Allyn and Bacon. Shively, W. Phillips. The Craft of Political Research , 4th Edition. Most of the assigned reading comes from the three textbooks. Copies of other assigned readings will be left in the Spillane Room.
Attendance is required.
Each absence, after two absences, deducts five points from your points for the course. Participation for class requires reading the assigned readings and completing assigned exercises . Assigned exercises will be collected and graded periodically. Completing assignments and participation in class accounts for 50 points. Lab Sessions Lab sections provide opportunities to apply or test the material covered in the text and the lectures.