Department of Political Science, Northwestern University D01 Fundamentals of Political Analysis Instructor: Kenneth Janda Fall, 1978
This is page 3 of my 1978 Course syllabus. These topic headings contain the bulk of the course material. You can click on the link above to access the first two pages.
Topics and Dates
These links are to PDF files prepared from my original 1978 course material. Numbers of pages are noted.
I.	ORIENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY'S RESOURCES Two pages
II.	A SURVEY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AS A PROFESSION AND DISCIPLINE Three pages
III.	POLITICAL SCIENCE AND CLASSICAL POLITICAL THEORY Five pages
IV.	EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE QUESTION OF VALUES Seven pages
V.	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND THE FOCUS ON FACTS Three pages
VI.	THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND PROGRESS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Two pages
VII.	ISSUES IN NORMATIVE ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Three pages
VIII.	ISSUES IN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Two pages
IX.	THE CONSTRUCTION OF EMPIRICAL POLITICAL THEORY Seventeen pages, about 2 mb, will take a little time to load.