Writing Assignments

Title	Type	Description	Grade	Due
Research Question	Group	What question or issue do you wish to answer or explain in your research? You should formulate your research question so that your research can answer or explain some resolution. In addition, you should propose a question that can be broken down into a model containing a dependent variable and some independent variables. Finally, you should propose at least three possible answers or explanations.	15%	021204
Hypothesis and Model	Group	Propose a hypothesis to answer or explain your research question. It should be testable. In other words you should be able to empirically determine the validity of your hypothesis. Identify and define your unit(s) of analysis, concepts and variables Finally, propose a model that solves your hypothesis.	15%	022604
Review Essay	Individual	Read and write a review of an article from a scholarly political science journal. Concentrate you critique on the methods used by the author(s) of the article.	20%	031804
Research Exercise	Group	Implement one of the research tools described in class such as a case study, content analysis, a survey etc.	15%	041504
Research Design	Individual	Construct a research design to answer your question and test your hypothesis. Describe how you will collect your data, measure your variables and interpret your observations. Include the elements described in Chapter 5 of your text.	30%	050604