Sep 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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COMS 3420 - Qualitative Inquiry in Communication
Discussion and application of communication data collection methods such as focus group and individual interviewing, participant observation, questionnaire design, sampling procedures, and case studies.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Isolate worthy problem statements, research questions, and/or hypotheses.
- Distinguish, criticize, and evaluate different types of applied communication research.
- Understand the essentials of theories and their importance in the research process.
- Use the library and other resources to gather primary and secondary sources of information.
- Understand methods to design and execute rigorous and sound applied communication research.
- Understand methods to analyze different sorts of research information and data.
- Propose and produce applied communication research.
- Articulate research findings in oral and written forms.
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