CMN 2101 Study Guide - Anachronism, Emic And Etic, Micro Focus International

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2101
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Early article: comparative, types of historical research. Biographical research; focus on the lives on important people (politicians, ect) Movement or idea studies; trace the development of a movement or idea) Regional studies; cities, states, geographic boundaries, study culture, problems, development or significance within the specific area. Institutional studies; one particular organization in detail. Case histories; social settings of a single event (ex. when or how legislations have passed- social movements that were involved) Selected studies; very limited issues within a broader issue. Editorial studies; translating or processing of documents: types of research questions appropriate. Comparing societies/ cultures: logic of research. Qualitative or quantitative: historical research vs quantitative approaches. More subjective, the researched perspective is different (quantitative is an outside perspective. Quantitative tests the hypothesis with basic proof and data. Focus on action, process, sequence of time. Evidence: reconstructs from fragments and incomplete evidence, people will destroy it for political and social reasons.