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Nov 27, 2024
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Goucher College 2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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COM 262 - Research Methods in Communication Studies (3 Cr.)
An investigation of the theory and methodological approaches to academic research in the field of communication studies. Emphasizing qualitative approaches, this course covers ethnography, interviewing, survey methods, focus group work, textual analysis, content analysis, historical analysis, reception theory, and so forth. The course will focus on application of these methods to conduct research through numerous student projects. Intensive writing required. Must be taken to achieve writing proficiency in the major. Prerequisites: COM 105 and certified college writing proficiency or permission of instructor. Students who fail to obtain writing proficiency in the major will be dropped from the major. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Kimball, Zurawik.
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