DR.khadidja mamar
Mamar.khadidja@univ-oran2.dz
Course description
This course provides a graduate – level introduction to approaches in political science research, it does not delve deeply in research methods of the field but it almost covers all the main concepts , tools , research questions , measurement causation, research design, mixing methods and professional ethics, what makes of this course an ecuminical one whith very rich learning materials
The course objectives
By the end of the course the students should be able to :
· Explain the meaning purpose and scope research methodology in political science
· Define the concepts and strategies of planning for aresearch.
· List the phases in research methodology in political science.
· List the tools of research in political science.
· Discuss the the constraints of political science research.
Study units :
The student should be able to learn the content of the below listed units :
Unit One : introduction
1. What is politics ?
2. What do political scientists study ?
3. Meaning types and importance of political science research.
Unit two : conceptual fundation of a research :
1. Variables
2. Index.
3. Models
4. Units of analysis.
5. Paradigm.
6. Method ,theory and approach.
Unit three : levels of scientific research.
1. Description.
2. Categorisation.
3. interpretaton and evaluation.
4. Prediction.
Unit four : Steps of scientific research
1. Choosing a resaerch topic.
2. Statement of problem in research.
3. Formulating hypothesis
4. Conceptualisation and operationalisation of variables .
5. Data collection.
6. Data analysis.
7. Coclution.
- Enseignant: OMAR Mahouz