JOUR 48400: Mass Media Research
About this Guide
Course Description:
This course strengthens the student's skills in conducting journalism and mass communication research on real-world local, national, and international issues. Emphasis on the formulation of research topics and proposals; literature search and review; various methodologies that are applicable to the journalism profession; data collection, analysis, and interpretation; and research report writing.
Library Support:
The instruction session will instruct students to::
- Find literature reviews and scholarly research on issues in journalism and mass communication
- Understand the difference between scholarly and trade publications
- Understand how to gather articles to support a research topic
- Consider using free software called Zotero to manage references and generate citations
After a presentation of library resources, student will explore them for possible topics for their own research.
