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Camozzi: New page: '''PS 230''', also known as '''Study of Politics''', is a course in political research and statistics offered at Knox. It counts for 1 credit. It is currently taught by [[Andy Ci...

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New page: '''PS 230''', also known as '''Study of Politics''', is a course in political research and statistics offered at Knox. It counts for 1 credit. It is currently taught by [[Andy Ci...

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'''PS 230''', also known as '''Study of Politics''', is a course in political research and statistics offered at [[Knox]]. It counts for 1 [[credit]]. It is currently taught by [[Andy Civettini]], but was most recently taught by [[Randall Smith]].

==Course Description==
===Official Course Description===
"This course provides an introduction to how political scientists study political phenomena. Students receive an orientation to various print, electronic, archival, and statistical political resources. The course surveys various qualitative (ethnography, historical/archival, comparative, elite interviewing) and quantitative (secondary data analysis, survey research) research methods. Students use SPSS for univariate and bivariate analysis of political data"<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x1718.xml 2006-2007 Course Catalogue]</ref>

===Credits and Prerequisites===
The course is worth one credit. It does not satisfy any [[Foundation Requirements]] or [[Competency Requirements]]. It is required to complete a [[Political Science]] major, a [[Political Science#Comparative Politics|Comparative Politics]] minor, an [[International Relations]] major or minor, and an [[Integrated International Studies]] major. The prerequisite is [[PS 101]].

===Texts===
====For Sections Taught by [[Randall Smith]]====
* Salkind, Neil J. (2006). "Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics." ISBN 978-1412924818.
* Cozby, Paul C. (2006). "Methods of Behavioral Research." ISBN 978-0073531816.

====For Sections Taught by [[Andy Civettini]]====

===Course Format===
====For Sections Taught by [[Randall Smith]]====
The course begins with a general discussion of behavioral research and background information for the setting of a study, designed for political science majors with no background in psychology or political study. The remainder of the course is comprised of statistics, as they apply to political science study. There is a term paper of approximately 6 pages in which the student must design a study and write a research proposal.

====For Sections Taught by [[Andy Civettini]]====

==Course Schedule==
Due to the significant turnover in this particular part of the [[Political Science]] department – with [[Sean Matheson]], [[Randall Smith]], and [[Andy Civettini]] cycling through the position – the scheduling for this course has been erratic. A planned offering of the course in [[Spring Term 2006]] was cancelled due to Matheson's resignation. Civettini has expanded the instructional time of the course to a MTWF schedule from an originally typical MWF schedule.

===2007-2008===
{|
|'''Term''' || '''Section''' || '''Days''' || '''Period''' || '''Location''' || '''Instructor'''
|-
| [[Spring 2008]] || 1 || MTWF || 3 || || [[Andy Civettini]]
|-
| [[Spring 2008]] || 2 || MTWF || 5 || || [[Andy Civettini]]
|}

===2006-2007===
{|
|'''Term''' || '''Section''' || '''Days''' || '''Period''' || '''Location''' || '''Instructor'''
|-
| [[Spring 2007]] || 1 || MWF || 1 || [[GDH]] 110 || [[Randall Smith]]
|-
| [[Spring 2007]] || 2 || MWF || 2 || [[GDH]] 110 || [[Randall Smith]]
|}

===2005-2006===
''Not offered''

===2004-2005===
{|
|'''Term''' || '''Section''' || '''Days''' || '''Period''' || '''Location''' || '''Instructor'''
|-
| [[Spring 2005]] || 1 || MWF || 3 || [[GDH]] 103 || [[Sean Matheson]]
|-
| [[Spring 2005]] || 2 || MWF || 4 || [[GDH]] 303 || [[Sean Matheson]]
|}

==Reviews==

==References==
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PS 230 - Revision history

Camozzi at 01:02, 28 June 2007

Camozzi: New page: '''PS 230''', also known as '''Study of Politics''', is a course in political research and statistics offered at Knox. It counts for 1 credit. It is currently taught by [[Andy Ci...