The Illustrated Guide to the Mass Communication Research Project
eBook - ePub

The Illustrated Guide to the Mass Communication Research Project

  1. 178 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781032102634
eBook ISBN
9781000788303

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. Chapter One Getting Started
  8. Chapter Two Finding a Research Topic You Like
  9. Chapter Three Determining Your Research Approach
  10. Chapter Four Thinking Ethically
  11. Chapter Five Writing a Literature Review
  12. Chapter Six Writing a Research Question and Hypothesis
  13. Chapter Seven Choosing a Research Method
  14. Chapter Eight Writing the Results
  15. Chapter Nine Writing the Discussion Section
  16. Chapter Ten Formatting the Paper
  17. Chapter Eleven Presenting Your Research
  18. Index