Course ID: | INTL 8500. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Qualitative Research Methods in International Affairs |
Course Description: | Study of a wide variety of research methods and styles used by
students of political phenomena, concentrating on those
approaches that are essentially non-quantitative in
orientation. A variety of approaches, some positivist in
orientation, some non-positivist, but all involving an
empirical emphasis will be covered. |
Oasis Title: | QUAL METHODS INTL |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Students will become acquainted with the opportunities,
problems, and advantages offered by alternative research
designs. Students will learn which methods are appropriate to
their research programs. Students will obtain practical
experience with data collection and analysis appropriate to
qualitative analysis. |
Topical Outline: | 1) Causation and Qualitative Analysis
2) Gathering Qualitative Data
3) Analyzing Qualitative Data
4) Comparative Method and Case Studies
5) Comparative Case Study Approach
6) Cross-National Comparison
7) Historical Analysis
8) Interviewing Techniques
9) Content Analysis
10) Survey Data Analysis
11) Archival Research
12) Temporality, Critical Junctures and Path Dependence
13) Participant Observation
14) Ethnography |