the social sciences - its roots in neo-classical economics - and the rise in the early 1970s of quantitative historical analyses.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.albion.edu

Phone Number:

(517) 629-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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