ACO410 - Communication Research Methods
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | This unit is not available in 2025 From 2026 Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALR732 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 300-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit is designed for students who will undertake research in Communication disciplines such as Advertising, Digital Media, Journalism, Media Production/Design, Public Relations and Media Studies.
Students engage with theoretical frameworks to inform research design, ethics, sampling, measurement, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of results.
Students will be introduced to common research methods such as surveys, depth interviews, content analysis, and textual analysis. These are selected as typical methods commonly used for exploratory and descriptive research in communication and allied media industries.
With a focus on all stages of the research process students will be able to develop and present a research proposal for a quantitative and/or qualitative research project intended to inform policy, decision making and professional practices related to communication disciplines.
Unit Fee Information
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