GV200-6-FY-CO:
Political Analysis

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The details
2024/25
Government
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
30
04 October 2018

 

Requisites for this module
(none)
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GV216, SC385

Key module for

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Module description

The aim of the course is to empower you so that you are confident in interpreting and handling relatively simple statistical data. The theme of the course is to get you to ask of any study:
whats your model? and
how would you know if you were wrong?
We start with epistemology because you need to understand the critical importance of using (appropriate) empirical evidence to evaluate explanatory (theoretical) claims. We teach you basic statistics because this is the standard method of handling large amounts of evidence in order to evaluate explanatory claims. We try to give you both a conceptual understanding of the statistical techniques and practical experience in actually conducting statistical analysis. This is because practical experience helps you to develop a proper understanding of the concepts themselves
By the end of the course, students should:

be able to understand empirical research papers that use common statistical techniques
have sound elementary statistical skills, including the use of SPSS
understand why it is important to confront theoretical claims with empirical evidence
be familiar with the language associated with research techniques
be able to design limited empirical research projects

Module aims

No information available.

Module learning outcomes

No information available.

Module information



Compulsory for:
2nd Year students in: BA Politics; BA Economics and Government; and BA Politics and International Relations, BA Democratic Politics and BA European Politics

Learning and teaching methods

weekly 2 hour lecture and 1 hour class

Bibliography*

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Exam  Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period) 
Exam  Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during September (Reassessment Period) 

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
50% 50%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
50% 50%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Robert Johns, email: rajohn@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Rob Johns and teaching assistants
rajohn@essex.ac.uk Course Administrator Sallyann West email sawest@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
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External examiner

No external examiner information available for this module.
Resources
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.

 

Further information
Government

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