The political science student writer's manual
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The political science student writer's manual
Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008
6th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
For courses in Political Science, Research Methods, Policy Research Methods, American Government, and Comparative Government.
This comprehensive, practical writer's manual-created specifically for political science students-is designed to help students accomplish two goals: 1) improve their writing skills and strategies and 2) learn political science at the same time. It frees instructors from having to teach students how to write the papers most often assigned in political science classes. The manual considers the different types of papers common to political science classes at all levels-exploring the purposes and characteristics of each paper, the steps for writing a successful paper, and typical formats.
Table of Contents
PART 1 Welcome to Political Science
1 The Creative Study of Politics
2 Four Millenniums of Thinking About Politics
3 Current Approaches to Studying Politics
4 Some Quantitative Methods in Political Science
PART 2 A Handbook of Style for Political Science
5 Writing as Communication
6 Writing Competently
7 Paper Formats
8 Citing Sources
PART 3 Conducting Research in Political Science
9 Organizing the Research Process
10 Library Information Resources
11 Internet Information Resources
PART 4 Critical Thinking and Acting in Politics
12 Book Reviews and Article Critiques
13 Writing to Communicate and Act
14 Critical Thinking Exercises
15 Elementary Policy Analysis: Position Papers
PART 5 Papers Throughout Political Science
16 Descriptive and Analytical Research Papers
17 Comparing Governments
18 Policy Analysis Papers
19 Amicus Curiae Briefs
20 Public Opinion Survey Papers
Glossary of Political Science Terms
Bibliography
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"