Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
COMM
Course Subject
COMM
Course Number
3300
Course Section
01
Course Title
Communication Research Methods
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2016
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
S
Area of Study
CSTD
Course Description
Goals: To introduce a range of research methods used in studying communication; to develop an understanding of the purposes of communication research; to learn how to design a research project; to identify strengths and limitations of various research methods; to develop an appreciation of ethical issues in research. Content: Various types of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, such as experimental research, survey research, ethnographic research, textual analysis, content analysis, historical/critical research. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or consent of instructor. This course must be completed by the end of the junior year to be eligible for departmental honors. It is also a prerequisite for the Senior Research Seminar (COMM 5900). Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Palmerton, Patricia, "COMM3300-01.Communication Research Methods.F16.Palmerton,Patrici" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 11377.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/11377