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Fall 2018  |  POL 3085H Section 001: Honors Course: Quantitative Analysis in Political Science (33538)

Instructor(s)
Siyu Li (TA)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 60
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 27 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
POL 3085 teaches students how to study politics scientifically and introduces them to how to use quantitative analysis to answer political questions. The first part of the class covers how to formulate a theory (a possible answer to a question), specify testable hypotheses (what you would see if the theory is correct or incorrect), and set up a research design to test those hypotheses. In the second part of the class, we cover quantitative data analysis, beginning from preliminary statistical analysis to multivariate linear regression. There is no mathematical or statistical background required for this course. By the end of the class, students should be able to ask and answer political questions using quantitative data and fluently evaluate statistical analyses of political phenomena in the media and many academic articles. prereq: Honors student
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mille441+POL3085H+Fall2018
Class Description:
Political science 3085 is a four credit upper-level undergraduate course that fulfills the LE Mathematical Thinking Core requirement. The course designed to introduce students to the techniques political scientists use to answer research questions with quantitative data. Political scientists increasingly utilize quantitative data to shed light on a variety of diverse topics, such as the relationship between democracy and economic growth, determinants of vote choice, and voter turnout in the United States. This course will focus on issues of research design, hypothesis formation, causation, basic statistical techniques, and how to implement these techniques and manage data using computer software. Not only will students learn how to analyze quantitative data, but this course will also enable students to be more informed consumers of political science research.
Grading:
18% Midterm Exam
18% Final Exam
18% Reports/Papers
18% Written Homework
18% Additional Semester Exams
10% Attendance
Class Format:
70% Lecture
20% Laboratory
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
7 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33538/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 April 2015

Fall 2018  |  POL 3085H Section 002: Honors Course: Quantitative Analysis in Political Science (33539)

Instructor(s)
Siyu Li (TA)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Blegen Hall 440
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 27 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
POL 3085 teaches students how to study politics scientifically and introduces them to how to use quantitative analysis to answer political questions. The first part of the class covers how to formulate a theory (a possible answer to a question), specify testable hypotheses (what you would see if the theory is correct or incorrect), and set up a research design to test those hypotheses. In the second part of the class, we cover quantitative data analysis, beginning from preliminary statistical analysis to multivariate linear regression. There is no mathematical or statistical background required for this course. By the end of the class, students should be able to ask and answer political questions using quantitative data and fluently evaluate statistical analyses of political phenomena in the media and many academic articles. prereq: Honors student
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mille441+POL3085H+Fall2018
Class Description:
Political science 3085 is a four credit upper-level undergraduate course that fulfills the LE Mathematical Thinking Core requirement. The course designed to introduce students to the techniques political scientists use to answer research questions with quantitative data. Political scientists increasingly utilize quantitative data to shed light on a variety of diverse topics, such as the relationship between democracy and economic growth, determinants of vote choice, and voter turnout in the United States. This course will focus on issues of research design, hypothesis formation, causation, basic statistical techniques, and how to implement these techniques and manage data using computer software. Not only will students learn how to analyze quantitative data, but this course will also enable students to be more informed consumers of political science research.
Grading:
18% Midterm Exam
18% Final Exam
18% Reports/Papers
18% Written Homework
18% Additional Semester Exams
10% Attendance
Class Format:
70% Lecture
20% Laboratory
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
7 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33539/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 April 2015

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