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Undergraduate / Graduate
時間割コードRegistration Code

法学部0308333

科目区分

専門科目

Course Category

Specialized Courses

科目名

【日本語】

Course Title
科目名

【英語】

Advanced Lecture (Social Science Analysis and Methods II) (E)

Course Title
担当教員

【日本語】

Instructor
担当教員

特殊講義（社会科学の分析と方法Ⅱ）（Ｅ）【英語】

Instructor
単位数

LINLEY Matthew ○LINLEY Matthew ○2

Credits
開講期・開講時間帯

春 金曜日 １時限

Term / Day / Period

Spring Fri 1

対象学年

４年

Year

4

授業形態

講義

Course style

Lecture

授業の目的
【日本語】
Goals of theCourse(JPN)This course is an introduction to research methods, research design, and the collection and analysis of social sciencedata. Through a series of lectures, discussions, and readings students will learn how the fundamentals of scientiﬁcinquiry are applied to political science and other social sciences by examining the philosophy of social science
research, theory building, hypothesis testing and the basics of applied qualitative and quantitative research in politicalscience. The goals of this course are to:
授業の目的
【英語】

- Introduce students to the most frequently used research methods in the social sciences, with an emphasis on thoseGoals of theused in Political ScienceCourse- Teach students how to develop an answerable research question- Teach students to design a research proposal that will help them answer their question- Help students identify the various research designs and methods that can be used to answer the question- Teach students methods to collect data to answer their question- Teach students methods to analyze their data
- Prepare students for drafting a research proposal for their own independent research project or graduation thesis

到達目標
【日本語】
Objectivesof theCourse(JPN)

Objectives of this course are as follows
到達目標- Students will be able to understand basic concepts in social science research and several quantitative and【英語】

qualitative methodologies

Objectives- Students will be able to identify suitable research topics for advanced undergraduate projectsof the- Students will be able to prepare a proposal for an advanced project

Course- Students will be able to choose appropriate methods in a particular context- Students will be able to identify techniques for measuring social and political phenomenon- Students will be able to evaluate methods used by other researchers and analysts

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to do their own research project. Students will learn this throughlectures, discussions, short assignments, peer review of the work of other students, and writing their own draft of a
research proposal. We will cover the following topics
1. Introduction to Research Methods
2. What is the Empirical Approach to Political Science?
3. . Drafting a Research Proposal
4. How to Start a Research Project: Choosing a Topic and Research Question Using the Literature
5. The Basics of Empirical Research: Hypotheses, Concepts and Variables
授業の内容や6. The Basics of Empirical Research: Measurement

構成Course

7. The Purpose of Research Design: Causal InferenceContent /Plan

8. Sampling
9. Research Methods: Participant Observation
10. Research Methods: Content Analysis of Documents
11. Research Methods: Surveys and Interviews
12. Data Analysis: Data Cleaning and Descriptive Statistics
13. Data Analysis: Statistical Inference
14. Data Analysis: Statistical Analysis
15. Course Conclusion

履修条件・関連する科目
CoursePrerequisites
and RelatedThis class is recommended for upper year undergraduates in the School of Law or School of Economics, especiallythose intending to write a graduation thesis. It is strongly recommended that students have already completed Social
Science Analysis and Methods I.

Courses

The minimum grade required to pass this course is C- (60% or above).
Letter grades are as follows
A+ 95% or above
A 80% or above, but below 95%
成績評価の方法と基準
CourseEvaluation
Method andCriteria

B 70% or above, but below 80%
C 65% or above, but below 70%
C- 60% or above, but below 65%
F Below 60
Students will be graded as follows
Attendance 5%
Mid-Term Exam 25%
Research Proposal Extended Outline 10%Research Proposal 35%
Final Exam 25%

教科書・テキスト
Textbook
参考書
Reference
BookFranco, Josh, Charlotte Lee, Kau Vue, Dino Bozonelos, Masahiro Omae, and Steven Cauchon. 2020. ̲̲Introduction toPolitical Science Research Methods̲̲. eBook ‒ Adobe PDF. 1st Edition. https://ipsrm.com/Johnson, J. B., Reynolds, H. T., Mycoﬀ, J. D., & Mycoﬀ, J. D. (2020). Political science research methods. Thousand
Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc.,

課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
StudyLoad(SelfdirectedLearning

Students should expect 2 to 5 hours per week of preparation, including reading, reﬂecting, preparing written
assignments, and reviewing notes. Additional practice and study may be necessary for those students unfamiliar withusing Excel or who have limited experience in data analysis

OutsideCourseHours)

This course will emphasize research methods used in the ﬁeld of Political Science. I welcome students from otherareas of specialization, such as Law and Economics. But please be aware that most examples (including onassignments) will be taken from the literature on Political Science. I will do my best to teach the general concepts in a注意事項
Notice forStudents

way that is accessible to all social science students.
This is NOT a course on statistics or probability. The statistics that we use for data analysis will be elementary level.
The emphasis will be on teaching students practical skills in doing their research.
Students should have access to a copy of Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet program able to do simple statisticalanalyses.

授業開講形態等
LectureLecture format with discussion

format, etc.
遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場
合の追加措置
Additional
measuresfor remoteShould any student not be able to attend an in-person class, the lecture will be recorded and distributed to allstudents. The instructor will be available for answering student questions immediately after each class. Students canalso make an appointment to talk to the instructor after class.

class (ondemandclass)

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