POL297B

This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) will introduce freshman and sophomores to the main ways in which scholars and other experts in the fields of political science and public policy obtain and analyze data relevant to politics and policy in the United States and the international system. Beyond discussing these origins of data analyzed in our fields of study, we will also spend time collecting and working with our own original data in order to better understand both where data come from and how they are used in academic research. Finally, we will also discuss and practice how to effectively present data and research findings for non-academic audiences.