COMM 40100 - Junior Independent Study

Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
This 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 draft 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 a 200-level COMM course with a “C-” or better, COMM 31100(COMM 31100 may be taken concurrently), and completion of a W course. Annually.