本課程除了對研究法作廣泛的介紹外，並加強統計學的基本原則和方法，以及統計學在社會科學的運用，期使同學對統計在研究政治現象所扮演的角色有深入的瞭解。並配合統計軟體的介紹與實作，使學生能夠獨立從事資料分析。

In addition to giving a broad introduction to research methods, this course also strengthens the basic principles and methods of discipline and the application of discipline in social sciences, so as to enable students to have an in-depth understanding of the role of discipline in studying political phenomena. And cooperate with the introduction and implementation of the statistical software to enable students to conduct independent data analysis.

主要課本:
(1) 潘明宏、陳志瑋譯，最新社會科學研究方法，韋伯，九十二年。(原著Frankfort-Nachmias, C. and D. Nachmias, 1999, 6th Eds. Research Methods in the Social Sciences, New York: St. Martins.)
(2) 方世榮編譯，統計學，五南，八十增訂三版年。(原著R. Johnson and G. Bhattacharyya, 譯自Statistics: Principle and Methods.)

參考課本:
(1) Earl Babbie, 2004, The Practice of Social Research 9th ed. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing.(李美華等譯，社會科學研究法，上下兩冊，時英，民九十四年)
(2) 朱柔若譯，社會研究方法，台北揚智，民八十九年。
(3) 賴鐵軍、郭祝武，應用統計學(修訂二版)，全華，民九十二年。

Main courses:
(1) Translated by Pan Minghong and Chen Zhiwei, the latest social science research method, Wei Bo, 92 years. (Original Frankfort-Nachmias, C. and D. Nachmias, 1999, 6th Eds. Research Methods in the Social Sciences, New York: St. Martins.)
(2) Fang Shirong's translation, Constitutional Science, Wunan, Eighty-year, and 3rd edition. (Original work R. Johnson and G. Bhattacharyya, translated from Statistics: Principle and Methods.)

Reference course:
(1) Earl Babbie, 2004, The Practice of Social Research 9th ed. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing. (Reported by Li Meihua et al., Social Science Research Method, Two Registrations, Shi Ying, 94th Year of the People's Republic of China)
(2) Zhu Rouruo translated, social research methods, Taipei's wisdom, the people's 89th year.
(3) The Iron Army and Guo Zhuwu, applied the application of the syslogan (revised second edition), the whole country, the 92nd year of the people.