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COMM 35300 - Quantitative Methods

Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS, ENVS)
QUANTITATIVE METHODS: This course examines descriptive and experimental research methods as they apply to research in Communication Studies and Communication Sciences and Disorders. The goal of this course is to provide students with a working knowledge of quantitative methods so that they can make informed choices when conducting their own research studies and can critique research studies conducted by others. Course topics include, but are not limited to, measurement techniques (surveys, survey interviews, focus groups, content analysis) and related concerns such as creating research questions, reliability, validity, and coding; sampling; experimental design; data entry; data analysis; writing research results. Prerequisite(s): COMM-11100 with a minimum grade of C- and one 200-level course in Communication Studies or one completed course in Communication Sciences and Disorders; or permission of instructor Annually [QL]