https://at-ceu.studyguide.timeedit.net/modules/UGST4008?type=COREThis course introduces BA students to the study of politics through the comparative method. Topics include concept formation, theory development, hypothesis testing, case selection, data collection, measurement, and causal inference. In other words, this course is an introduction to research design for political scientists.This highly-interactive course aims to help students acquire essential practical research skills. It is structured in three parts: Part I gives an overview of the essential features of social research, Part II provides an introduction to the logic underlying some of the most important methods for data collection and analysis in political science, Part III looks at issues of research process and design.