| Description |
Students will learn such basics of policy research as formulating researchable questions, designing studies, and using empirical evidence to evaluate claims. Students will examine substantive problems and both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, through critical reading of social science research, review of WWS senior theses, and examples drawn from the professor's experience conducting policy research with the World Bank. The course will also cover such practical aspects of research as ethics and regulations concerning human subjects, use of library and reference search tools, resources for acquiring and presenting data. |