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May 26, 2026
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COMS 7040 - Research Design and Analysis I
COMS7040 (and its companion course COMS 7050) introduces students to fundamental principles of research design and analysis and serves as a foundation for other courses in the program. Students will learn theoretical principles and research skills associated with four content areas: (a) metatheoretical assumptions, (b) quantitative design and analysis, (c) qualitative design and analysis, and (d) mixed-method design.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to articulate the rationale for various mode of scholarly inquiry and the philosophical bases for these different modes.
- Students will be able to describe and argue in support of the history and development of Communication Studies as a field has led to the present modes of scholarship within the field.
- Students will be able to construct and analyze coherent and defensible rationales for scholarly investigations.
- Students will be able to identify the fundamental assumptions and basic methods and tools of qualitative inquiry.
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