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Core course for the MA in Government. Please note that 470.854 Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods or 470.681 Probability and Statistics may be substituted for this requirement with permission from the instructor. This directed research course is designed to help students complete the second paper of their thesis portfolio. Students will work closely with the instructor to revise a current paper, turning it into a research paper that 1) is tightly linked to the theme of the student's first paper and overall thesis portfolio; and 2) meets research and writing standards for being included in the thesis portfolio. Class meetings are designed to give guidance on the methods of research and on the clarity and focus of the research question the student is pursuing. Prerequisite: Students must have passed Research and Thesis I.