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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: 8

Average GPA: 3.70 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 56.59%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Adam J Newmark202245.0%46.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.402
Karin E Kitchens202479.5%20.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.764
Jason P Kelly201972.7%27.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.731
Clara H Suong2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

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