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    Mar 29, 2024  
American University Catalog 2022-2023 
    
American University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SIS-761 Research Design, Analysis, and Communication (3)


This course provides an introduction to research design, analytical techniques, and the presentation of information in international affairs. It introduces an empirical approach to understanding causal forces, and briefly reviews several of the major methods used in scholarly research, program evaluation, and policy analysis in the field. Students develop the tools to ask interesting and important questions in international affairs, generate and evaluate explanations, select cases and measure concepts, collect data, and present results. Grading: A-F only.