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COM 212 - Introduction to Communication Research

(3 units)
Basic approaches to research in speech communication. Introduction to historical, analytical, critical and empirical methods of investigation.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to describe the communication studies discipline and its related subfields.
2. Students will be able to identify and distinguish between research paradigms, metatheorectical perspectives, and theory.
3. Students will be able to conduct academic research by retrieving sources from library databases, evaluating scholarship, and accurately using APA citation.
4. Students will be able to read and comprehend academic articles from the communication studies discipline.
5. Students will be able to sythesize information to write and revise literature reviews using APA citation and formatting.
6. Students will be able to compare various types of methodologies used in communication studies research.


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