NOTE: I modify the reading assignments/workshop contents year by year, frequently semester by semester, so the below is a template.
Class 1
I. Course Intro
II. Studying and Practicing International Affairs
III. Syllabus Review
IV. Topics Brainstorm
Class 2
Library search info session
PART I: CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND MODELS
Class 3
Preliminary topic research.
Class 4
I. Key Approaches to IR and World Politics Revisited
Readings: Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Political Research,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2012), pp.1-22 [Chapter 1]
Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Political Research,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2017), pp.1-21 [Chapter 1]
II. Issues, Methodologies, Theories, and Values in Global Political Research
Readings: Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Research Design,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2012), pp. 44-48; 53-69 [parts of Chapter 2 & 3]
Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Research Design,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2017), pp. 44-49; 54-70 [parts of Chapter 2 & 3]
Class 5
Workshop
Class 6
I. Asking Research Questions: Finding & Formulating Questions & Puzzles
Readings: Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Asking Questions: How to Find and Formulate Research Questions,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2012), pp.101-128 [Chapter 5]
Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Asking Questions: How to Find and Formulate Research Questions,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2017), pp. 82-110 [Chapter 4]
Class 7
Methodology Quiz (in class)
Class 8
I. Answering Research Questions: Components, Constructions, Hypotheses
Readings: Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Answering Research Questions: Requirements, Components, and Construction,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2012), 129-163 [Chapter 6]
Sandra Halperin & Oliver Heath, “Finding Answers: Theories and How to Apply Them,” Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford University Press, 2012), 111-145 [Chapter 5]
PART II: CUTTING EDGE ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
Class 9
Workshop
Class 10
Workshop
Class 11
Worjshop
Research question, lit review, + biblio due
Class 12
Workshop
Class 13
Workshop
Class 14
Workshop
Class 15
Workshop
Class 16
10 page draft due.
PART III: PRESENTING IR RESEARCH AND POLICY OPTIONS
Class 17
Presentations
Class 18
Presentations
Class 19
Presentations
Class 20
Presentations
Class 21
Presentations
Class 22
Presentations
Class 23
Presentations
Class 24
Presentations
Paper memo due
Class 25
Presentations
Class 26 final 20 pg. paper due (in class)