Unit 1 Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- describe the scientific method;
- differentiate between scientific laws and theories;
- differentiate between inductive and deductive thinking;
- define explanatory, exploratory, and descriptive research;
- differentiate between positivist, antipositivist and postpositivist methods;
- differentiate between Mill's "Method of Agreement” and "Direct Method of Difference";
- define comparative politics; and
- identify and explain various comparative methodologies used to compare various political systems.
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