This master-level course aims to develop students’
theoretical knowledge, and practical skills required to undertake their
research and writing. The course includes an introduction and discussion on
academic scholarship and research writing in the field of communication,
helping students identify their implicit theoretical hunches, articulate those
ideas into a researchable question, and then
relate this question to a certain theoretical framework to discover new
knowledge in the relevant context. It is also designed to help students develop
a solid proposal through practice, discussion, and mutual critique.
For the first half of the
course, you will complete short assignments based upon lectures and assigned
reading materials. For the second half, you will develop the “front end” of the
master’s report, including the introduction, literature, review, methodology,
and sample analysis. This will be presented in a written document of no less
than 2,000 words, and an in-class oral presentations of 8-10 minutes. See
Moodle for further course materials, assignments, and instructions.
- Teacher: Todd Sandel, Todd Lyle Sandel