This course in quantitative and qualitative research methods is core for students in the areas of politics and government. It prepares students for demanding investigation of the content and process of political behaviour in a wide variety of settings. Students will be taught advanced research skills to interpret and explain political processes, drawing on debates over the choice of appropriate research methodologies for many different political and social settings.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- use basic statistical techniques;
- assess quantitative measures of concepts;
- assess qualitative measures of concepts;
- apply quantitative and qualitative research techniques; and
- formulate research hypotheses and research designs.
Indicative Assessment
- Concepts and measurement exercise, 1000 words (15) [LO 2,3]
- Causal Analysis exercise, 1500 words (15) [LO 4]
- Data generation exercise, 1500 words (15) [LO 4]
- Methodological exercise, 1500 words (15) [LO 1,4]
- Class Participation (10) [LO 2,3,5]
- Research design paper, 3000 words (30) [LO 5]
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 36 hours of lectures, and 12 hours of tutorials; and
b) 212 hours of independent student research, reading, and writing.
Inherent Requirements
This is a course amendment, field not required.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
King, Gary, Robert Keohane, and Sidney Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Gerring, John. 2012. Social Science Methodology: A Unified Framework. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of a cognate major
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $7680 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $10920 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3090 | 24 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2020 | 08 May 2020 | 05 Jun 2020 | In Person | View |
