Odysseus Logo

Virginia Tech

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: 10

Average GPA: 3.61 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.51%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Karin E Kitchens202376.8%23.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.754
Caitlin E Jewitt202471.5%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711
Richard C Rich202161.6%38.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.512
Mosquera Andrea Briceno202360.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.541
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

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W