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COMM 2820: Research Methods in Communication Studies

Research guide for the Communication research methods class

Getting Started with Research

This guide will help you to better understand the steps in a research assignment, including:

  • Formulate a research topic and develop a research question for that topic

  • Search for Communication information in databases and retrieve highly cited peer-reviewed scholarly articles, the articles that cite them, and news articles for content analyses easily and efficiently

  • Manage your search results using a citation management program

  • Identify influential researchers, journals and articles in your subject area