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Professor Kenneth Benoit discusses political methodology and research methods. Political research primarily uses qualitative data and is messier than other sciences because humans are hard to measure. Benoit discusses research in the field and what it means to be an ethical researcher.
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Chapter 1: How Would You Define Political Methodology? How Would You Explain it to Your Students?
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Chapter 2: What is Unique about the Research Methods Used in Political Science Research?
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Chapter 3: Why is Learning about Research Methods Important? Why is it Interesting?
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Chapter 4: What Tools and Techniques Have Significantly Impacted the Field of Political Methodology?
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Chapter 5: What is the Current Debate Between the Quantitative and Qualitative Divide in the Methods Community?
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Chapter 6: What piece of Recent Research has had an Impact on You, and Why?
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Chapter 7: What Advice Would You Give to Student Embarking on a Research Project for the First Time?
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Chapter 8: What Are a Few of the Most Common Mistakes Made by New Researchers When Doing Their First Research Project? How Might They be avoided?
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Chapter 9: Can You Think of a Time When Your Research Finding Have Taken You in an Unexpected Direction?
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Chapter 10: What Does Being an Ethical Researcher Mean to You? Why Are Ethics Important?
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Chapter 11: What New Research Directions do You Find Most Exciting, and Where Would You Like to Take Your Own Research?
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Chapter 12: Where Do You See Text Applications, and How Do You See it Affecting Society?
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