Methods of Political Science 2, 7.5 credits

Statsvetenskaplig metod 2, 7.5 hp

733G33

Main field of study

Political Science

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Single subject and programme course

Examiner

Charlotte Fridolfsson

Course coordinator

Charlotte Fridolfsson

Director of studies or equivalent

Lars Niklasson
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Weeks Language Campus ECV
F7KPO Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics (Political Science) 6 (Spring 2018) 201804-201808 Swedish Linköping, Valla C

Main field of study

Political Science

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

  • Bachelor´s Programme in Political science and economics

Entry requirements

For admission to the course, completed Political Science, basic course, 30 HE credits, is required, as well as Political Science, continuation course with at least 22.5 HE credits approved, including Thesis (or the equivalent).

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

  • demonstrate an advanced critical and analytical approach to political questions and phenomena,
  • apply both qualitative and quantitative methods of political science,
  • argue for different choices of methods in relation to various types of research assignments and material,
  • reflect on and evaluate scholarly texts based on both qualitative and quantitative method application.

Course content

The course implies both a broadening and a specialisation of previously acquired method knowledge. There is particular emphasis on introducing and practically applying quantitative methods in the study of policy, but the course also covers different qualitative methods, such as text and discourse analysis and interview method. Concretising examples and practical exercises are essential.

Teaching and working methods

The course includes lectures where the course contents are introduced and developed. The lectures complement the reading list. The seminars constitute a central part of the students' learning processes and give the opportunity to reflect and collectively discuss critically, in order to develop the approach and skills. The student is expected to be well prepared for the lectures and to have completed the seminar preparations according to the instructions in the course description. The student is expected to assimilate the reading list independently and/or in self-organised reading groups. Parts that involve examination are compulsory.

Examination

The course is examined continuously through written assignments and active participation in the seminars. Detailed information can be found in the study guide.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

Three-grade scale, U, G, VG

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

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