Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 13 Jul 2020
With a network of campuses across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Griffith University is committed to progressive multidisciplinary teaching and research and a valuable online provider with Open Universities Australia. Already attracting students from more than 122 countries, Griffith's dedication to academic excellence is available across Australia through OUA.
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Subject details
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- Introducing Communication Research Skills
- Library and other research resources
- Academic writing formats, skills and strategies (I)
- Academic writing formats, skills and strategies (II)
- The contexts and ethics of communication research
- Semiotics
- Content analysis
- Quantitative research
- Qualitative research
- Mixed methods
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- GRF-MCM-GCE-2020
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2020
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2020
Special requirements
No special requirements
Communication Research Skills equips you with foundational knowledge and skills needed to research a range of communication forms, practices, audiences, and institutions. It is comprised of two modules. Foundations (Weeks 1-5) deals with the following topics: using the university library and other information resources; academic writing formats, skills and strategies; effective study practices and habits; and the work contexts and ethics of communication research. Methods (Weeks 6-10) introduces key methodologies used in researching communication texts, practices and users/audiences: semiotic analysis, content analysis, quantitative techniques, and qualitative techniques.
- Literature Review (20%)
- Research Case Study (20%)
- Research Report (40%)
- Seminar and Discuss Board (20%)
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