Fall 2006

PS 3: Political Science Research Methods
University of California, Berkeley
Instructor: Matt Grossmann (matthewg@berkeley.edu)

Course Syllabus (DOC)
Homework #1
Homework #2
Homework #2 Solutions
Research Design Paper Assignment
Descriptive Statistics Handout
Midterm - Answer Key

Final Review Materials:

• Final Review Cover Sheet
• Spring 2006 Final
• Spring 2005 Final
• Spring 2005 Final Answers
• Fall 2005 Final
• Fall 2005 Makeup Final
• Summer 2004 Final

Lecture Notes (PPT): Download Powerpoint Viewer

• August 29: Introduction
• September 5: Social Science in Theory and Practice
• September 7: Theory, Concepts, and Hypotheses
• September 12: Rational Choice Theory
• September 14: Game Theory
• September 19: Behavioral Approaches to Theory
• September 21: Historical / Institutional Approaches to Theory
• September 26: Simulations and Computational Models
• September 28: Conducting a Literature Review
• October 3: Measurement
• October 5: Distributions and Descriptive Statistics
• October 10: Geographic Information Systems and Social Network Analysis
• October 12: Sampling and Case Selection
• October 17: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
• October 19: Causality
• October 24: Experiments
• October 26: Observational Studies
• November 2: Survey Research
• November 7: Documents and Content Analysis
• November 9: Data Compilation and Management
• November 14: Relationships Between Categorical Variables
• November 16: Correlation and Regression
• November 21: Multiple Regression
• November 28: Field Research / Observation / Ethnography
• December 5: Qualitative Analysis
• December 7: Course Review

Links for Library Research:

• Connecting to Full-Text Research Services Off-Campus
• Library Political Science Resources
• Melvyl Book Catalog
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
• Data Lab
• Government IM Reference

Midterm Review Materials:

• Explanation / Cover Sheet
• Spring 2005 Midterm
• Spring 2005 Midterm Answers
• Spring 2006 Midterm
• Spring 2006 Midterm Answers
• Third Practice Midterm
• Third Practice Midterm Answers