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Mar 29, 2024
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2019-2020 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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COMM 40100 - Junior Independent StudyCourse Credit: 1 (COMD, COMS) JUNIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY The course examines how scholars conduct communication research and culminates with students writing a Junior Independent Study thesis under the direction of a faculty adviser. Topics include the selection of a research question or purpose; the use of the library for scholarly communication research; a broad overview of humanistic and social scientific methods; the evaluation of scholarly research; and guidelines for scholarly writing. The course involves a number of writing assignments as well as the drafting and revision of thesis chapters, in order to help students clarify their goals and articulate their research findings in a coherent way. Prerequisite(s): COMM-11100, and two 200-level COMM course with a “C-” or better, COMM-31100(COMM-31100 may be taken concurrently), and completion of a W course. Annually.
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