POSC 471 - Polling Research and Analysis

Credit(s): 3

POLLING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
Component: Lecture
Applied experience conducting research using polling data. Develop, implement, and report on a research project based on actual polling data. When taught during the spring semester the course will conduct the Blue Hen Poll, examining undergraduate opinion at UD.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: Enrollment for this course will be capped at 20 students, but future decisions about size will be based on demand. To maximize the effectiveness of the course, there will be two prerequisites. Students should have taken Introduction to Data Analysis (POSC 300)or an equivalent course; and, students should have also completed their second writing course requirement.

Requirement Designations: Discovery Learning Experience Course Typically Offered: Spring

General Education Objectives:
GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically