POL 200: Analyzing Politics: Class Slides

First Week of lab; introduction to lab objectives and investigation of scholarly sources and the idea of research as a conversation.

Week Two, guided research exploration of RQ1 topics; moving beyond research comfort zone, learning how to track down hard copies of materials, charting research next steps.

This is the guided research exercise we used during week two lab

Outlines the reasons for doing a bibliographic trace as well as steps for doing one; also consult the tab on this guide for more information.

Here are the slides that accompany the exercise on the Source List - Full Copies tab.

Slides from our Idea Mapping day

Julie's incredibly high-tech idea mapping template (now featuring arrows!)

Slides from our day talking about statistics, public opinion, and government documents

Slides from our final day, including tips on next steps for your research.