COMM 6000 - Introduction to Graduate Research in Communication

This course provides an overview of the communication discipline and key research issues and methods in different areas of the field.

Requisites: Students in MC5385 only
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to define the field of communication.
Students will be able to describe research concerns and standard methodologies within areas of the communication discipline.
Students will be able to analyze and critique communication research.
Students will be able to design a research project intended to address a specific communication issue, using an appropriate methodology.
Students will be able to identify and describe communication problems and/or concepts in a variety of cultural, social, and professional contexts.
Students will be able to identify underlying assumptions about communication in different professional settings.
Students will be able to articulate how communication processes dynamically interact with cultural, professional, and organizational norms.