Apr 19, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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COMS 7510 - Quantitative Research Design in Communication


This course focuses on practical and conceptual skills necessary for conducting high-quality quantitative research in communication. The course covers survey and experimental designs that are particularly relevant to communication studies.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Describe the goals, guiding principles, and fundamental assumptions of quantitative research in communication.
  • Describe the types of hypotheses and research questions that quantitative research is most equipped to answer.
  • Understand and apply ethical research practices.
  • Develop appropriate hypotheses and research questions for quantitative studies in communication.
  • Construct effective research designs.
  • Develop measures and instruments which will yield reliable and valid results.
  • Critically evaluate quantitative communication research.



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