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PSCI-5115: Research Methods

Description: The purposes, problems, and strategies of political science research, emphasizing concept and hypothesis formulation, operationalization, research design, data collection techniques, data processing, and multivariate data analysis.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: PSCI-5116

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: GIA-5115

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 38

Average GPA: 3.59 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.57%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Richard C Rich202145.9%48.2%5.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.349
Mosquera Andrea Briceno202360.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.541
Jason P Kelly201778.5%21.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.692
James P Monroe201187.1%12.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.827
Karen M Hult201274.1%25.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.679
Karin E Kitchens202368.6%31.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.695
Adam J Newmark202244.4%22.2%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.041
Eric H Jardine2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.821
Ryan C Briggs201648.1%48.4%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.443

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