COMM 300: Communication Research Methods

Course Description

An introduction to the most prominent methods used in research that examines human communication. Students will learn how to evaluate and integrate into their own writing and research project proposals elements from existing communication studies that use surveys, experiments, naturalistic research (i.e., interviews, focus groups, ethnography), content analysis, and rhetorical analysis. This class provides the skills necessary for designing original research projects and for interpreting and critically evaluating existing research. (F, W).