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PSCI-5116: 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: PSCI-5115 and STAT-5654

Required By: PSCI-6004, PSCI-6254

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: GIA-5116

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 36

Average GPA: 3.68 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 58.03%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Jason P Kelly201966.3%33.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.646
Adam J Newmark202245.4%49.2%5.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.398
Richard D Shingles200483.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681
Craig L Brians201389.3%9.1%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.868
Jennifer L Lawrence201285.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.811
James P Monroe201078.1%21.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.727
Clara H Suong2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Karin E Kitchens202479.5%20.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.764

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