POS 373L Democr Thry Adv Res Lab

Each upper-division political science course is linked to an advanced research lab especially designed to promote the development of research skills requisite for locating, interpreting, and synthesizing social science research data necessary to craft coherent written arguments and develop classroom presentations based on sound social scientific research principles.Students will be trained in advanced database retrieval, archival research, interpretation of print indices, bibliographic citation, annotation, and social scientific analysis, all of which skills are required for successful performance in the research component of the allied political science course.A section of this lab must be taken concurrently with each upper-division political science course.