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Dec 26, 2024
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COMS 7050 - Research and Design and Analysis II
COMS 7050 (and its companion course COMS 7040) introduces students to fundamental principles of research design and analysis and serves as a foundation for other courses in the program. Students will learn theoretical principles and research skills associated with four content areas: (a) metatheoretical assumptions, (b) quantitative design and analysis, (c) qualitative design and analysis, and (d) mixed-method design.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to apply communication studies concepts and materials to prepare a research proposal.
- Students will be able to use fundamental principles and methods of inferential statistics.
- Students will be able to apply basic principles and forms of measurement, including assessment of reliability and validity.
- Students will be able to defend the role of scientific designs and statistical systems in communication research.
- Students will be able to describe the structures and functions of correlational, experimental, ex post facto, and quasi-experimental research designs, including issues of internal and external validity.
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