Undergraduate - UnitATS2453 - Communication research and methodology

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	South Africa Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Rose-Marie Bezuidenhout (Sth Africa)

Notes

Previously coded COM2420

Synopsis

The unit introduces critical and practical approaches to research in the media and communications industries, presenting first a critical overview of the rationale for research practice in industry and academia, and then an outline of various traditions of inquiry. This material is followed by a series of lectures on specific quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The material is framed within an ongoing review of key ethical and critical concepts.

Assessment

Critical theory component - take home exam (1500 words); 30%
Ethics precis (1000 words); 20%
Student research projects (2000 words); 40%
Presentation Panel (oral); 10%