Development and Presentation of a National War College Elective Course to Demonstrate the Use of Quantitative Techniques in the Study of International Relations. Volume 1. Course Description and Syllabus

Abstract

The purpose of the course is to provide through lectures, seminar discussions, work sessions with computer-based methods and assigned readings, an introduction to quantitative studies of international affairs, a survey of selected theories in international politics that are relevant to empirical research, the opportunity to get 'hands-on' experience in using data analysis and computer simulation to explore selected policy-relevant problems, and participation in critique sessions in which the techniques are analyzed, and reviewed for validity and relevance to actual policy-problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0735906

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Simulations
  • Data Analysis
  • Foreign Policy
  • Instructors
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Conflicts
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Schools
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Students

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