1. Analyzing Politics Pol 200-001

2. Agenda Introductions Go Over Syllabus Brainstorm some political stuff

3. Introduce Yourself NameYearMajor What particular aspects of political science are you interested in? What are you doing here? What is your breakfast of champions?

4. Scope of Class Section one Research Design Research Design Nature of Science and theories Nature of Science and theories Library Research Library Research Section two Statistics Statistics Reading Reading Doing Doing

5. Goals Scientific Study of Politics Facilitate critical thinking about literature Help you identify interesting questions and design strategies about how to answer them To provide writing and research skills to help facilitate your own research Provide a basic background in statistics

6. Class Format Lecture/Discussion Feel free to interrupt Be Respectful

7. Books/Readings Johnson & Reynolds- Political Research Methods Shively- The Craft of Political Research Other things either on class website or e- reserve Complete readings by assigned class

8. Assignments 2 exams 3 stats assignments 2 Abstracts of Journal Articles Research Design Project Identify question Identify question Do a lit review Do a lit review Design a study Design a study

9. Policies Attendance/ParticipationGrading 100/90/80/70/60 100/90/80/70/60 Late work penalized 10% per day Late work penalized 10% per day Assignments due in class at beginning Assignments due in class at beginning Grading not on curve Grading not on curve Must turn in all assignments and take final Must turn in all assignments and take final No Incompletes

10. Academic Integrity Cheating is bad Includes Plagiarism, inappropriate assistance, submitting same paper multiple times, etc. Harsh Penalties Will pursue Put Honor Oath on all assignments Proper assistance

11. Accommodations etc If you have particular needs, let me know Please let me know if you are having problems sooner rather than later

12. Finding Me Office 103C library Office Hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays Email is best bet Phone is OK (use common sense) Class cancellation Check email before class if weather is bad Check email before class if weather is bad I will try to get notice posted I will try to get notice posted 15 Minute Rule 15 Minute Rule Use time for something productive Use time for something productive

13. Brainstorming Voting/Turnout Effects of Campaign Advertising Repression of Human Rights

14. For Thursday Read Johnson Chapter 1