1.7: Summary

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Summary of Section 1.1: Welcome

This section welcomes you, the student, to the discipline of political science. The American Political Science Association (APSA) is introduced. The purpose of this textbook is discussed. This textbook is an Open Education Resource (OER) and licensed CC-BY-NC. This license allows the content to be reused, remixed, and adapted, if attribution is provided, and it is for noncommercial purposes.

Summary of Section 1.2: The Social Network of Political Science

The social network of political science consists of students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners. Individuals interest within and between these groups to help create the political science community. Additionally, the seven subfields of political science are declared: American Government and Politics; Comparative Politics; International Relations; Political Theory; Political Methodology; Public Policy; and Political Science Education. Summary of Section

1.3: Organization of this Book:

This section outlines the chapters of the book and their authors. Additionally, the structure of each chapter is outlined and described. We invite faculty and students to provide feedback to help us improve future editions of the book.

Summary of Section 1.4: Analyzing Journal Articles

Analyzing journal articles is a core skill that every political science student needs to master. Our goal is to introduce this process in the 1st or 2nd year of a student’s collegiate experience, to better prepare them for upper-division courses and later graduate level coursework. One model for analyzing journal articles is described in brief and detail.

Summary of Section 1.5: Research Paper Project Management

Research paper project management helps you take a large project (writing a research paper) and segmenting into smaller, more manageable tasks. This section describes a key process to writing a research paper: conducting a Literature Review. A literature review consists of reading 10-100 journal articles and books to help you get a clearer sense of your topic so you can answer your research question.