POLSCI 3N06 Lecture Notes - Dependent And Independent Variables, Google Scholar, Begging
25 Sep 2013
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
All these elements should be included in the final product there is a certain logic to it. Research question (first thing: needs a specific research question, you have to start of with a topic or research area, something related to political science international politics local politics. Be significant: why is this an important area for research, narrow it down. Go through academic journals look at graduate syllabi and see how they wrote about the topic to create a tentative research topic: you have to justify it, why are you interested in this question. You cannot do this unless you have a research question. Summarizes trends and themes in the academic literature surrounding a research question. A good literature review is critical, selective, comprehensive, and current. Establishes where your research fits into the existing debate. Expected outcomes: what are you expecting to find, sort of thing you think you will find at the end.
