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Short Courses at the 2005 Annual Meeting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2005

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Here is a quick look at some of the short courses planned for the 2005 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 31st. For full details and registration information, please visit APSAnet. A complete listing of courses will be printed in the July issue of PS and online at www.apsanet.org.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 2005, pp. 328
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© 2005 by the American Political Science Association

Here is a quick look at some of the short courses planned for the 2005 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 31st. For full details and registration information, please visit APSAnet. A complete listing of courses will be printed in the July issue of PS and online at www.apsanet.org.

Pre-Law Advising and the Political Scientist

This mini-course is designed both to improve the skills of political scientists responsible for pre-law advising and to allow advisors to see the facilities of two of the area's law schools. The morning session will be held at the George Washington University Law School and will include a continental breakfast and luncheon. The afternoon session will take place at George Mason University School of Law and will include an afternoon reception. Both sites are easily accessible by Metro. Topics addressed will include: Setting up a Pre-Law Office, Communicating with Pre-Law Students, Advising the Minority Applicant, the Mechanics of the Application process, Preparing Students for the LSAT, Pre-Law Resources on the Web, and Financial Aid. Registration cost for faculty is $35; for graduate students, $10. Contact: Francis Graham Lee, Saint Joseph's University, 5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 29151; (t)(610) 660-1753; .

Strategies for Field Research in Comparative and International Politics

This short course focuses on identifying, anticipating, and resolving some of the logistical problems frequently associated with overseas field research. Among the challenges we will consider are how to: (a) prepare in advance so as to work as effectively as possible from the beginning of your field research; (b) use new technologies (email, web, cell phones) in the field; (c) organize and manage vast quantities of information; (d) interact constructively with scholars in the host country and gain access to key contacts; (e) manage time; (f) make the transition from data collection to data analysis and writing in a timely manner; and (g) cope with professionally, politically, and personally uncomfort able situations. Contact: Colin Elman, CQRM, Department of Political Science, Arizona State University, Box 873902, Tempe, AZ 85287; (t)(480) 965-6551; .

Methodological Innovation at the Intersection of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

The field of methodology is currently in a period of innovative and fruitful interaction between qualitative and quantitative methods. Yet much remains to be done in terms of bringing together the best thinking from both the qualitative and quantitative traditions to push this innovation further. Within that framework, this short course will explore (1) selected topics in conceptualization and measurement, (2) tools for causal inference such as natural experiments, (3) current critiques of causal inference as it is practiced both by qualitative methodologists and through statistical modeling, and (4) the complex question of how to evaluate these critiques and their implications for future directions in substantive research. Contact: Colin Elman, CQRM, Department of Political Science, Arizona State University, Box 873902, Tempe, AZ 85287; (t)(480) 965-6551; .

The Washington Monument from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Photo: istockphoto.com/ Matthew Kazmierczak.

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The Washington Monument from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Photo: istockphoto.com/ Matthew Kazmierczak.