COM 333 - Research for Communication

Institution:

Cabrini University - Closed

Subject:

Communication

Description:

This course focuses on the methods of social scienti?c research with primary emphasis on developing real-world research skills necessary for the design, implementation and analysis of effective and precise knowledge. Students will: practice the fundamental steps in any research process; learn the importance and complexity of knowing how to identify and formulate the best research question for a situation and need; understand the strengths and weaknesses of interviews, surveys, focus groups and content analyses to answer their questions; successfully implement at least one of these methods in a semester-long study; and realize both the meanings and limitations of the knowledge created. Each student will design a real-world study during the semester-preferably with a community partner or with instructors and students in other Cabrini courses and projects- and showcase and present the results at the annual Cabrini College Undergraduate Arts, Research and Scholarship Symposium or in another appropriate forum. 3 credits

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cabrini.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 902-8100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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