Department of Political Science

Naser L. Javaid

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Political Science
Social and Behavioral Science Building, 7th Floor
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York 11794-4392
Fax: (631) 632-4116

Office: S-753
E-mail:njavaid@ic.sunysb.edu

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Graduate Courses

Political Science 501: Introductory Statistics for Public Policy
Short Description: This is the first of two required methodology courses for the Masters of Public Policy program at Stony Brook. The main purpose of the course is to teach students to understand the basics steps in the research process. We begin with an explanation of research design so that students can see how a research question may be answered. Once the framework for research is established the students learn some basic statistics for describing variables and the relationships between variables. The second half of the course gives the students a wide range of statistical tools and spends time using them with the statistical software package SPSS. By the end of the course, the students are capable of collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.

Syllabi
Spring 2009
Fall 2009 [Coming Soon]

Undergraduate Courses

Political Science 320: Constitutional Law
Short Description: "A study of the role of the modern U.S. Supreme Court within the political and governmental process; its relation with Congress, the Presidency, state and local governments, parties, and interest groups; and the Court’s policy-making role in economic regulation" (Stony Brook Undergraduate Bulletin).

Syllabi
Spring 2008
Fall 2008

Political Science 325: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Short Description: "A systematic treatment of Supreme Court decisions in such areas as freedom of speech, the press, and religion; the rights of criminal defendants; voting rights; the right to privacy; and discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, poverty, illegitimacy, and alienage" (Stony Brook Undergraduate Bulletin).

Syllabi
Summer 2008