Mass communication Research

Topics Covered in This Course:

In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics: Introduction to the research culture. In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics: Asking questions about communication. In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics: Finding, reading, and using research. In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics: Observing and measuring communication variables. In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics: Designing valid communication research. Research ethics and politics. Experimental research. Survey research. Textual analysis. Naturalistic inquiry. Describing quantitative data. Inferring from data: estimation and significance testing. Analyzing differences between groups. Analyzing relationships between variables. Epilogue: concluding research.