Applied Communication Research Methods
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-17871-0 (ISBN)
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A hands-on guide for applying research methods to common problems, issues, projects, and questions that communication practitioners deal with on a regular basis, this text demonstrates the relevance of research in professional roles and communication and media careers.
The second edition features updated material that covers major communication research methods including surveys, experiments, focus groups, and observation research while also providing key background information on ethics, validity, reliability, concept explication, statistical analysis, and other current topics. It continues to foster student engagement with research through its numerous features and practical activities, including:
Research in Depth—examples of methods as applied in scholarly research
Reflect & React—problems and issues that promote reflection and discussion
Voices from Industry—Q&As with professionals working in communication industries
End-of-Unit Activities—exercises that reinforce concepts and content
The text is ideally suited to both undergraduate and graduate courses in mass communication research methods.
Online resources, including sample syllabi, PowerPoint slides, and test banks are available on the companion website: www.routledge.com/cw/boyle.
Michael P. Boyle is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at West Chester University, USA. Mike Schmierbach is an Associate Professor in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
1. Basic principles of research and a guide to using the book 2. Basic concepts of research 3. Scholarly research and the creation of knowledge 4. Ethical research 5. Concept explication and measurement 6. Reliability and validity 7. Effective measurement 8. Sampling 9. Experiments and threats to validity 10. Survey research 11. Content analysis 12. Qualitative research 13. Approaches to qualitative data analysis 14. Descriptive statistics 15. Principles of inferential statistics 16. Multivariate inferential statistics
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.12.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 23 Tables, black and white; 24 Line drawings, black and white; 24 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1165 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-17871-0 / 0367178710 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-17871-0 / 9780367178710 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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