COMM 2000 Lecture 1: Conducting a Research Project
15 Dec 2015
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Thursday, september 17, 2015. Focus on the research/data collection. Clear, researchable, established theory, socially relevant. What are generally interested in the field of communication. What are the current ideas and theories. Connect them to our literature - connect your questions to it - connect your research ideas to that. You actually have to come up with creative ways to solve your problem. Question must be socially relevant. Code material as you go along. Give yourself time to code and analyse. Time of day, where you were talking to people - have very detailed records of the research you collected. Quantitative - collect data then do research. Need to be able to show what you are wanting to solve and it has to be researchable. Connect them to our literature - connect your questions to it - connect your research. Step one: look through the literature, focus on having a clear research questions, demonstrate.
