COMS - 7110 Research Methods I (3)

Enables students to gain familiarity with the scope of research literature in the human communication and performance and technology fields. Additionally, students will examine methods of design and data analysis in communication research. Topics include field/lab research design, sampling reliability and validity tests, quantitative/qualitative analysis, time series analysis, and report writing. Students would finish the course able to construct a research proposal including a literature review and method design. Equivalent to COMS-606. Prerequisite: COMS-6100