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Research Techniques

This course will familiarize students with conducting research in the communications field. Students will learn the basic concepts and methods used in studying and evaluating communication processes including online platforms such as Wikipedia.

Students will also be introduced to information science and bibliographic practices appropriate to finding, evaluating, and incorporating data into documents. Working with the Wikipedia Education Program, students will also learn how to edit and/or create a Wikipedia article. In addition, students will apply these concepts to the production of a research based document.

Course Objectives:

  1. Identify basic concepts in communication research
  2. Compare and evaluate research methods
  3. Formulate a research design to professional standards
  4. Collect and Interpret quantitative and qualitative data
  5. Present research results through multiple formats
  6. Working with the Wikipedia Education Program, students will also learn how to edit and/or create Wikipedia articles.
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