
- 178 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Illustrated Guide to the Mass Communication Research Project
About this book
This book makes mass communication research projects more accessible to the new student researcher through a balance between an academically rigorous guide and an informal and humorous student-centered approach.
The Illustrated Guide to the Mass Communication Research Project's unique, visual approach brings to life concepts and tactics under discussion through vivid illustrations. The book follows the universal format of the academic research paper: abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, hypotheses/research questions, quantitative and qualitative analysis/findings, discussion, and conclusion. It guides the reader through using key methods central to much of mass communication research: observation, interviews, focus groups, case studies, content analysis, surveys, experiments, and sampling. Each chapter contains examples of the segment under discussion, using excerpted research studies that provide writing models for the student's own research report.
Ideal for students in research-centered courses in mass media, communication studies, marketing, and public relations, whether at the undergraduate or graduate level, this text will continue to serve as a valuable resource into a future communications and marketing career.
Online resources are provided to support the book: examples of an in-depth interview guide, a focus group moderator guide, a content analysis coding form, observation field notes and an experiment cover story; templates for a personal SWOT analysis and an informed consent form; a research topic worksheet; a literature review matrix; and coding exercises. Please visit www.routledge.com/9781032080758.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Chapter One Getting Started
- Chapter Two Finding a Research Topic You Like
- Chapter Three Determining Your Research Approach
- Chapter Four Thinking Ethically
- Chapter Five Writing a Literature Review
- Chapter Six Writing a Research Question and Hypothesis
- Chapter Seven Choosing a Research Method
- Chapter Eight Writing the Results
- Chapter Nine Writing the Discussion Section
- Chapter Ten Formatting the Paper
- Chapter Eleven Presenting Your Research
- Index