political science 101 study guide by kelsey edwards [email protected] 303-744-9000
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Political Science What is it?
The study of politics.
The study the state, the government and the politics in which they work.
What will you be learning?
How the world of politics works and why.
The relationships between people, states and groups inside the Government.
Recommended Books Challenge of Politics :
An Introduction to Political Science by Neal Riemer, Joseph Romance and Douglas Simon.
ISBN10: 1604266392
Edition: 3rd
A book perfect for beginners with simple explanations and little jargon.
Recommended Books con.
Empirical Political Analysis : Research Methods in Political Science by Jarol B. Manheim, Richard C. Rich, Lars Willnat and Craig L. Brians.
ISBN10: 0321298608
Edition: 6th
A book that talks about how best to gather information on Political Science.
Book Catalogs Prospector – Online
Library Catalog for the state of Colorado. http://www.coalliance.org/prospector/
WorldCat - Online Library Catalog for all library catalogs. http://www.worldcat.org/
Textbooks
http://www.textbooks.com
http://www.amazon.com
Websites The American Political Science
Association - http://www.apsanet.org/content_9181.cfm
A website that features information about resources, conferences, publications and jobs.
Writing in Political Science - http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/polisci.html
A small website about how to best follow writing standards in political science. The site contains information on how to write papers, find resources and gives examples.
News World-Newspapers.
http://www.world-newspapers.com/news-magazine.html
Contains links to dozens of other news websites, American, global, economics, politics, left wing and right wing.
Yahoo News! http://news.yahoo.com/politics/
Sections on U.S. news, World news, Congress and the White house.
Databases Emporia Library Catalog – E-Resources.
http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/databases/
Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
UCLA YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/user/UCLACourses
What NOT to read. Wikipedia – No guaranteed facts.
Tabloids – Rewrite facts.
Extremely right/left wing blogs. – Reinterpret facts.
Questions?
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