98年第1學期-4980 政治學知識論專題研究 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Class Participation	15	A seminar, by definition, requires discussion!
Midterm Exam	25	That will be a five page take-home exam, and your answer can be in Chinese.
Oral Presentation	10	This is the part of presenting the articles for which you are responsible.
Class debates	15	Topics will be provided.
Final Exam	35	This exam will be an in-class, open-book, and timed exam, and your answer can be in Chinese.

教育目標

This course has two basic objectives. First, it provides an introduction to the substantive, methodogical, and theoretical underpinnings of the political science discipline. This objective entails examining the major theoretical and methodological approaches employed by political scientists. The concepts and approaches scholars use in the analysis of political phenomena. Second, we will discuss in depth the mechanics of research design. Throughout the semester, you will (I hope) sharpen your analytical and critical skills. The reading load is heavy (but that‘s life in grad school!). You are responsible for a whole bunch of articles. This class is open to students who don’t register this class and only sit in the back of the class, but these students are responsible for some of the readings and help to summarize them. Readings are made handy for you.

課程概述

This course deals with the development and the epistemology of political science. It has two basic objectives. First, it provides an introduction to the substantive, methodogical, and theoretical underpinnings of the political science discipline. This objective entails examining the major theoretical and methodological approaches employed by political scientists. The concepts and approaches scholars use in the analysis of political phenomena. Second, we will discuss in depth the mechanics of research design. Throughout the semester, you will (I hope) sharpen your analytical and critical skills. The reading load is heavy (but that‘s life in grad school!). You are responsible for a whole bunch of articles. This class is open to students who don’t register this class and only sit in the back of the class, but these students are responsible for some of the readings and help to summarize them. Readings are made handy for you.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：二/6,7,8
修課班級：政治碩博
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

I think it is easier to eyeball it in a hardcopy, and I will hand this to you in class.