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SUMMER 2009 COURSE DESCRIPTION: SIS-206 N02L
 
Because You're Going Places
Course Title Dates
SIS-206 N02L
Introduction to International Relations Research
5/11/09-
6/25/09
Instructor: Karen Froslid Jones  
Introduction to scientific method, data gathering, research design, statistical analysis, and computer applications for international relations and comparative studies research. The course is designed for the beginning student and employs a hands-on approach. The course also develops the analytical skills students need as active consumers of research findings. Applications are geared to research projects to be encountered in subsequent SIS courses.

Note: The on-line version of the course focuses on the process of conducting empirical research using on-line sources of information, both in terms of scholarly literature and data and other resources.
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