本課程預設修習者對於社會科學哲學已有基礎認知，課程重心將放在研究設計(research design)以及實際操作上。研究法本質上乃實作導向課程，理想狀態下，修習者應能透過本課程確立自身研究方向，建立學位研究計畫雛形，以利於碩士/博士班研修過程中逐步實現。本課程希望能協助學生找到有趣且值得研究的題目，其次，本課程希望能讓學生對於研究策略有更清楚的理解，最後，本課程期望能向學生介紹政治學領域重要的研究方法。

This course assumes that students have a basic understanding of social science philosophy, and the focus of the course will be on research design and practical operations. Research method is essentially a practice-oriented course. Ideally, practitioners should be able to establish their own research direction through this course and establish a prototype of a degree research plan, so as to facilitate the gradual realization during the master's/doctoral program training process. This course hopes to help students find interesting and worthy research topics. Secondly, this course hopes to give students a clearer understanding of research strategies. Finally, this course hopes to introduce students to important research methods in the field of political science.

針對政治學中主要的領域及其研究作廣泛介紹，除了對現階段政治理論作批判外，也介紹現階段的各種研究方法以及新的研究發展方向。本課程除了可以豐富學生的研究視野，也可以奠定研究的基礎。除了讓學生瞭解目前研究的主要潮流外，對於學生將來研究的定向，也具有指標性和引導性。

It provides a broad introduction to the main fields and research in political science. In addition to criticizing the current political theory, it also introduces various current research methods and new research and development directions. In addition to enriching students' research horizons, this course can also lay the foundation for research. In addition to allowing students to understand the main trends of current research, it also serves as an indicator and guide for students' future research directions.

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Originally written by Howard S. Becker, translated by Guo Ziyin and Lu Jinyuan, 2009, Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You’re Doing It. Taipei: Qunxue. ISBN: 9789866525094

Originally written by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, translated by Chen Meixia, Xu Biqing, and Xu Ganlin, 2009, The Craft of Research. Taipei: Juliu Books. ISBN: 9789577323354

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